Category: Education
Medical Nutrition receives approval for demonstration program
Medical Nutrition received the formal approval for their Future Education Model Graduate Degree (FG) Program. In December, UNMC Today ran a detailed story about the program and now it’s official. Said CAHP dean Kyle Meyer, PhD, “Their strategic vision of the medical nutrition faculty to develop the new professional master’s program and their diligence in […]
Sep 24, 2018

CAHP faculty inducted into Interprofessional Academy of Educators
Three CAHP faculty, Tammy Webster, PhD, MPA, RT(R)(M), Sara Bills, PT, DPT, GCS, and Anne Wildermuth, MMS, PA-C, RD, were inducted into the Interprofessional Academy of Educators (IAE). The new member induction ceremony and reception took place on September 13, 2018 on the UNMC campus. The IAE, an organization by educators for educators, is a community […]
Sep 20, 2018

Welcome new staff: Michelle Hawkins
Michelle Hawkins, MS, recently joined the Division of Physical Therapy Education as the clinical education associate. More about Michelle in her own words: “Born and raised in Omaha, I have recently moved back with my two daughters, (and 3 chihuahuas) after living out of state for 17 years. I’m thrilled to be near my extended […]
Aug 2, 2018

Welcome new staff: Molly Dixon
Molly Dixon, BS, recently joined the CAHP team at the Health Sciences Education Complex in Kearney as Clinical Education Associate in the Physician Assistant program. More about Molly in her own words: “My husband, Pete, and I have been married 20 years and have four children. We live on the family farm near Pleasanton and […]
Aug 1, 2018

Welcome new staff intern: Nick Nussbaum
Nick Nussbaum recently came to the CAHP as a new intern. Previously, he worked at T.D. Ameritrade Park on the grounds crew for the College World Series. He is entering his final year at University of Nebraska Omaha as a Business Finance, Banking and Financial Markets, Investment Science and Portfolio Management, and Marketing major. Good […]
Jul 31, 2018

Welcome new staff: Dan Spellman
In June, Dan Spellman, BS, came to the CAHP as the Classroom/Events Technologist II at the Health Sciences Education Complex in Kearney. He spent the previous 15 years working in the Wireless Internet Service Provider (WISP) industry and in total has been in the IT industry for over 25 years. In his own words: “During […]
Jul 30, 2018

MITS faculty at annual meeting in SC
Numerous MITS faculty attended the Association of Educators in Imaging and Radiologic Sciences annual meeting in Charleston, SC. Tanya Custer and Kim Michael presented a lecture on Case Study-Based E-Learning Modules in Radiologic Sciences Education: A Delicate Balance of Innovation, Time, and Educational Outcomes. Retired faculty Jim Temme was awarded life membership at the meeting. […]
Jul 20, 2018

Welcome new PA faculty: Shaun Grammer
We are excited to announce the hire of Shaun Grammer, M.S., PA-C who comes to us with 8 years of full-time academic experience in PA education. He completed his Physician Assistant training from Des Moines University and has practiced clinically in both Family Medicine and Pediatrics. He began his full-time academic career in 2010 and […]
Jul 9, 2018

UNMC PT students team with UNK students to help kids with developmental disabilities
by Vicky Cerino, UNMC public relations | June 07, 2018 Students in the UNMC Physical Therapy Education program in Kearney, along with engineering students at the University of Nebraska at Kearney, recently made three children and their families very happy. The students modified children’s electric cars for three girls between the ages of one and […]
Jun 7, 2018

Perfusion degree is culmination of long journey for Ralph Abalo
Story by Kalani Simpson, UNMC Public Relations, May 4, 2018 Ralph Abalo, who will graduate Saturday with a master of perfusion science degree from the College of Allied Health Professions, has a story of how he got here. It began on May 22, 2004. He knows the exact date, because that is when he first […]
May 4, 2018

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