Category: Associate Dean’s Office
Behind-the-scenes clip of the SAHP group photo :-)
You may have seen the group photo on the TV monitors in Bennett Hall, or perhaps on Facebook — 19 faculty and staff members from the School of Allied Health Professions in our I’m Proud to Play a Part T-shirts. What you may not have known is that, because of scheduling conflicts, the one photo […]
Mar 22, 2013
SAHP Nebraska link in Alabama
Clinical Perfusion alumnus, Kellen Goldberg, is mentoring current perfusion student, Kelly Cole, during the very first heart transplant at the brand new hospital, Children’s of Alabama. Children’s just received their individual accreditation since splitting from the University of Alabama. Take note of Kellen’s Nebraska brand (his hat) to the transplant!
Mar 20, 2013
PA Faculty Picked for Editorial Team of Professional Journal
The Journal of the Physician Assistant Education, the official journal of the Physician Assistant Education Association, recently appointed Tami Ritsema, MPH, MMSc, PA-C, to their editorial board. Michael Huckabee, MPAS, PhD, PA-C, has been selected as editor for the Abstracts and Brief Reports feature of the journal. The journal is dedicated to advancing PA education […]
Mar 15, 2013
Creating a Culture of Wellness in Healthcare Settings Conference
Newsletter Article from the NE Dept of Health & Human Services – The Lied Lodge in Nebraska City is the site for an innovative conference on May 17 and 18 designed to aid physicians and clinical staff in enhancing their own wellness and their clinics’ workplace wellness. The conference will be lively and interactive, with […]
Mar 8, 2013
New publication for Katherine Jones and Anne Skinner
“A theory-driven longitudinal evaluation of the impact of team training on safety culture in 24 hospitals,” was published online in February and will be published in a special issue on team training and simulation.* The paper evaluates the work that Katherine Jones and her co-authors have done to implement team training in Nebraska’s Critical Access […]
Mar 5, 2013
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
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
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
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
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