Category: Health
Free screenings for Special Olympians from UNMC students in Kearney
Last Saturday, our UNMC physician assistant students in Kearney, along with accelerated nursing students, offered free health screenings for local Special Olympians to stay healthy as they prepare for their sports. Full article and video>>
Sep 22, 2016
PT students among those named NASA Nebraska Fellows
In case you missed it in UNMC Today, we have some “rocket scientists” in our midst! Second-year UNMC Physical Therapy students, Melissa Parks and Trent Werner, have each been named NASA Fellowship recipients. Read full article>>
Sep 21, 2016
UNMC PAs celebrate IPAP’s 25th anniversary
Wayne Mathews, MS, PA-C, DFAAPA, associate program director in physician assistant education, recently attended the Military Inter-services PA graduation at Joint Base Fort Sam Houston, TX. The program, of which UNMC is the degree granting institution, is celebrating their 25th anniversary. Mathews, a Vietnam Navy veteran, was a guest speaker on the birth of the […]
Aug 26, 2016
MITS faculty garner 1st place for SDMS presentation
Faculty from the Department of Medical Imaging and Therapeutic Sciences (MITS), Kim Michael, Tanya Custer, and Kate Wampler, have been selected as the first place winners in the Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (SDMS) Scientific Presentation Competition, for their work, “Eye Movement Tracking in Sonography Education: Comparing the Gaze Patterns of the Novice to the […]
Aug 18, 2016
Dorrs run for cancer awareness
On Sunday, August 14, 2016, physician assistant clinical education associate, Melissa Dorr, and her son, Anthony, participated in the “Boxer 500” with the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center Team. Anthony completed the Kids Dash and Melissa completed the 5K. The event is a fundraiser for the Great Plains Colon Cancer Task Force, to raise […]
Aug 17, 2016
Welcome new faculty: Megan Frazee
Megan Frazee, PT, DPT, OCS, MTC, FAAOMPT, is the newest faculty member in the division of physical therapy education. She was raised on a dairy farm on the Kansas-Nebraska border in Southern Pawnee county. She is a 2009 graduate of UNMC’s Doctor of Physical Therapy program and recently completed a fellowship in Orthopedic Manual Physical […]
Aug 8, 2016
Radiography student, Kaylee Samway, receives scholarship
Kaylee Samway, Radiography (soon to be senior), earned the Jim and Marcia Elder Family Endowed Radiology Scholarship* from CHI Health Good Samaritan. She was honored at a luncheon banquet with the other scholarship recipients. Kaylee is working on her bachelors degree in radiography at the UNMC College of Allied Health Professions in Kearney. She moved […]
Jul 28, 2016
Welcome new faculty: Krystal Davis
Krystal Davis, MLS(ASCP)CM, recently joined the Medical Laboratory Science program faculty. Here’s more about Krystal in her own words: “Though I was born and raised in Oklahoma, I had family that lived in Omaha and frequently visited here throughout my life. My husband and I were happy to seize the opportunity to move here when […]
Jul 22, 2016
Dr. Ahmad studies oxidative stress levels among radiologic technologists
by Kalani Simpson for UNMC Discover (Spring 2016) Before she earned her Ph.D., and before she came to UNMC as an assistant professor in the College of Allied Health Professions, Dr. Iman Ahmad worked for about 10 years as a radiologic technologist. It was demanding work, made more so by the work ethic she shared […]
Jul 21, 2016
Welcome new faculty: Anne Wildermuth
Anne Wildermuth, MMS, PA-C, RD, joins the Division of Physician Assistant Education as an assistant professor. She comes from Verde Valley Medical Center in Cottonwood, Arizona, where she was a physician assistant in the Department of Emergency Medicine; she was involved in clinical education of medical students and residents during their emergency medicine rotations. Since […]
Jul 19, 2016
