Author: Fran Higgins
Landon selected for national committee
Diane Landon, MA, Student Affairs Specialist, has been selected to serve as a member of the Central Application Service for Physician Assistants (CASPA) Admissions Committee WebAdMIT Subcommittee. The subcommittee is charged with proposing, prioritizing, and testing additional WebAdMIT enhancements, and Diane will be bring her expertise in those areas to the committee. The appointment is for […]
Mar 1, 2013
PA faculty member lobbies in the UK
On February 13, 2013, Tami Ritsema, MPH, MMSc,PA-C, attended a meeting at the United Kingdom House of Commons as a member of a delegation from the UK Association of Physician Assistants (UKAPA) along with Jeannie Watkins, past president of UKAPA, and Kate Straughton, who is the current president of UKAPA. (Tami’s the tall one in the […]
Feb 27, 2013
Kudos to PT2, Emily Hemingway
Emily Hemingway, a second year physical therapy student, received a third place award at the Midwest Student Biomedical Research Forum for her poster describing work she conducted with Laura Bilek, PhD, PT, while on a College of Medicine Summer Research Scholarship. Her Co-Investigators were Stephanie Borst, PT, Molly Lang, MS, Graham Sharp, PhD – GCBA, […]
Feb 26, 2013
Up and at ‘em: a reflection and review
Sick of sitting? Two years ago, I was. Literally. Too much sitting can make you sick and I was feeling it – back pain, fatigue, poor circulation, weight gain, just to name a few symptoms. My job, though, requires me to spend about 90% of my time in front of a computer, so I looked […]
Feb 21, 2013
At the 2013 U.S. Figure Skating Championships
Some of us were lucky enough to attend the U.S. Figure skating Championships held in Omaha, January 21-27, 2013. Eva Donnelly (12-year-old daughter of Robert and Amber Donnelly, Director of the Cytotechnology Program) was chosen to be a sweeper for the event. Sweepers are the skaters who pick up the stuffed animals and flowers thrown […]
Feb 13, 2013
A couple o' things
Reminder: Ten days (counting today) left to wear jeans and support the Meyer Foundation for Disabilities. See Fran (BTH 3013M) to buy stickers – $1/day. In case you missed it in UNMC Today this morning, our PT students play with a purpose…
Feb 12, 2013
Decathlon started today!
Maybe this’ll get you motivated! Down twelve floors in under a minute… Yes, you do have to climb them first, though. Details about the decathlon on UNMC Today…
Feb 4, 2013
SAHP to offer post-baccalaureate certificates
The School of Allied Health Professions will soon award post-baccalaureate certificates to graduates of six specialty programs in the division of radiation science technology education (RSTE). Read more in UNMC Today…
Feb 1, 2013
PT Faculty honored
Pat Hageman, PT, PhD, was recognized as a 2012 UNMC Distinguished Scientist. The Distinguished Scientist award — which is sponsored by the chancellor — recognizes researchers who have been among the most productive scientists in the country during the past five years. UNMC Today article… Reggie Harbourne PT, PhD, PCS, from the Munroe Meyer Institute, […]
Jan 31, 2013
Awards and presentations at APTA Combined Sections Meeting
Emily (Bartels) Young, graduate of our physical therapy (PT) education program, received the Student Award for Geriatrics Research at the Combined Sections Meeting (CSM) of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) in San Diego on January 23, 2013. The award is from the Section on Geriatrics to facilitate interest in geriatric research among entry-level physical […]
Jan 31, 2013