Category: Education
UNMC’s Genetic Counseling program receives accreditation
By Holly Zimmerman, MS, CGC, program director for genetic counseling I literally screamed when I read the email. It said, “The Accreditation Council for Genetic Counseling is pleased to grant Accredited New Program status to the genetic counseling program at the University of Nebraska Medical Center effective January 31, 2019.” Our program is a unique […]
Feb 4, 2019
Welcome new perfusion faculty: Scott Sanderson
Scott Sanderson, MPS, CCP, LP, is the new adjunct assistant professor and clinical education coordinator in the Department of Clinical Perfusion Education. Scott has been with Nebraska Medicine for the last six years serving as a staff perfusionist, and will continue his clinical roles alongside his new academic appointments. He is a former graduate of […]
Jan 23, 2019
Cochran appointed CAHP Assistant Dean at HSEC
Following an extensive stakeholder review process, Teresa Cochran PT, DPT, MA, GCS, FNAP, was appointed CAHP Assistant Dean at the Health Science Education Complex (HSEC) in Kearney, effective in December 2018. Dr. Cochran admirably served in an interim capacity since April. Over that brief time, she continued to advance the work of the faculty at […]
Jan 21, 2019
Dr. Krusen named founding director of occupational therapy education
by Kalani Simpson, UNMC public relations | January 09, 2019 Nancy Krusen, Ph.D., founding director of occupational therapy education, in the College of Allied Health Professions, didn’t have far to look to find her profession. You might say she inherited it. Both of her parents were physiatrists — physicians that specialize in physical medicine and […]
Jan 11, 2019
PT faculty member interviewed for PT in Motion article
PT faculty member, Patricia (Pat) Hageman, PhD, is cited in a December 2018 publication, PT in Motion. The article highlighted an exchange of views between the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) “Emerging Leader” awardees and members of the Association’s highest membership category called the Catherine Worthingham Fellows (FAPTA). Hageman, a FAPTA, commented that some of […]
Dec 10, 2018
Welcome new faculty: Sara Fisher
Sara Fisher, MS, LCGC, is the new assistant professor and assistant program director for Genetic Counseling. She has been working at UNMC for the last 14 years as a clinical genetic counselor, primarily seeing prenatal patients in the Olson Center for Women’s Health. In her own words: “This new position is a great merge of […]
Nov 8, 2018
PAs garner grant to improve rural health
Carey Wheelhouse, MSPAS, PA-C, Principal Investigator, and Co-Investigators, Mia Hyde, MPAS, PA-C; Wayne Mathews, MS, PA-C; and Annie Wildermuth, MMS, PA-C, RD, were awarded a pilot grant from the Central State Center for Agricultural Safety. The purpose of their grant, “Improving Agricultural Worker Health and Safety Awareness through Multimodal, Case-Based Physician Assistant Education,” is to […]
Nov 7, 2018
Celebrating #PAWeek: The future of ultrasound in PA education
More from our Physician Assistant (PA) students, in celebration of National PA Week: Ultrasound is a medical tool that uses high frequency sound waves to provide real-time images to the provider. It is a technique used in the treatment and diagnosis of several conditions because it is able to give health care professionals insight into […]
Oct 11, 2018
Celebrating PA Week: The History of the Physician Assistant Profession
In honor of National Physician Assistant Week, some of our PA students put together some information. They kick it off with a bit of history. With a lack of Primary Care providers, healthcare was not very accessible in the 1960’s. The solution was the creation of the Physician Assistant profession. It all began with Dr. […]
Oct 8, 2018
Forty Years of Learning Something New Daily
By Joe Evans, Nebraska Medicine | September 25, 2018 What do you want to be when you grow up? It is the question we were all confronted with as we prepared to graduate high school. Like many of us, Karen Keller didn’t know the answer. Fast forward four decades later, and Keller could not be […]
Sep 27, 2018
