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

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- by Sarah HankinAndrea Hudson is a new GME program coordinator with the UNMC Department of Anesthesiology.
- by Sarah HankinNine student registered nurse anesthetists were awarded Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice degrees from Bryan College of Health Sciences in May.
- by Sarah HankinThe UNMC Department of Anesthesiology’s pain medicine fellowship program will soon welcome new leadership. Effective July 1, Kimberley Haynes-Henson, MD, will become the program director, while Marshall Ladd, MD, will serve as assistant program director.
- by Duane RetzlaffPauline Xu, MD, PhD, a first-year resident in UNMC's Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, is researching primary gastrointestinal melanomas.
- by Sarah HankinThe UNMC Department of Anesthesiology celebrates the hard work, perseverance and accomplishments of the 2025 resident class and graduating fellows.