Category: Associate Dean’s Office
Newest face in the SAHP: Linda Bottom
HR Associate, Linda Bottom, recently joined the SAHP, transferring from Graduate Studies where she had split her time over the past three years between MSIA (Laura Bilek’s Associate) and BMI (Jim McClay’s Associate). She has previous experience with payroll and HR, and we’re happy to have her on board in this new role. Linda says […]
Mar 12, 2015
Jan Tompkins is a proud grandma, again!
Jan Tompkins, director of SAHP Academic and Student Affairs, would like to announce the birth of her new grandson. Henry Russell Tompkins arrived Sunday, March 8, 2015 at 6:11 p.m. He was 8 lb. 15 oz., and 21 inches. Congratulations, Jan!
Mar 12, 2015
Maggie Winnicki wins the SAHP Biggest Loser Competition
Maggie Winnicki, MPH, Administrative Coordinator in Academic & Student Affairs, won the first SAHP Biggest Loser Competition. She lost 11.16% of her body weight. Go, Maggie! “I’m a terribly competitive person,” Maggie said, “but the truth is, I thought it would be fun. I needed something to jumpstart a healthier lifestyle, and I thought this […]
Mar 11, 2015
SAHP Team Trekked Up the Tower
The First National Tower in downtown Omaha juts 633 feet into the sky. That’s 40 floors or 870 steps. The UNMC – School of Allied Health Professions team of Geri Finn, Erin Hoffman, Andrew Henneberry, Jill Jensen, and our dean, Kyle Meyer, PhD, accepted the vertical challenge and made the Trek Up the Tower on […]
Mar 3, 2015
Perfusion students shine at state meeting
Article submitted by David Holt The annual Nebraska Perfusion Society meeting was held this weekend (February 28th) in Lincoln and, as usual, our students shined! All eleven Clinical Perfusion first-year students made presentations to the audience on subject matter developing into their Masters theses. Additionally, second-year student Devin Eilers presented our research entitled “Emboli Production […]
Mar 2, 2015
Homerun for Honeycutt
Karen Honeycutt, program director in clinical laboratory science, has a lot to be proud of these days! Her son, Kyle Honeycutt, plays baseball for the University of Nebraska Kearney. A couple of weeks ago, he made ESPN’s SportsCenter for hitting for the cycle that included a walk-off grand slam when playing in a tournament in […]
Feb 26, 2015
Congrats, first-time first author, Kate Wampler!
The Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography published, “Sonographic Evaluation of Fournier’s Gangrene,” by Kathryn (Kate) Wampler, Emily Bluedorn (a 2014 sonography graduate), and Kim Michael (sonography program director). This is Kate’s first publication as first author. Congratulations to all three!
Feb 25, 2015
CLS students attended national conference in Atlanta
This past weekend, February 7-8, 2015, an Interprofessional group of 13 UNMC students representing medicine, pharmacy, and clinical laboratory science attended the Society of Student Run Free Clinics (SSRFC) national conference in Atlanta GA. The poster presented by our CLS students Natalie Harmon and Megan Gunderson, “An Interprofessional Guide to Laboratory Testing: Sexually Transmitted Infection […]
Feb 13, 2015
Regents OK shift for SAHP to become college
Big news for the School of Allied Health Professions! In case you missed this morning’s UNMC Today story: by Kalani Simpson, UNMC public relations | February 02, 2015 The University of Nebraska Board of Regents on Friday approved an initiative that the School of Allied Health Professions, currently an academic unit within the College of […]
Feb 2, 2015
SAHP students awarded development funds for E-Learning modules
Five students from three allied health programs were honored today as E-learning Student Awardees at a luncheon ceremony. Students submitted proposals to the E-Learning Program for Students for the development of E-Learning modules to be used primarily to supplement learning in UNMC classes. Funding for the modules was awarded from the Office of the Vice […]
Jan 30, 2015
