Category: Dean’s Office
PT students give their time, learn valuable lessons
About three years ago, some of our UNMC physical therapy students began volunteer work with a young woman, Cassidy Collier, after she sustained a traumatic brain injury from a car crash in 2011. Students in subsequent classes have continued that journey with the Collier family. Cassidy’s father, UNMC’s Dean Collier, Pharm.D., recently shared his family’s […]
Apr 7, 2016
PA and PT are highly ranked, again, by US News & World Report
Once again, our PA and PT programs were high in the U.S. News & World Report rankings of the nation’s top graduate schools. For 2017, our physician assistant program was ranked #9 and our physical therapy program #28 (up from 34). Article from UNMC Today>> For information on the ranking methodology, click here.
Mar 18, 2016
Happy St. Patrick’s Day – the 5K Way!
Geri Finn and Melissa Dorr, both staff in the physician assistant program, completed the 3rd Annual Shamrock Run in downtown Omaha on Saturday, March 12, 2016, prior to the St. Patrick’s Day parade. All proceeds from the run support Omaha’s Madonna School. Good job, Geri and Melissa!
Mar 17, 2016
Haley Hansen earns first place with poster
Haley Hansen (PT2) was awarded first place in the poster competition in the medical student category (which includes all health professions students) at the Midwest Student Biomedical Research Forum (MSBRF). The MSBRF is an annual conference co-hosted by UNMC and Creighton that specifically gives graduate students and health professions students a venue to present their […]
Mar 15, 2016
Fiber affects lung function
What you eat can affect your lungs! In a short video for National Nutrition Month, the American Thoracic Society interviewed associate professor Corrine Hanson, PhD, RD, LMNT, about her study on nutrition and lung health. “What we found in our study was that people who ate less fiber had worse measures of lung function,” said […]
Mar 9, 2016
PT students presented posters at the Midwest Student Biomedical Research Forum
Haley Hansen and Abby Regier (PT 2s) presented posters at the 47th Annual Midwest Student Biomedical Research Forum that was held March 5, 2016, co-sponsored by UNMC and Creighton University. “They did a great job!”said Pat Hageman, PT, PhD, professor in PT Education. Haley’s poster was titled “Minimal Detectible Change in Dual Task Cost for […]
Mar 7, 2016
CAHP Treks the Tower
What’s the tallest building between Denver and Chicago? At 633 feet, it’s the First National Tower in Omaha, which consists of 40 floors and 870 steps. It’s also the venue for the annual Trek up the Tower, a community event presented by WELLCOM that raises money to support WELLCOM’s mission of elevating worksite wellness programs. […]
Mar 4, 2016