Allied Health Blog
Welcome new intern: Emma Thayer
Emma Thayer recently joined our Office of Enrollment Management and Student Affairs as a recruiting intern. Here’s more about Emma in her own words: I was born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska. I graduated from Millard North High School in 2021 and am currently a junior at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, majoring in […]
Jun 5, 2025
Zimmerman is GCEA President-Elect
Genetic Counselor Educators Association elected Holly Zimmerman as President-Elect for the 2025-2026 term. Holly joined the organization in 2018 as the inaugural director of the Genetic Counseling Program at UNMC. She has served on the Board the last three years and served as Director (2022), Secretary (2023-2024), and Treasurer (2024-2025). The Genetic Counselor Educators Association […]
May 20, 2025
Student ambassador food drive benefits Project Hope
College of Allied Health Professions student ambassadors held a food drive in April and May to collect food and personal care items for Project Hope. Students Shelby Lammers and Caroline Stokes spearheaded the drive and dropped off all donations to the Project Hope Food Pantry. “All-in-all, we agreed that this was a great service project, […]
May 19, 2025
Collaborations lead to a publication and international exposure
A cross-campus collaboration resulted in the publication of, “Urinary metabolites as biomarkers of dietary intake: a systematic review,” accepted by Frontiers in Nutrition. Authors from the UNMC College of Allied Health Professions, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Mayo Clinic in Arizona, UNMC College of Medicine, and the UNMC Leon S. McGoogan Health Sciences Library include: Mariah Kay […]
May 8, 2025
National DNA Day 2025: Celebrating Genetics, One Base at a Time
by Morgan Blood and Lauren O’Leary, genetic counseling students What is National DNA Day? National DNA Day first began in 2003 and occurs annually on April 25. It is a day to recognize the discovery of DNA’s double helix in 1953 and the successful completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003. National DNA Day […]
Apr 25, 2025
New publication reflects value of campus-wide collaboration
Associate professor Iman Ahmad, PhD, recently published, “Synergistic effects of HO-1 inhibition and chemotherapy on tumor proliferation and immune infiltration: An in vitro and in vivo approach to enhancing prostate cancer treatment,” in Translational Oncology. Dr. Ahmad co-authored the publication with a graduate student from the College of Medicine, marking a successful co-supervision and a […]
Apr 16, 2025
Sonography faculty publish new educational approach
Several Diagnostic Medical Sonography (DMS) faculty, Kate Wampler, Brandy Sundberg, Angela Ridenour, and Kim Michael, EdD, published an important article in the Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography. “Standardizing Sonography Pre-clinical Instruction Utilizing Peyton’s 4-Step Approach,” is one of the first publications to discuss the use of Peyton’s 4-step approach for sonography pre-clinical lab instruction in […]
Apr 15, 2025
Sanderson receives Abstract Fellowship Award
Scott Sanderson, program director and associate professor for clinical perfusion, was invited to speak at the 2025 American Society of ExtraCorporeal Technology (AmSECT) International Meeting in San Diego and was awarded the 2025 Abstract Fellowship Award. This award is presented annually to the individual who presents the most outstanding abstract over the course of the […]
Apr 8, 2025
Rock Your Socks for World Down Syndrome Day 2025
By Anna Boatman and Kimberly Madsen – Genetic Counseling Students What is World Down Syndrome Day? World Down Syndrome Day, celebrated on March 21st, is a day dedicated to raising awareness and celebrating individuals with Down syndrome. It is observed on the 21st day of the third month each year because individuals with Down syndrome […]
Mar 20, 2025
Rare Disease Day 2025: How you can support 1 in 10 Americans
by Samantha Antekeier and Autumn Sparks – genetic counseling students What is Rare Disease Day? Medical students are taught to first think about the most common causes of illness, rather than spending time on the rare ones. Dr. Theodore Woodward created a saying in the 1940s to remind students of this idea: “When you hear […]
Feb 27, 2025
