Category: Clinical Perfusion
Perfusion student to make international impact
Second year Clinical Perfusion student Kate Fread was awarded the American Society of Extracorporeal Technology Perfusion Without Borders Scholarship. Annually, only one perfusion student in the country is awarded this scholarship, and it supports a student mission trip. Ms. Fread has been accepted to go to Nigeria to help perform cardiac surgery on those in […]
Sep 30, 2026
Perfusion student elected VP
Blair Bell, second-year perfusion student, was elected vice-president of the Student Council of The American Society of Extracorporeal Technology (AmSECT). In her role as vice president she will help oversee all national and international student council activities of the professional organization. Only eight students out of all perfusion students nationally are elected to the AmSECT […]
Jul 14, 2026
Perfusion-iEXCEL collaboration yields new training platform
This novel virtual reality project was made possible through the collaborative work of: Nicole Insinger, Bill Glass, Jeremiah Wilt, Dylan Marin, Solomon Chee, Megan Crider, Madeline Love, and Scott Sanderson.
Sep 24, 2024
Perfusion adds immersive anatomical experience
Recently, the clinical perfusion program had its very first cardiac and vascular anatomy immersive lab. They provided a traditional didactic lecture and then paired it with an immersive experience at iEXCEL. Perfusion Instructor Nicole Insinger was vital in the development of this expanded educational platform with direct collaboration between iEXCEL and the College of Allied […]
Sep 6, 2023
Perfusion student elected to lead international committee
First-year clinical perfusion student Valyssa Brown was elected to be the Chair of the Communications Committee for the AmSECT Student Council. She will lead this International committee to recruit new members, disseminate council information, and showcase members/student spotlights and projects. Clinical Perfusion Program Director Scott Sanderson said, “Student involvement in any professional organization is vital […]
Jun 16, 2023
Perfusion student leads international trivia bowl
Second year Clinical Perfusion student, Susana Stripling, was selected to host, moderate, and lead the “Perfusion Bowl” at the 2023 American Society of ExtraCorporeal Technology (AmSECT) International Perfusion Conference. The Perfusion Bowl is the annual perfusion-based trivia competition that occurs at the international meeting every year. “Susana not only represented our program on the international […]
Apr 7, 2023
Perfusion student garners national award
First year clinical perfusion student Jennifer Gavin-Veyna is the recipient of the American Society of ExtraCorporeal Technology (AmSECT) Safety Committee Essay award. AmSECT is the national professional society for perfusion. Not only was Jennifer awarded a financial scholarship, but her work will be published in the AmSECT Today digital magazine, as well. Clinical Perfusion Program […]
Feb 1, 2023
Welcome new faculty: Nicole Insinger
Our Clinical Perfusion program recently added a new faculty member, Nicole Insinger, MPS, CCP, LP. Here’s more about Nicole in her own words: I was born and raised in Omaha, Neb. I attended UNL, where I received my Bachelor of Science in Biology with minors in Biochemistry and Spanish. After graduating from UNL, I decided […]
Jul 15, 2022
Welcome new faculty: Amber Lickert
Amber Lickert, MPS, CCP, LP, is an assistant professor in our clinical perfusion education program. Here’s more about Amber in her own words: “I grew up in Carter Lake, IA and first began my journey in the UN/Nebraska Medicine system when I was 18 years old. During undergraduate school at the University of Nebraska Omaha, […]
May 27, 2021
Happy Perfusion Appreciation Week!
by David W. Holt, MA, CCT, program director of Clinical Perfusion Education This week is celebrated as Perfusion Appreciation Week, recognizing perfusionists globally in the normal practice of patient support in open-heart surgery, blood management in orthopedic, vascular, oncological, and OB-GYN practices, and recently who have played an important role on the front lines of the pandemic by […]
May 3, 2021
