Category: Health
Two PA students join Future Educator Fellows
At the recent Education Forum by the Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA) in Washington, DC, two UNMC PA students joined the inaugural class of Future Educator Fellows. Kim Sullivan and Mason Van Nostrand joined the first group of 25 PA students selected from PA programs across the country, assembled to participate in the forum and […]
Dec 10, 2015
CAHP students receive BCBS scholarships
Four students in the CAHP received Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska-University of Nebraska at Kearney (UNK) Health Services Scholarships. The recipients were Ryan Sowle and Taryn Trosper from the physician assistant program, and Emily Buck and Kaylee Samway from the Radiography program. The scholarships – made up of a gift of $300,000 in […]
Dec 4, 2015
PT student philanthropy over Thanksgiving cheers two families
This holiday season, the Students of the University of Nebraska American Physical Therapy Association (SUNAPTA) delivered Thanksgiving meals to two families in need. “We went out into the community, planned, grocery shopped, and made the deliveries,” said Caitlin Boadwee, SPT. The families of four, whose children attend Fontanelle Forest Elementary School, were extremely grateful for […]
Dec 3, 2015
PT Alumni Chapter sponsors multiple events
The Physical Therapy Alumni Chapter sponsored a farewell pizza party for the third-year students the week before they departed on their clinical rotations. The Chapter and the Division of PT Education were also sponsors of the Nebraska Physical Therapy Association Fall Conference held at UNMC on Oct 17th as well as financial sponsors of the […]
Nov 20, 2015
UNMC PAs represent at national PAEA meeting and forum
Stephane VanderMeulen, MPAS, PA-C, Assistant Professor, Division of Physician Assistant Education, managed the gavel as President over the annual business meeting at the national Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA) Education Forum in Washington, DC, this past week. Under her leadership, the PAEA has had an extraordinarily effective year in building collaborative relationships with the American […]
Nov 19, 2015
Distance Learning Grows in Cytotechnology at UNMC
The ASC Bulletin, official publication of the American Society of Cytopathology, published a short article by Amber Donnelly, PhD, MPH, SCT(ASCP), program director for our cytotechnology program. Read the article, “Distance Learning Grows in Cytotechnology at the University of Nebraska Medical Center,” here.
Nov 18, 2015
Hoffman presents on IPE research at CAB-V conference
Erin Hoffman, MPAS, PA-C, academic director in our physician assistant education program, was invited to present a research poster at the recent CAB-V Conference (Collaborating Across Borders) in Virginia. This represents research she’s engaged in with the College of Public Health, College of Nursing, and College of Medicine on interprofessional education (IPE). Other poster authors […]
Nov 17, 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
Johnson and Sleddens recognized with PT service positions
Grace Johnson, PT, DPT, MS, OCS, in PT Education was appointed to the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties’ (ABPTS) Specialty Council on Orthopedic Physical Therapy. Her four-year term will begin January 1, 2016. The Specialty Council on Orthopedic Physical Therapy is responsible for defining orthopedic specialist practice, creating the specialist examination for board certification, and […]
Nov 12, 2015
PT hosts successful CE conference on oncology
In August, the Division of Physical Therapy Education hosted 58 alumni, clinical instructors, and like-minded rehab professionals for a continuing education conference: Oncology Rehabilitation Principles, Application, and State of Practice. This interprofessional conference featured the expertise of two national speakers from the well-known cancer centers of MD Anderson and Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital: Brent Braveman, […]
Nov 2, 2015
