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Welcome new staff: Anne Lawlor
Anne Lawlor, BA, recently joined the College as the dean’s administrative associate. Here’s more about Anne in her own words: “I joined UNMC in April, 1999. I have worked in the Chancellor’s Office, Business Services, and Facilities, and I’m excited to be part of CAHP! I graduated from UNL, majoring in Political Science, my emphasis […]
Apr 26, 2019
2019 Annual CAHP Awards Ceremony and Forum
The annual College of Allied Health Professions Awards Ceremony will take place on Wednesday, May 1, 2019 from 1:05 p.m. to 2:00 p.m in MSC 3002 and streamed to HSEC 100. Corrine Hanson, PhD, RD, LMNT, FAND, associate director and associate professor in Medical Nutrition, will receive the Significance in Research Award. This award is […]
Mar 28, 2019
Drs. Cochran and Nickol took interprofessionalism to Washington
Teresa Cochran, DPT, assistant dean for the CAHP at the Health Science Education Complex in Kearney, and Devin Nickol, MD, associate professor in UNMC Internal Medicine, recently led a workshop, Advancing the Interprofessional Collaborative Practice & Policy Research Agenda, at the National Academies of Practice (NAP) conference in Washington, DC. NAP consists of 14 health […]
Mar 21, 2019
College of Allied Health Professions maintains dominance at Trek Up the Tower
Our CAHP Trek Up the Tower Team won this year’s Small Business Corporate Division for the third year in a row. Top finishers for the team included Kevin Howard, Jeremy Boldt, Anne Wildermuth and Melissa Dorr, who carried the team with an average time of 7:50 minutes (the team time – and therefore place – […]
Mar 7, 2019
Webster to be inducted as AEIRS Fellow
Tammy Webster, PhD, MPA, RT(R)(M), director of radiography, CVIT, and the CT practicum, was selected for elevation to Fellow status for the Association of Educators in Imaging and Radiologic Sciences (AEIRS). She will be inducted as an AEIRS Fellow during the Honors Ceremony at the upcoming Annual Meeting in Waikoloa, Hawaii. Congratulations, Dr. Webster!
Mar 6, 2019
35 jars of peanut butter collected for the UNO food pantry
Great things happen when we bounce ideas around during wellness walks! For staff members Tammy O’Donnell, Cindy Skarda, and Kim Corum, inspiration came during a walk as they discussed an article in UNMC Today about how the UNO food pantry is available to UNMC students. They thought it would be nice to start a collection […]
Mar 5, 2019
Distinguished scientist: Corrine Hanson, Ph.D.
Corri Hanson, PhD, associate professor and associate program director in medical nutrition education, has been named a 2018 UNMC Distinguished Scientist. This award recognizes researchers who have been among the most productive scientists at UNMC during the past five years. If you look at the long list of publications on her bio page, you’ll know […]
Feb 28, 2019
Welcome new staff: Perris Scott
Perris Scott, BA, is the new administrative associate in the CAHP dean’s office and in the Department of Medical Imaging and Therapeutic Sciences. Perris spent about 15 years in the Air Force on Active Duty and currently serves in the Air National Guard out of Lincoln, NE. She’s been stationed in England, Japan, and Afghanistan. […]
Feb 28, 2019
CAHP CAPTURE Falls Program Receives National Exposure
Good work doesn’t go unnoticed. Our CAHP CAPTURE Falls team, led by Dawn Venema, PT, PhD, Anne Skinner, MS, RHIA, and Vicki Kennel, PhD, recently received recognition for their work to implement the safe practice of inpatient fall risk reduction. Their project, CAPTURE Falls, which stands for Collaboration And Proactive Teamwork Used to Reduce (CAPTURE) […]
Feb 22, 2019
PA women place in the Super Bowl 5k
Last Saturday, a few PA faculty and staff teamed up with doctors in the nephrology department to form the Interprofessional team “UNMC Varsity” to run the Super Bowl 5k. Carey Wheelhouse took 2nd place overall in the women’s division. Annie Wildermuth received 2nd place in her age group. Melissa Dorr won first place in the […]
Feb 7, 2019
