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Category: Associate Dean’s Office

PA Team takes the Gold!

A hint of spud lingered near the third floor entrance to Bennett Hall even after the last scavenger hunt team passed the potato. Yes, that was the task at my Spirit Week volunteer station. As each team lined up below the walkway from Wittson to Bennett, I placed a large potato between the first person’s […]

Oct 30, 2013

Congratulations to Marcia Hess Smith, President-Elect

Marcia Hess Smith, BS, CNMT, program director of our Nuclear Medicine Technology Education program, won the position of President-Elect for the Board of Directors of the Nuclear Medicine Technologist Certification Board, their profession’s national certification body. Congratulations, Marcia!

Oct 28, 2013

PT Awardees in the news

In case you missed this in UNMC Today: Dawn Venema, Ph.D., and Sara Bills, of UNMC’s department of physical therapy education, were honored…

Oct 25, 2013

Congratulations, Stephane VanderMeulen, president-elect for national association

At the recent Physician Assistant Education Association’s (PAEA’s) meetings in Memphis, TN, Stephane VanderMeulen, MPAS, PA-C, assistant professor in the division of PA education, was elected president-elect for the national association. PAEA is the only national organization representing physician assistant education in the United States. Currently there are 181 accredited entry-level programs in the country […]

Oct 24, 2013

SAHP Pumpkin Decorating Contest Winners

Congratulations to our winners of the 2nd annual SAHP Pumpkin Carving/Painting/Decorating Contest: Pat O’Neil – First place       Kim Michael – Second place

Oct 23, 2013

Welcome Sarah Frederick to the SAHP

Sarah Frederick has joined the SAHP staff in the Senior Associate Dean’s office. Here’s a little about Sarah in her own words: “I received my Bachelor’s of Arts with a concentration in Organizational Communications and minor in Business Administration from Creighton University in 2012 and currently am working on my Master’s degree in Urban Studies […]

Oct 22, 2013

Dawn Venema, PT, PhD, interviewed on recent publication

Assessing the Impact of Cognitive Impairment on Multi-Tasking By ElderBranch Team On October 11, 2013 ElderBranch interviewed Dr. Venema to discuss her paper, “Tasks matter: a cross-sectional study of the relationship of cognition and dual-task performance in older adults.” Dr. Venema wrote the paper along with Dr. Emily Bartels and Dr. Ka-Chun Siu, both also […]

Oct 16, 2013

Stop #4 on the whirlwind tour…Kearney!

RSTE faculty enjoyed reminiscing with 1979 UNMC radiography program graduate, Kathy (Vinzenz) Wroblewski at the Kearney Clinic. Tour provided by Tyler Kann, Vascular Sonographer, and Julie Riese, Radiography Supervisor.  

Oct 15, 2013

More of the RSTE Central Nebraska tour…

Minden Nebraska houses Kearney County Health Services, a critical access facility with diagnostic radiography, CT, mammography, bone densitometry, and ultrasound imaging services. Ellie Miller, former graduate of UNMC’s radiography and diagnostic medical sonography programs, plays a central role in delivering these imaging services.  

Oct 15, 2013

School of Allied Health Professions Pumpkin Carving/Painting/Decorating Contest!

It’s that time of year again…..do you have great pumpkin carving skills, do you like to decorate your pumpkin with a fun twist, or do you just want to join in on the fun? Then don’t miss out on the 2nd Annual School of Allied Health Professions Pumpkin Carving/Painting/Decorating Contest! You can submit an entry as an […]

Oct 14, 2013