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University of Nebraska Medical Center

Category: Education

Schiefelbein brings the lab to next gen professionals

How do we make a laboratory safe, accessible, and fun to young students who want to learn about the medical laboratory science profession? MLS Education Coordinator Lauren Schiefelbein has some “out of the box” methods, including designing props, games, and various laboratory analogies that can be physically taken into high school and college classrooms. “Laboratory […]

Sep 30, 2024

Lauren Schiefelbein demonstrates at Shadow Saturday

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

UNMC Perfusion Students practice skills with virtual reality glasses

Fun learning TeamSTEPPS®

by Marcela Williams, Kerissa Robison, and Betsy Becker, PhD On Monday, May 6, 2024, faculty from Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Medical Laboratory Science, and Occupational Therapy Programs joined the Physical Therapy faculty and staff for the Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety (TeamSTEPPS®) course. PT Assistant Professor Nikki Sleddens, PT, PhD, and […]

Jul 26, 2024

Faculty throw their arms in the air to celebrate completion of a Lego tower.

Welcome new staff: Kylie Gokie

Kylie Gokie, MAT, recently joined the CAHP team as the education program coordinator for the Doctor of Medical Science program. Originally from Lincoln, Kylie received her BA from Doane University while competing as a heptathlete on the track and field team. She went on to receive her Master of Arts in Teaching from Hastings College. […]

Jul 17, 2024

Kylie Gokie portrait

Welcome new faculty: Kyle House

Kyle House, MLS(ASCP)CM, SBBCM, recently joined our medical laboratory science program as clinical coordinator of immunohematology. Kyle received his BS in Medical Laboratory Science from Minnesota State University, Mankato in 2019. That same year, he also received his certificate in MLS from Mercy College of Health Sciences in Des Moines, Iowa. In 2024 he earned […]

Jul 16, 2024

Kyle House

Welcome new faculty: Lesley Gilmer, PhD

Associate Professor Lesley Gilmer, PhD, recently joined our team in Kearney as Director of Anatomy in the Department of Allied Health Professions Education, Research, & Practice. Here’s more about Dr. Gilmer in his own words: I’m interested in mitochondrial bioenergetics, and the effects of injury and age on those organelles. I’m passionate about anatomy and […]

Jul 12, 2024

Lesley Gilmer, PhD

UNMC DPT Program making an impact with Lifestyle Medicine

by Tessa Wells, PT, DPT It’s no secret that the healthcare sector in the United States is a challenging environment to be in, regardless of your role. The population is getting sicker, the costs are rising higher, and provider morale is dipping lower. A few years ago, the UNMC physical therapy education program asked a […]

Jul 9, 2024

American College of Lifestyle Medicine logo

Grant Examines Ramifications of Color Vision Deficiency in Health Education Programs

Faculty from the Medical Laboratory Science and the Diagnostic Cytology programs teamed up for a study under a grant from the UNMC Interprofessional Academy of Educators. Linsey Donner, PhD, Maheswari Mukherjee, PhD, Ashley Eichelberg, Marnie Imhoff, Kevin McGuire, C.J. Woslager, DC, received an IAE Education Research Grant titled, “Color Deficiency Survey: A Review of Medical […]

Jul 8, 2024

MLS students at microscopes

Welcome new faculty: Brad Dexter, PT, DPT

Brad Dexter, PT, DPT, Class of 2011 alum, recently joined our physical therapy program as an assistant professor. Here’s more about Dr. Dexter in his own words: With 13 years as a practicing physical therapist at Quality Living, Inc. (QLI), I developed expertise in neurological rehabilitation such as brain and spinal cord injuries and as […]

Jul 2, 2024

Portrait of Brad Dexter in the studio at UNMC

Drs. Kennel and Venema Share Falls Expertise with Iowa Critical Access and Small Rural Hospitals

For over a decade, the Collaboration and Proactive Teamwork Used to REduce (CAPTURE) Falls Program has existed to conduct research related to falls in hospitalized patients as well as provide quality improvement support to Nebraska Critical Access Hospitals. CAPTURE Falls is currently led by Victoria Kennel, PhD, and Dawn Venema, PhD. Matt McManigal provides support […]

Jun 18, 2024

Vicki Kennel, PhD, and Dawn Venema, PhD
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