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University of Nebraska Medical Center

Author: Fran Higgins

Welcome another SAHP baby!

Ryan Wessel, staff in our physician assistant program, and his wife, Katie, have a new baby boy! Elden Patrick Wessel was born on May 19, 2014 at 7.3 pounds and 19.75 inches. All are doing well. Congratulations to the Wessel family!

Jun 3, 2014

Welcome New Faces

Alexandra (Alex) Stoll, MPA, recently joined the SAHP Academic and Student Affairs staff. Here’s more about Alex in her own words: “I graduated from UNO with my MPA with a Nonprofit Concentration this May. I also received a Bachelor’s of Arts with a major in Psychology and minors in Ethnic Studies and Sociology, making UNMC […]

May 30, 2014

Dr. Katherine Jones’ CAPTURE Falls research in the news

Chadron Community Hospital CAPTUREs Falls May 27, 2014 12:10 pm Rapid City Journal Chadron Community Hospital and Health Services (CCH&HS) has a tradition of working with staff and patients to provide the safest care possible. In an effort to further reduce inpatient fall risk, the hospital joined with 17 hospitals across Nebraska and researchers at […]

May 29, 2014

PT students up to APTA challenge

Each year, the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) puts out a nationwide call to membership for PT students, and each year our UNMC students step up to the challenge. Once again, they achieved platinum status for 100% participation. Here’s the list of participating programs. Students can qualify to win a variety of prizes and the […]

May 28, 2014

Healthy diet linked with better lung function in COPD patients, featuring Corri Hanson

Press release from SAN DIEGO – Sure, everyone knows a healthy diet provides lots of health benefits for patients with respiratory diseases, but now a new study has shown a direct link between eating fish, fruit and dairy products and improved lung function among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Conducted by researchers in […]

May 27, 2014

Pearl of Venice on our X-ray table

As part of the restoration of the Joslyn Art Museum’s “Pearl of Venice” oil painting by Thomas Moran, they needed a high-quality radiograph. What better place to do that than right here at The Nebraska Medical Center and UNMC? It’s not often one is asked to photograph a famous painting as it’s being x-rayed. But […]

May 21, 2014

PA staff members complete half-marathon

Can you run 13.1 miles? Geri Finn and Melissa Dorr, staff in our physician assistant program can. They both completed the Papillion Half-Marathon this past weekend. This was Geri’s third half-marathon and Melissa’s eighth. Why do they run? Melissa says, “Running is a passion of mine, and my son, Anthony, is my inspiration to lead […]

May 20, 2014

Annual SAHP Awards Ceremony and Forum on Evidence-Based Medicine

The annual School of Allied Health Professions Awards Ceremony took place on Wednesday, April 30, 2014. This year’s recipient of the SAHP Excellence in Research Award was Ka-Chun (Joseph) Siu, PhD, assistant professor, division of physical therapy education. This award recognizes significant research contributions and addition to the knowledge of the clinical, scientific, and/or educational […]

May 12, 2014

SAHP News: Dr. Jones, RSTE faculty & students, perfusion week

Don’t want you to miss any of the great things going on in the SAHP! Here are a couple of great SAHP stories from this morning’s UNMC Today: Fall prevention the focus for Katherine Jones, Ph.D. RSTE faculty, students nearly sweep state awards In addition, it’s National Perfusion Appreciation Week, May 4-10, 2014. The profession […]

May 5, 2014

CLS Takes Part in Nebraska Science Festival

submitted by Kevin McGuire The Clinical Laboratory Science Department hosted a booth at the 2014 Nebraska Science Festival April 24th and 25th at the Durham Museum. Over 1,000 students visited the booth for an opportunity to extract their own DNA and take it home in a test tube! Long lines demonstrated the students’ excitement to see […]

May 2, 2014