Author: Fran Higgins
UNMC students, faculty in Kearney offer free sports screenings Sept. 7 for Special Olympics athletes
Physical assessments allow athletes to compete in the Special Olympics Students and faculty from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing Kearney Division and UNMC College of Allied Health Professions in Kearney, are offering free sports screenings for current and new athletes who plan to compete in the Special Olympics. The event, called […]
Aug 2, 2019
Welcome new faculty: Mariah Dougherty
Mariah K. Dougherty, MMN, RDN, LMNT, recently joined the Medical Nutrition program faculty. Here’s more about Mariah in her own words: “I grew up in Ames, Iowa and completed my BS in Dietetics at Iowa State University. After graduating, I moved to Omaha and completed a combined Dietetic Internship and Masters program at the University […]
Jul 29, 2019
Welcome new staff: Melissa Thompson
Melissa Thompson, BS, recently joined our Academic and Student Affairs staff as administrative coordinator. Here’s more about Melissa in her own words: “I moved to the Omaha area five years ago from Coeur d’Alene, ID. I grew up in the Pacific Northwest and attended Washington State University, earning a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology. While […]
Jul 15, 2019
E-Learning modules continue to have far reach
Faculty in the Department of Medical Imaging & Therapeutic Sciences (MITS) recently completed work on the creation of a new course for the University of Nebraska High School. Tanya Custer, assistant professor and distance education coordinator for MITS, and member of the Interprofessional Academy of Educators (IAE), served as the primary developer of the course […]
Jul 12, 2019
UNMC announces dean’s list for spring 2019
The University of Nebraska Medical Center has announced its spring 2019 dean’s list. To qualify for the dean’s list, allied health students must be enrolled for 12 or more hours during the semester and have a grade point average of 3.75 or above. The following is a list of students in the College of Allied […]
Jul 9, 2019
Welcome new staff: Kylie Mattke
Kylie Mattke, BS, is a new Student Services Associate in the CAHP Academic & Student Affairs. In her own words: “For the last four years I was the Transcript Specialist in the Registrar’s Office at Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, MO. I completed my undergraduate degree at NWMSU in 2013 and will be finishing […]
Jun 24, 2019
Sanderson elected president of NE Perfusion Society
Scott Sanderson, MPS, CCP, LP, adjunct assistant professor, clinical education coordinator, and staff perfusionist, was elected president of the Nebraska Perfusion Society. He will now serve as the representative for all perfusionists in the state of Nebraska and lead the efforts of the state professional society both from a local and national level. Congratulations, Scott!
Jun 18, 2019
Welcome new staff: Sara Karnowski
Sara Karnowski, MA, recently joined the College of Allied Health Professions Academic and Student Affairs’ team as a student services associate. Prior to the University of Nebraska Medical Center, she spent three years as a student service coordinator for the University of Central Missouri working with military connected and dual credit students. UCM is also […]
Jun 7, 2019
Welcome new PA faculty: Pamela Dickey
Pamela Dickey, MPAS, PA-C, recently joined the CAHP as assistant professor in Physician Assistant Education at our Kearney campus. Pam practiced as a PA in family medicine for almost 20 years, with seven years of emergency medicine experience. In her own words: I enjoyed teaching PA students as a clinical rotation preceptor for the last […]
Jun 6, 2019
UNMC Radiography Students are Student Bowl Champions at Annual Conference
MITS Faculty and students had a busy weekend in Kearney at the 88th Annual Nebraska Society of Radiologic Technology Annual Conference, which kicked off with the annual Student Bowl Competition. Sixteen teams competed, each with three radiography students from programs throughout the state. Three UNMC teams participated and all made it to semi-finals. Erin Shannon, […]
May 3, 2019
