Author: Fran Higgins

Welcome new faculty: Greg Mehrer

Greg Mehrer, MBA, RT(R), recently joined the department of medical imaging and therapeutic sciences. Greg is the new clinical education coordinator for the radiography and cardiovascular interventional technology programs. Here’s more about Greg in his own words: “I am originally from a small town in South Dakota called Scotland. My college education began at the […]

Jul 18, 2017

PA students learn from community pediatric volunteers

Our ten, third-semester PA students in Kearney reached the conclusion of their pediatric skills workshop last week. Volunteer pediatric patients came from the community to serve as patient models so that the students could exercise their noninvasive, clinical diagnostic skills. The learning activity was engaging, fun, and positive, as PA students rehearsed their exam of […]

Jul 17, 2017

Donner and Mathews, co-PIs on antibiotic resistance grant

Wayne Mathews, MS, PA-C, DFAAPA, associate professor and associate director of physician assistant education, and Linsey Donner, MPH, CPH, MLS(ASCP)CM, assistant professor in medical laboratory science, received funding for a University of Nebraska Collaboration Initiative Seed Grant. The grant, “One Health: A systems approach linking human and livestock antibiotic resistance at the watershed scale,” looks […]

Jun 14, 2017