Category: Clinical Laboratory Science
CLS Class of 1965 celebrated 50 years in September
Graduates of the 1965 UNMC Medical Technology Class (now known as clinical laboratory science/medical laboratory science) celebrated their 50th reunion by revisiting the UNMC campus on September 25-26, 2015. Eleven class members and six instructors, including their program director, Dr. Arden Larsen, reminisced about their student/instructor experiences and their professional careers (some are still practicing […]
Oct 26, 2015

Visit celebrates RHOP program extension to Peru State
On September 25th, UNMC visited Peru State College (PSC). The purpose of the visit was to celebrate the College of Allied Health Professions’ new relationship with PSC to extend Rural Health Opportunities Program (RHOP) positions to students at PSC – beginning with the next application cycle this year. In addition, PSC sponsored a “Rural Health […]
Oct 8, 2015

First IPE Wandering Word Challenge at UNK
Ryan Splittgerber, PhD, and Ellie Miller, two of our faculty at the UNMC Health Science Education Complex at UNK, played the Walking Word Challenge this week. With printers yet to be installed in the new building, however, they had to hand-draw the scrabble board! To respect the intent of the game, which was to get […]
Jul 28, 2015

Students and Faculty volunteer at OWL Ride
This past Saturday night, July 11, 9pm to 1am, students from UNMC’s COM, COP, and the College of Allied Health Professions (CAHP) were represented at the OWL Ride (Omaha With Lights). This is the 6th year for Omaha’s nighttime urban cycling adventure benefiting the Meyer Foundation for Disabilities (MFD). The Owl Ride route is 16.88 […]
Jul 14, 2015

Welcome to Kaylyn Rogers, CLS Clin Ed Coordinator in Kearney
Kaylyn Rogers, MT(ASCP)BBCM, graduated from the University of Nebraska Kearney with a B.S. in Biology in 1998 and from UNMC’s Medical Technology Program in 1999. She worked for 14 years in a clinical laboratory in various roles. Most recently, Kaylyn was the Blood Bank Specialist. She was also the Education Coordinator in the clinical laboratory, […]
May 14, 2015

Faculty receive education support grants
Congratulations to these recipients of College of Medicine support grants: Betsy Becker, PT, DPT, CLT-LANA, “Blended Learning Instruction on Joint Range of Motion” – Educational Support Grant for $4,600 Tiffany Colvin, MHA, MLS(ASCP)CM, “The stabilization and fixation of urinary sediment in support of the standardization of clinical education in urinalysis across multiple campuses” – Educational […]
May 12, 2015
Congrats to Linsey Donner & her new baby!
Arlin James Donner was born 5-4-15 at 7:17 am. 9 pounds 12 ounces. Mamma Linsey and baby are both doing well, and Will is a proud big brother!
May 6, 2015

CLS family members grab the gold
World Champs in the family! That’s something one staff and one faculty member in Clinical Laboratory Science have in common. Tammy O’Donnell’s daughter, Rachel O’Donnell, and Ricki Otten’s niece, Amy Burger, were on a team that represented the United States at the World Federation of National Baton Twirling Associations held in Italy. Their team competed […]
Apr 20, 2015

UNMC College of Allied Health Professions
Effective July 1, 2015 the School of Allied Health Professions will become UNMC’s sixth college – the College of Allied Health Professions. That has a nice ring to it! Earlier today, Chancellor Gold and our dean, Kyle Meyer, PhD, participated in a meeting of the Nebraska Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education (CCPE), during which the Commission […]
Mar 12, 2015

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

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