Author: Fran Higgins

A nice welcome for Dr. Mike Huckabee, director of Physician Assistant Education

May 24, 2012

Nuclear Medicine students rock the board exams

Our nuclear medicine students took two sets of board exams. On the NMTCB exam, all three of the NM students taking boards last week passed the exam with the designation of “Passed with Highest Distinction.”  Compared to the scores of 2011, their scores are above the 99th percentile in the nation.  Congratulations to the students and […]

May 23, 2012

PA student, Marnie Thrasher, in UNMC Today

In case you missed it this morning… Community academy helps mom, daughter find purpose The UNMC Community Academy helped Marnie Thrasher find her calling as a physician assistant. It helped her mom find a special place, too. (Click the headline to read more.) Do you have a story to share? Send it to Fran Higgins […]

May 22, 2012

CCORDA services for Researchers – Thursday, 5/24

Jane Meza Director of the Center for Collaboration and Research Design and Analysis (CCORDA) and Professor and Chair of the Department of Biostatistics in the College of Public Health, will discuss many services available to researchers on Thursday, May 24 from 10-11 a.m. in COPH 3013.  This session will include biostatistics, epidemiology and health services […]

May 22, 2012

Recent Graduate Named Saint Luke’s Student Perfusionist of the Year

From the Saint Luke’s Hospital newsletter — May 16, 2012: At the end of the academic year, the Perfusion Department at Saint Luke’s Hospital selects their Student Perfusionist of the Year, who they believe represents the perfusion profession in the most positive light. This year, Carrie Kovaleski [UNMC class of 2012] won the award along […]

May 17, 2012

Writing Instrument Brigade

Wait! Don’t throw away that old used up pen, pencil, or marker! Take it to Fran or put it into this dropbox in the PT department breakroom (BTH 3014J). This recycling program helps the environment and benefits charity. In partnership with TerraCycle and Sanford (a Newell Rubbermaid company), UNMC LiveGreen is offering a special recycling program […]

May 16, 2012

Alumnus' HGTV appearance becomes an allied health recruiting tool

In case you missed it, UNMC Today posted a great article this morning about a Clinical Perfusion alum.

May 15, 2012

Help Fran fight extreme poverty

I’ve been living on $1.50 worth of food per day since Monday and will continue through Friday…by choice. 1.4 billion people currently live below the poverty line and don’t have a choice. In today’s world, extreme poverty and inequality are unjustifiable and unfair. Live Below the Line demonstrates the problem in a concrete way, while […]

May 9, 2012

Publication for cytotechnology

Amber Donnelly, program director for cytotechnology education, co-authored an article titled “Virtual microscopy in cytotechnology education: Application of knowledge from virtual to glass,” published in CytoJournal. Here’s a link to a pdf of the full article. Congratulations, Amber!

May 8, 2012

RSTE students at the TOPS of their game

Even though it was a busy week with Convocation and Graduation, four RSTE students had the time to make their weekly trip to Gretna to help their buddies at TOPS. TOPSoccer (The Outreach Program for Soccer) is a community-based training and team placement program for young athletes with disabilities, organized by youth soccer association volunteers. […]

May 8, 2012