Author: Fran Higgins
Student Forum on Evidence-Based Medicine
Tomorrow, April 22, is the big day! Students can start setting up posters at 11:30am for viewing from 12:30-2:00pm. Join us at 2:15 for the annual SAHP Awards Ceremony where Joe Norman will present “The Impact of Exercise Training on Plasma B-type Natriuretic Peptide Levels in Patients with Heart Failure,” in MSC room 3002. A reception will follow […]
Apr 21, 2009
A Winner!
Ricki Otten correctly identified Tamara Cardin dancin’ in the Clinical Skills Lab in the Sorrell building. Watch for a blog or two coming soon from our fearless leader…I promise! The China trip, some SAHP stats, etc.
Apr 21, 2009
A Day in the Life of a Sonographer
A sonographer can specialize in multiple areas including abdomen, OB/GYN, neuro, and others. The three listed are the specialties offered to students by UNMC. Throughout the day, all three are practiced regularly to image organs in each of these areas. An outpatient schedule is full every day with exams, and portables are also done for […]
Apr 14, 2009
Where in UNMC???
Posted by Fran Higgins Okay, folks, we’re changing it up a little this week. Hearken back to my very first post, “Dancin’ with the Stars, Allied Health Style.” This time, instead of me and Elephanto, you get to identify this allied health dancer and her whereabouts. If you know, please put it in a comment on this post. First […]
Apr 14, 2009
Radiation Therapy Students Capture Awards
Congratulations are in order! Our 2009 radiation therapy class made a clean sweep in the Chicago Area Radiation Therapists essay competition. The results from the judges are as follows: 1st Place: Leah Hadden, “The Correlation of HPV and Head and Neck Cancers” 2nd Place: Allen Pusek, “Proton Therapy for Prostate Cancer” 3rd Place: Brandy Schaum, […]
Mar 24, 2009
A Day in the Life of a CT/MRI Student
submitted by Amy Molle, student in the CT/MRI program at UNMC, class of 2009 A day in the life of a CT/MRI student is spent splitting your time between classroom/online classes and putting in clinical hours at the hospital. Your schedule from Fall to Spring semester does not change except for the classes you are […]
Mar 23, 2009
Where in UNMC is Fran?
The game is still afoot…identify my whereabouts and find Elephanto!
Mar 23, 2009
A Day in the Life of a Radiography Student
submitted by Ellie Jorgensen, student in the Radiography program at UNMC, class of 2009 A day in the life of a radiography student usually involves time split between classroom/online classes and clinic. Students get to know their classmates very well due to the small class sizes and enjoy hanging out or studying together in SEC […]
Mar 18, 2009
Salmonella: the Real Story from our CLS Program
by Fran Higgins, BFA So, you love peanut butter and alfalfa sprouts but hate salmonellosis. You’re not alone. The fever, abdominal cramps and diarrhea caused by the Salmonella serotype Typhimurium bacteria are not what one expects or hopes for after enjoying a sandwich or snack, so I spoke with Linsey Donner, MT(ASCP) from our Clinical […]
Mar 12, 2009
"How to Build a Poster" & Other Useful Stuff
I attended a meeting of the Campus Communicators group today and learned a few things worth passing along to all you “Allied Healthers.” 1. Sometime in the next couple of months, a campus IT users group will present “How to Build a Poster.” This will include information regarding best practices for formatting, fonts, printing, etc. […]
Mar 11, 2009
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