Author: Fran Higgins

What is your why? Reflections from a new program director

Today, November 14, 2019 is Genetic Counseling Awareness Day! Reflections from Holly Zimmerman, MS, CGC, program director for Genetic Counseling What will this year look like decades from now? What pictures or social media posts will represent the firsts for our program? These are my questions these days as I teach our first class. Our […]

Nov 14, 2019

Grammer named director of physician assistant education

by Kalani Simpson, UNMC public relations | November 01, 2019 The UNMC College of Allied Health Professions has hired Shaun Grammer as director of the Division of Physician Assistant Education, effective today, Nov. 1. Grammer has served as associate professor in physician assistant education since July 2018. He came to UNMC from the College of […]

Nov 1, 2019

PA student qualifies for U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials

Is professional school anything like running a marathon? Tessa Stoltenburg knows for sure. Tessa’s a first-year student in the UNMC Physician Assistant program and recently qualified for the Olympic marathon trials. Hailing from Watertown, South Dakota, she received her undergraduate degrees in Exercise Science and Human Biology from South Dakota State University. While applying for […]

Oct 29, 2019