University of Nebraska Medical Center

The University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) has six colleges, a graduate studies program, two degree-granting institutes and a major research institute serving more than 4,700 students in about 90  programs. Our education programs train more health professionals than any other institution in the state. Our scientists and clinicians are at the leading edge of discovering new medical breakthroughs, transforming lives across the state and around the world. By the numbers: :

• Nearly 50 academic departments committed to training the best and the brightest
• $268.8 million total research expenditures, 2023-2024
• 6000 + employees

Our mission is to lead the world in transforming lives to create a healthy future for all individuals and communities through premier educational programs, innovative research and extraordinary patient care. 

At UNMC, we've come together with our primary clinical partner, Nebraska Medicine, on a set of core values.  These values represent the characteristics everyone in our organizations should possess in order to achieve our collective goals. We call them our iTEACH values, and we are working to engrain them in our daily practices, as well as in the vision for our future created through strategic planning.