University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine Program

Program Identity & Fit

UNMC's Med-Peds program is a small, four-resident-per-year academic track embedded within a university medical center, drawing on three distinct clinical sites - Nebraska Medicine (tertiary/quaternary, transplant and cancer center), Children's Nebraska (comprehensive pediatric hospital with Level IV NICU and large PICU), and the Omaha VA - to give trainees exposure across tertiary complexity, community pediatrics, and veteran care. Continuity is emphasized through twice-weekly clinics across socially and economically diverse patient panels (Fontenelle Health Center, Midtown Health Center, and options including a primarily Spanish-speaking community clinic), reflecting a genuine commitment to underserved ambulatory populations rather than inpatient volume alone. Career-directed scheduling and formal mentorship in research or career tracks support graduates heading toward fellowship, hospital medicine, or ambulatory/primary care practice, with research support available but not positioned as a defining identity. The program frames itself around individualized attention, integration of both specialties into one identity, and flexibility to combine fellowship, hospitalist, and outpatient paths rather than pushing a single trajectory.