Author: Fran Higgins
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
Emergency Phone for Telephone Failure
Most people on campus are probably unfamiliar with the backup system we have on campus to provide limited telephone service for emergency use if the regular telephone system fails. (At least, the folks with whom I spoke knew nothing about it.) So here’s the deal: The full procedure and the locations of red emergency phones is […]
Aug 5, 2009
Mary Haven Honored
A surprise was unveiled at the AACC Annual Meeting on Saturday, July 18th in Chicago. The AACC Management Sciences Division awarded Associate Dean Emerita, Mary C. Haven, MS, FASAHP, the Outstanding Contributions to Management Sciences Award. This award is presented each year at the Division’s Annual Leadership Seminar. “Mary has been instrumental in the past […]
Jul 30, 2009
Where in UNMC is Fran?
Anne Constantino wins the coveted Elephanto trophy for a week! She was the first to correctly identify (in a posted comment) my whereabouts on the UNMC campus. This lovely green space is located behind the Michael F. Sorrell Center for Health Science Education encircled by a walking track. It’s a great place to study, have […]
Jul 27, 2009
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