Category: Extended Family
CAHP staff member & family make ornaments for charity
Looking for a stocking stuffer or special ornament for the season? Want to be charitable while you shop? Look no further… Kristy Carlson, PhD, project study specialist in the CAHP, and her family do an annual fund raising event. Her two children make ornaments out of LEGO© blocks and sell them on their website, www.ornaments4charity.com. […]
Dec 2, 2015
Welcome to another CAHP baby!
Congratulations to Geri Finn, BA, Education Academic Coordinator in Physician Assistant Education, who had her baby on Sunday, November 8, 2015. Patrick Anthony Michael was born at 7:25 PM, 7 lbs 8 oz. Welcome to the CAHP family, Patrick!
Nov 18, 2015
Welcome, Victoria Kennel, PhD!
Victoria (Vicki) Kennel, PhD, recently joined the College of Allied Health faculty as an Assistant Professor under the Division of Allied Health Research Development. She completed her PhD this year at the University of Nebraska at Omaha in Industrial/Organizational (I/O) Psychology, a field dedicated to the scientific study of the workplace. She also received her […]
Nov 16, 2015
PT faculty, alums, and student making strides against breast cancer
PT Faculty, Betsy Becker and Nikki Sleddens, along with UNMC PT alums Nick Reiss, Stephanie Urbom, and Heather Rhoardarmer, and current UNMC PT1 student, Taylor Walla, participated in Making Strides Against Breast Cancer on October 25, 2015 in Lincoln. The annual walk, held at Holmes Lake Park, raised $200,000.
Nov 13, 2015
CLS Class of 1965 celebrated 50 years in September
Graduates of the 1965 UNMC Medical Technology Class (now known as clinical laboratory science/medical laboratory science) celebrated their 50th reunion by revisiting the UNMC campus on September 25-26, 2015. Eleven class members and six instructors, including their program director, Dr. Arden Larsen, reminisced about their student/instructor experiences and their professional careers (some are still practicing […]
Oct 26, 2015
Christina Gregg and “Chariots of Perspire” ran Market to Market
On October 8, 2015, Christina Gregg, clinical education coordinator for radiography and CVIT, participated in the Market to Market relay with a few other employees from UNMC/Nebraska Medicine. Their team, “Chariots of Perspire,” included Frank Rutar, Radiation Safety Officer; Keith Swarts, Director of Business Services; Jayme Nekuda, Associate Director of Human Resources; Kitsy Hagge. Labor […]
Oct 22, 2015
“Best state” rankings and alumni awards from APTA
Where does Nebraska rank as the “best state in which to practice physical therapy?” Well, the America Physical Therapy Association (APTA) says we’re #3! Overall Ranking: 3 Score: 98.280 Well-being and Future Livability: 8 Literacy and Health Literacy: 9 Employment and Employment Projections: 30 Business and Practice Friendliness: 3 Technology and Innovation: 23 APTA Engagement: […]
Oct 6, 2015
PA Week is October 6-12, 2015
Submitted by the UNMC PA Class of 2017 To celebrate Physician Assistant Week, October 6-12, 2015, here on the UNMC campus, the PA class of 2017 will participate in service events to spread influence across the local community. They’ll be serving dinner on October 8th at the Rainbow House, and on October 11th at the […]
Oct 5, 2015
Recent PA graduate publishes in JAAPA
Bridget Reilly, PA-C, a 2014 graduate from the PA Program has published her first article in the peer-reviewed Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants July 2015 issue. Her co-author and mentor was Tami Ritsema, PA-C, a PA Program faculty member at the time. The article, “Managing nonteratogenic adverse reactions to isotretinoin treatment for […]
Aug 17, 2015
Temme among Vets at Golden Age Veterans Games
James Temme, associate director of radiation science technology education, was among approximately 900 Veterans who were in Omaha to participate in the Golden Age Veterans Games this weekend. Mr. Temme was honored to carry the Nebraska flag during the opening ceremony. “I placed fourth out of 50 in table tennis,” said Jim. “That was an […]
Aug 11, 2015
