Author: Fran Higgins

Show Your Stripes, Rare Disease Day 2023

By Kylie Vermeire and Sue Jaspersen ‘When you hear hoofs, think horses, not zebras.’ Rare diseases are medical zebras, conditions that individually affect a small number of people. Although each disease may be individually rare, approximately 1 in 10 Americans will be diagnosed with a rare disease in their lifetime. Together, the number of people in the United States […]

Feb 27, 2023

Posters and networking at the cancer symposium

Several faculty from the College of Allied Health Professions presented posters at the Buffett Cancer Center: Cancer Prevention and Control Symposium on Friday. Medical Nutrition Assistant Professor Mariah Jackson presented two posters, “A Cancer Center Nutrition Excellence Initiative: Expanding Nutrition Resources and Improving Outreach Through Partnership and Collaboration,” co-authored with Jana Ponce, PhD, Samantha Dieckmann, […]

Feb 23, 2023

PT implements hybrid interview format

by Physical Therapy Associate Director Sara Bills, DPT The UNMC Physical Therapy Program was excited to implement a hybrid interview format this year to allow us to get to know our applicants in a meaningful (and efficient) way. First, applicants completed an interview via an online platform, where video questions were posed by faculty and […]

Feb 21, 2023