Author: Fran Higgins
UNMC graduate Dr. Wang honored for allied health education
Recent UNMC College of Allied Health Professions graduate Zhuo Wang, DPT, has been honored with the nationally prestigious 2021 Alpha Eta Lee Holder Award for Excellence in Graduate Allied Health Education. Dr. Wang, who has returned to her hometown of Sichuan, China, to practice as a physical therapist and a clinical instructor at the West […]
Oct 8, 2021
Welcome new faculty: Nicole Martino
Nicole Martino, PhD, OTR/L, recently joined our occupational therapy faculty. Here’s more about Dr. Martino in her own words: I am excited to join the Division of Occupational Therapy Education at UNMC combining my experience and knowledge as a clinician and translational health scientist. After earning a master’s degree in occupational therapy from Colorado State […]
Oct 7, 2021
Looking for student workers
STUDENTS: We are looking for UNMC students interested in working 3-10 hours per week for $15/hr. There is a variety of work rotating within the departments with data entry, filing, event prep, and more. If interested, contact kelly.srack@unmc.edu
Sep 23, 2021
Celebrating our CAHP Research Administrators
by Laura Bilek, PhD, Associate Dean for Research Research Administrators Day is Saturday, September, 25, 2021! In celebration, the College of Allied Health Professions celebrates the invaluable contributions of our research coordinators and grant administrators. As they do not interact with the broader faculty, many in the college are not aware of our research professionals’ […]
Sep 21, 2021
Special Olympics Nebraska presents Kearney UNMC students with highest honor
by Kalani Simpson, strategic communications | September 15, 2021 for UNMC Today Special Olympics Nebraska recently presented UNMC’s Health Science Education Complex (HSEC) students with its highest honor for health partners — the prestigious Golisano Health Leadership Award. The honor recognizes “health champions” that make significant contributions to equal access to health, fitness and wellness […]
Sep 15, 2021
Ralston High School Medical Academy visits MLS at UNMC
Ralston High School Medical Academy juniors and seniors recently explored the Medical Laboratory Science profession with current UNMC students and faculty. They spent the afternoon in the newly renovated student laboratory and completed a case study where they conducted routine laboratory tests for a pregnant individual. As part of this testing, students learned to interpret […]
Sep 14, 2021
New Orthopedic PT Residency Program Begins
by Megan Frazee, DPT The University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) College of Allied Health Professions recently launched an Orthopedic Physical Therapy Residency program this year. The initial cohort of residents, Renee Herbers, DPT, and Caleb Nabower, DPT, started on August 2, 2021. This residency is a 13-month, post-professional training program that includes clinical practice […]
Sep 10, 2021
Flores, Waltman, and Bilek to present findings of 5-year trial at national conference
Prevention of Osteoporosis is a hot topic! Laura Flores, BA, Nancy Waltman, PhD, and Laura Bilek, PhD, are studying bone loss across the lifespan and the best ways to prevent it, both with exercise and with medicine. Dr. Bilek’s lab is interested in how to keep bones healthy across all populations, including pediatric cancer patients, […]
Aug 27, 2021
New respiratory therapy program approved for UNMC
by Karen Burbach, UNMC strategic communications | August 16, 2021 UNMC will launch a new master’s level respiratory therapy educational program to help meet workforce demands that are projected to increase 19 percent over the next decade. The NU Board of Regents on Friday approved the program, which is one of only six “entry-level” master’s […]
Aug 16, 2021
Scholarship Award Winner Anh Nguyen
Congratulations to UNMC physical therapy student Anh Nguyen, who was recently named an American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Minority Scholarship award winner. This national scholarship is offered to minority physical therapy students by the Minority Scholarship Fund, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization supported by the APTA. Each awardee receives a certificate and a monetary award of […]
Aug 6, 2021
