Author: Fran Higgins
Second-year PT student wins 1/2 marathon
Congratulations to Katie White, a student in her second year of PT school, who won the Lincoln Women’s 1/2 Marathon. She covered the 13.1-mile race in 1 hour, 18 minutes, 16 seconds. Read the article in the Lincoln Journal Star.
May 13, 2015
Faculty receive education support grants
Congratulations to these recipients of College of Medicine support grants: Betsy Becker, PT, DPT, CLT-LANA, “Blended Learning Instruction on Joint Range of Motion” – Educational Support Grant for $4,600 Tiffany Colvin, MHA, MLS(ASCP)CM, “The stabilization and fixation of urinary sediment in support of the standardization of clinical education in urinalysis across multiple campuses” – Educational […]
May 12, 2015
Together in Health: Cytotechnology and Radiation Therapy
In case you missed this story in UNMC Today last week, students from the cytotechnology and radiation therapy programs came together recently for an interprofessional education (IPE) program featuring their respective virtual teaching tools. Read full story>>
May 11, 2015
Alum hired as RSTE Instructor for Kearney
Ellie Miller is the new Radiation Science Technology Education Instructor for the Kearney Campus. She graduated from UNMC in 2010 after completing both the Radiography and Sonography Programs. She has spent the last three-and-a-half years working at a small rural hospital performing Radiography, Sonography, CT, DEXA, and EKG exams. Ellie and her husband spend all […]
May 8, 2015
Congrats to Linsey Donner & her new baby!
Arlin James Donner was born 5-4-15 at 7:17 am. 9 pounds 12 ounces. Mamma Linsey and baby are both doing well, and Will is a proud big brother!
May 6, 2015
Radiation Therapy students garner awards at conference
Submitted by Lisa Bartenhagen, MS, RT(R)(T) The UNMC radiation therapy students and faculty attended the Chicago Area Radiation Therapists Annual Conference last week. Of the ten schools attending, two UNMC students were recognized with awards for the essay competition. First place: Jessica Backhaus- Radiation Therapy During Pregnancy Second place: Megan Kuster- Radiation Therapy Safety Dustin […]
May 1, 2015
PA students awarded scholarships
Submitted by Michael Huckabee, PhD, PA-C At the recent Nebraska Physician Assistant Annual Conference in Kearney, five UNMC PA students were each awarded $1,000 scholarships. Students were selected based on academics, leadership, and service. We salute these deserving students shown in the photo with scholarship recipients from other PA programs: In back row center to […]
Apr 29, 2015
CLS family members grab the gold
World Champs in the family! That’s something one staff and one faculty member in Clinical Laboratory Science have in common. Tammy O’Donnell’s daughter, Rachel O’Donnell, and Ricki Otten’s niece, Amy Burger, were on a team that represented the United States at the World Federation of National Baton Twirling Associations held in Italy. Their team competed […]
Apr 20, 2015
SAHP making history: Five adjunct faculty appointments in China
On March 11, 2015, the School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China, appointed four of our physical therapy faculty (Betsy Becker, Joseph Norman, Joseph Siu, Kathleen Volkman) and Dean Kyle Meyer as their adjunct faculty members. This is the first time in history that SAHP faculty received adjunct faculty appointments in China.
Apr 16, 2015
Big weekend for RSTE students and faculty at NSRT
It was a busy weekend for our RSTE students & faculty at the Nebraska Society of Radiologic Technology (NSRT) Annual Conference in Grand Island. Faculty Presentations Lisa Bartenhagen gave two presentations American Registry of Radiologic Technologist (ARRT) Q & A Session for Students ARRT Standards of Ethics – Overview for Technologists Jim Temme presented a […]
Apr 15, 2015
