Creighton University School of Medicine

When every second counts and decisions matter, preparation makes the difference. The 2026 Omaha Area Trauma Symposium offers a full day of practical, evidence‑based education to support clinicians caring for trauma patients across settings.

📅 July 17, 2026
🎓 6.75 CEUs
💻 Attend in person or online

Sessions are designed to strengthen clinical decision‑making, enhance performance and support best practices in trauma assessment and treatment.

👉 Prepare for high‑stakes moments with education you can apply immediately.

Register at: https://lifelong.creighton.edu/browse/all-courses/live/hybrid/courses/2026omahatrauma

Two cities, one community. Here are some of our favorite memories and campus spots. ☀️🌵

Congratulations to our residents and fellows in Phoenix on their meaningful QI and patient safety projects. 👏

We are expanding opportunities for future physicians with new anesthesiology and perioperative medicine residency programs in Omaha and Phoenix.

As the national demand for anesthesiologists continues to grow, these new programs will prepare residents through rigorous clinical training, mentorship and compassionate patient care.

Members of the inaugural residency cohorts are already helping shape the culture and future of the programs, continuing Creighton’s commitment to forming skilled, service-minded healthcare leaders.

“Creighton has become my home over the past few years, so I am honored to be staying and working to make this program as strong as it possibly can be,” says Ryan Kauper, MD’26, who matched into the Omaha program.

Read more about our Omaha and Phoenix residents and our new programs 🔗
https://www.creighton.edu/news/creighton-launches-anesthesiology-residency-programs-omaha-and-phoenix

This summer, our medical students are diving into discovery. 🔬💙

Across Omaha and Phoenix, rising M2 students are participating in 179 funded summer research projects—up from 137 last summer—gaining hands-on experience alongside faculty mentors who welcome them into labs, clinics and research teams.

In Omaha, students are involved in chart reviews, joining bench science labs studying topics like hearing and cancer, and anything in between. In Phoenix, students work with clinicians on projects spanning specialties across the Valley.

These 6–9 week experiences are more than summer projects, they’re opportunities to ask questions, explore interests and build relationships with faculty who help shape the next generation of physicians.

Here’s to a summer of curiosity, mentorship and discovery. 🩺✨

In perinatal and neonatal care, nurses are often the ones families turn to when emotions run high and answers feel heavy.

If you’ve ever wished for more language, support or confidence during those moments, this session was designed with you in mind. Join Creighton University on June 19 for a free, live webinar focused on integrating palliative care into everyday nursing practice.

You’ll walk away with tools to:
✅ Support families during serious illness or end‑of‑life decisions
✅ Communicate with empathy when emotions run high
✅ Advocate for compassionate, family‑centered care
✅ Navigate ethical challenges with confidence

Learn more and save your seat: https://lifelong.creighton.edu/browse/all-courses/live/online/courses/integratingpalliativecare2026

When the path forward isn’t clear and families are looking to you for answers, clinical skill alone isn’t enough.

On June 19, Creighton University is offering a free, live webinar to help physicians and advanced practice providers integrate perinatal and neonatal palliative care into real clinical practice.

This session will help you:
✅ Recognize when palliative care can support infants and families
✅ Approach ethically complex situations with greater clarity
✅ Find the right words for difficult conversations
✅ Partner more effectively with families and care teams

Leave with greater confidence for the moments that matter most.

Learn more and save your seat: https://lifelong.creighton.edu/browse/all-courses/live/online/courses/integratingpalliativecare2026

Congratulations to Brianna Werner and Clay Oliver, recent !

After graduation, both will continue their medical training with Creighton in Phoenix. Bri will join the Anesthesiology residency program while Clay will continue in Preliminary Internal Medicine and Diagnostic Radiology. They say they are excited to continue the outstanding training experience and supportive community they found throughout medical school at Creighton’s Phoenix campus.

Through their experiences at Creighton, Bri and Clay say they learned the importance of exceptional bedside manner and caring for the whole person—values they will carry into residency and beyond.

Outside of medicine, they are also looking forward to watching their daughter Parker grow up during this next chapter together. 🎓💙

From learning in the lab to contributing to meaningful research, hands-on experiences can shape the future of a career.

At the recent Bellucci Symposium, the The Dr. Richard J. Bellucci Translational Hearing Center recognized doctoral scholars Alyssa Price and Etienne Labastie, whose experiences at Creighton highlight the value of faculty mentorship, interdisciplinary collaboration and opportunities to engage in research that makes a difference.

Their work represents not only academic achievement, but the next generation of innovation in hearing science. 🔬👂

Read more: https://www.creighton.edu/news/bellucci-center-brings-hearing-experts-omaha-announces-doctoral-scholars