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Prusia, Three-Time Honoree

Posted by on July 30th, 2010
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Sue Prusia

Sue Prusia

Sue Prusia, Fiscal and Budget Associate in the SAHP, was a guest yesterday at the Chancellor’s Silver “U” luncheon. Sue, who has been employed at the SAHP for ten years, was honored as a three-time recipient of the Chancellor’s Silver “U” award.

The Silver “U” award is given to acknowledge employees “who provide consistent performance that exceeds expectations or for other special achievements.”

 Since the inception of the reward and recognition program in 1999, 1000 employees have been one-time recipients of the Silver “U” award, 102 employees have been two-time recipients, and only four (including our own Sue Prusia) have been three-time recipients.

 Please join me in congratulating Sue on her outstanding achievement.

Pat O’Neil Joins the SAHP as Director of Finance & Administration

Posted by on January 20th, 2010

We are pleased to announce that the School of Allied Health Professions has hired its first Director of Finance & Administration. 

Pat O'Neil

Pat O'Neil

Patricia O’Neil will be joining the SAHP effective January 11, 2010.   Ms. O’Neil holds a BS in Finance from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and a certificate in Health Services Administration from Creighton University.  She has over 25 years of experience in fiscal and human resource management, having been employed with UNMC Sponsored Programs Accounting for the past four years. 

As Director of Finance & Administration Pat will be serve as the SAHP’s principal financial representative.  She will have responsibility for school-wide financial and human resource management and compliance, including planning, organizing, directing, monitoring, and evaluating the fiscal and administrative operations of the SAHP.

Please welcome Pat to the SAHP!

Four SAHP Employees Recognized for a Combined 95 Years of Service

Posted by on June 17th, 2009

 The annual employee service awards dinner was held on June 15, 2009 at the Embassy Suites La Vista Convention Center.  A crowd of over 425 employees, family members, and supervisors were hosted by the UNMC Human Resources Department. 

Gib Willett, Rita Parks-Agnew, Kyle Meyer, Sue Eulberg, Jim Somers

Gib Willett, Rita Parks-Agnew, Kyle Meyer, Sue Eulberg, Jim Somers

 

Sue Eulberg, PA Program Associate and Rita Parks-Agnew, PT Program Associate were recognized for 40 and 35 years of service to UNMC.  Sue, who began her career at UNMC in 1969, working at the Nebraska Psychiatric Institute (NPI), was one of only 5 employees recognized for 40 years of service.  Rita, who began her career in Physical Therapy Education in 1974, was one of 19 individuals recognized for 35 years of service to UNMC. 

 

M A Ray, Office Assistant II in Physical Therapy Education and Katherine Estes, Researcher, Physician Assistant Education were unable to attend the event, however, have served the SAHP for 15 and 5 years respectively. 

 

The annual employee service dinner recognizes the significant contributions of the UNMC staff.  Over 75% of UNMC’s approximately 4,600 employees serve in administrative, managerial/professional or clerical/service positions. 

 

Please join me in congratulating Sue, Rita, M A and Katherine for their recognition and in thanking them for their significant contributions to the success of the SAHP. 

 

 

(A picture is forthcoming.)

SAHP students excel in certification, licensure exams

Posted by on June 10th, 2009
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The School of Allied Health Professions at UNMC has a strong track record when it comes to students and the examinations necessary to begin their professional practice.

Greg Karst, Ph.D., assistant dean for academic affairs for the SAHP, likened the school’s high-achieving graduates to the children in radio personality Garrison Keillor’s fictional town of Lake Wobegone, who were noted as all being “above average.”

“It seems, based on national examination results for health professions practitioners, that Lake Wobegone exists in the UNMC School of Allied Health Professions,” Dr. Karst said. “Our students consistently perform well on national exams, which is a credit to their ability and hard work.”

In 2008, there were 157 graduates in nine of the 10 SAHP educational programs (one program did not have graduates in 2008). Of these, 156 passed their respective examination on the first attempt, with eight of the nine SAHP programs achieving a 100 percent first-time pass rate. Additionally, the mean scores for SAHP graduates in all programs exceeded the reported national mean scores for the respective examinations.   

Graduates from the SAHP’s nuclear medicine technology program did exceptionally well. These graduates ranked above the 99th percentile nationally, and their performance marked the fifth year in a row that nuclear medicine technology graduates scored above the 97th percentile nationally.

“These scores are outstanding and reflect the caliber of teaching that occurs in the School of Allied Health Professions,” said Rubens Pamies, M.D., vice chancellor for academic affairs at UNMC. “Faculty members are committed to a rigorous program that prepares students for success.”

The SAHP comprises 10 health profession education programs. The lengths of the programs vary from one to three years and graduate students in May, August and December. Upon completion, all SAHP graduates sit for an examination to begin their professional practice. Examinations vary by profession and include certification, registration and licensure examinations.