Author: Fran Higgins
Upcoming Events
Someone in the school will be visiting the following: October 21, 2009 – UNK Pre-Health Fair October 25, 2009 – Omaha Area College Fair October 28, 2009 – Wayne State College Fair SAHP Research Seminar presentations on the following dates in Bennett Hall 2020 from noon-1:00pm: October 21, 2009 – Corrine K. Hanson “A qualitative study of barriers, […]
Sep 30, 2009
Where in UNMC is Fran?
WE HAVE A WINNER! Jan Tompkins, director of the SAHP Office of Distance Education, correctly identified my location on campus: the entrance to the Lied Transplant Center opposite the Bennett Hall courtyard. Congratulations, Jan. The Elephanto trophy is yours for a week (or two). Thanks to those who tried earlier. It does sort of look like […]
Sep 28, 2009
Walking Club Expands Times Starting Today
The SAHP Walking Club will now have two times from which to choose: 10:30AM or 2:30PM, since some folks can’t always get away in the mornings. We will continue to meet in Bennett Hall on the third floor near 3003 and leave promptly for our walks. Hope you can join us!
Sep 24, 2009
Two SAHP programs welcome students
by Karen Burbach, UNMC public affairs In all, 87 SAHP physician assistant and Radiation Science Technology Education (RSTE) students respectively participated in recent white coat and pinning ceremonies. The physician assistant program welcomed 42 students during the Sept. 9 white coat ceremony at the Sorrell Center. Physician assistant alumni purchased the white coats for the […]
Sep 23, 2009
UNMC STUDENT SEASONAL FLU SHOT CLINIC
DATES: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2009 AM AND PM WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2009 AM AND PM THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2009 AM ONLY TIMES: 7 AM TO 8:30 AM AND 4:00 PM TO 6:00 PM PLACE: 3rd FLOOR DURHAM OUTPATIENT CENTER STUDENTS UNABLE TO ATTEND THE FLU SHOT CLINICS MUST CONTACT STUDENT HEALTH FOR APPOINTMENT. FLU SHOTS […]
Sep 11, 2009
Jesse Edwards to be honored during alumni weekend
Jesse Edwards, cofounder of the Physician Assistant Education Program, will be presented with the UNMC Physician Assistant Founder’s Award during the Alumni Reunion Weekend, which is Oct. 2-3. On Friday, Oct. 2, there will be a reception at the UNMC Alumni Center (518 S. 38th St.) from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. On Saturday, Oct. […]
Sep 11, 2009
Upcoming Event
The Division of Physical Therapy Education will host national speaker and author Gary Karp on Tuesday, Sept. 22 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the Sorrell Center, Room 3001. Karp is a motivational speaker who speaks about living with a disability, promotes disability awareness and encourages people to achieve their potential. Karp has been […]
Sep 9, 2009
Orientation 2009-2010: Professionalism!
We put a few new twists in this year’s SAHP orientation: Fast Start, T-shirts, an interdisciplinary professionalism workshop and a keynote address from the president and CEO of The Nebraska Medical Center, Glenn Fosdick. Most of our students completed their compliance training, surveys and other related orientation items on a Blackboard course, called Fast Start, […]
Sep 1, 2009
Where in UNMC is Fran?
We have a winner! Cindy Skarda in Clinical Perfusion correctly identified my location. This beautiful ivy covers one of the older buildings on campus…scheduled to be renovated…Poynter Hall! Elephanto will be with Cindy for the next week even though she missed him down in the bottom right corner of the ivy. 🙂 […]
Sep 1, 2009
Orientation Article from UNMC Today
Health care quality message greets SAHP students by Karen Burbach, UNMC public relations You may have noticed the red, “I’m an Allied Healther” T-shirts around campus recently. The shirts marked the start of a new school year for 164 students in the School of Allied Health Professions. During the school’s recent orientation, students engaged in […]
Aug 31, 2009
Recent Posts
Newsroom
- by Duane RetzlaffNila Jones, MD, a second-year resident in UNMC's Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, is taking a comprehensive look at patient outcomes of neoadjuvant breast cancer therapy for UNMC patients between 2014 and 2024.
- by Jeffrey RobbDouglas County officials consider Opvee, longer-lasting antidote for opioid overdoses
- by Jeffrey RobbJoann Sweasy, PhD, sees opportunities to advance cancer care and research in transformative ways through the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center.
- by Jeffrey RobbThe fellowship, which will begin in 2026, will improve outcomes where legal and mental health concerns meet.
- by Jeffrey RobbA look into 'Clinical Coordination of Anatomy and Physiology' and its addition to the McGoogan Library's collection.