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Category: Dean’s Office

Welcome new staff: Kelley Parde

Kelley Parde, MPA, RT(R), RDMS recently joined our Department of Medical Sciences staff and is the Physician Assistant Education Program Supervisor. Here’s more about Kelley in her own words. I grew up in Waverly, Nebraska. I started my college career at Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Missouri. I was then accepted to UNMC where […]

Jul 28, 2022

Portrait of Kelley Parde in the Sorrell Center.

Important muscle health study results published

Associate Dean for Research and Linder Professor for Women’s Health Laura Bilek, PhD, and her team are on a mission to improve women’s health. Because of hormone changes with menopause, women lose significant muscle, which increases risk of many chronic diseases, such as diabetes. The team investigated various methods used to combat muscle loss. JCSM […]

Jul 27, 2022

Portraits of Laura Flores and Laura Bilek

Summer PT program an international success

The UNMC Division of Physical Therapy Education has offered a 3-week Summer Experiential Education (SEED) program since 2017 for international PT students. This summer, the program enrolled 33 international students from seven universities around the world. The program includes online lectures with PT faculty, student roundtable sessions with current UNMC DPT students, and group discussions/presentations. […]

Jul 26, 2022