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University of Nebraska Medical Center

Author: Fran Higgins

Joint Effort

The UNMC and Creighton Physical Therapy students are hosting a volleyball tournament in February to raise money for the Nebraska Arthritis Foundation. This tournament is the largest fundraiser for the Nebraska Arthritis Foundation every year. Last year it raised around $5000. All the proceeds benefit this foundation – the tournament does NOT raise money for […]

Jan 22, 2010

Graduate Travels from Nevada to Receive Diploma

Maryglo Stroik brought her family all the way from Las Vegas, Nevada in December to attend graduation. She received her baccalaureate degree in Radiation Science Technology through the BSRST Degree Advancement Option in the School of Allied Health Professions via distance education.  Maryglo is pictured here with her parents, her husband Nate, and their two daughters. Her sister also made the trip […]

Jan 20, 2010

PT Student Uses Her Skills on the Hill

Alison Larsen, third-year student in physical therapy in the School of Allied Health Professions, and her husband, Will Becker, have been active in the outdoors for years. They picked up skiing while living in Colorado from 2000-2006. Volunteering with the Mt. Crescent ski patrol in Iowa became a natural extension after an introduction by several […]

Jan 19, 2010

Dr. Karim Bandali to Present Today

As part of the SAHP Research Development Seminar Series, Dr. Karim S. Bandali, Chair of Cardiovascular Perfusion, The Michener Institute of Applied Health Science, Toronto, Ontario, will present, “The Use of Simulation in Inter-Professional Health Science Education” today, Friday, January 15, 2010 from 12:00-1:00 p.m. in MSC 2018.

Jan 15, 2010

CLS staff gives Peoplesoft admissions programs good reviews

Article published in UNMC Today, Friday, January 8, 2010 by Chuck Brown, UNMC public relations   The PeopleSoft system has earned good reviews from the School of Allied Health Profession’s Clinical Laboratory Sciences Program, which recently used the new system for its admissions cycle. Link to full article.

Jan 8, 2010

Tammy Jones Publishes on Hand Washing

The Association of Educators in Imaging and Radiologic Sciences (AEIRS) Spectrum newsletter published an article in the December 2009 issue, “Hand Washing: More Important than Ever!” by Tammy L. Jones, MPA, RT(R), assistant professor in radiography education.  This article is valuable for practitioners, faculty, staff, and students in every program.

Jan 5, 2010

Season's Greetings from the UNMC Ice Rink

Most of you are gone for the holiday, but yesterday proved a beautiful day to hit the ice rink. To literally hit the ice rink. Seriously, it was a blast and I highly recommend you get out there as soon as you can (once the ice storm is over, of course). Happy Holidays, Fran

Dec 23, 2009

Holiday Tea Revelers

Some of us allied healthers made it over to the holiday tea yesterday where PR caught us enjoying the goodies. Glad we only took one candy cane each! Speaking of revelry — don’t forget the potluck on Monday!

Dec 15, 2009

SAVE THE DATE: March 27, 2010

Prospective college students and advisors: join us for an insider’s view of the School of Allied Health Professions. We’re offering you a BACKSTAGE PASS on Saturday, March 27, 2010 from 1:00-4:30 p.m. The day will include informational sessions and tours of our 11 programs: Clinical Laboratory Science, Clinical Perfusion, CT/MRI, Cytotechnology, Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Medical […]

Dec 7, 2009

Nuclear Medicine Students Keeping it Cool

These first-year nuclear medicine students were some of the first to try out the new outdoor ice skating rink today. Looks like they enjoyed our new winter wonderland.

Dec 4, 2009