Category: Kudos
Publication in Journal of Pathology Informatics
Journal of Pathology Informatics just published, “Investigation of scanning parameters for thyroid fine needle aspiration cytology specimens: A pilot study,” by Maheswari Mukherjee, PhD, and Amber Donnelly, PhD, in our cytotechnology program. You can download the full article in pdf format. Congratulations, Drs Mukherjee and Donnelly!
Jul 29, 2015
First IPE Wandering Word Challenge at UNK
Ryan Splittgerber, PhD, and Ellie Miller, two of our faculty at the UNMC Health Science Education Complex at UNK, played the Walking Word Challenge this week. With printers yet to be installed in the new building, however, they had to hand-draw the scrabble board! To respect the intent of the game, which was to get […]
Jul 28, 2015
Faculty present “flipped classroom” in Texas
Tanya Custer and Tammy Jones recently attended the Association for Educator’s in Imaging & Radiologic Sciences Annual Meeting in San Antonio, Texas. While at the meeting, they were invited to give a presentation, “The Flipped Classroom Experience: Instructor & Student Perspectives.” The presentation focused on best practices for using the flipped classroom when teaching imaging science students, along […]
Jul 20, 2015
Large NIH Grant for Corri Hanson
Corrine Hanson, PhD, RD, LMNT, received funding as a co-investigator on a 5-year, $5 million NIH grant. This grant will create a Center of Excellence called the Comparing Urban and Rural Effects of poverty on COPD (CURE COPD) Center. The Center is a collaboration between Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the University of Nebraska Medical Center, […]
Jul 15, 2015
Keep those little bottles coming!
Traveling? If you don’t use the little toiletries from your hotel room, bring them back for someone in need. THANKS to those of you who have already helped out! On Monday, I dropped off nine pounds of shampoo, conditioner, lotion, soap, toothbrushes, dental floss, deodorant, and other collected toiletries to the Siena/Francis House. They are […]
Jul 8, 2015
Cardin honored for 10 years of service
Tamara Cardin, BFA, was recognized for 10 years of continuous service to UNMC at the 2015 Service Award Dinner. We’re happy to have Tamara doing admissions and recruiting in our Academic and Student Affairs. Congratulations! Photos from the event on Flickr >>
Jun 26, 2015
Four SAHP faculty among iLEAD graduates
Congratulations to Katherine Jones, PT, PhD (physical therapy), Corrine Hanson, PhD, RD, LMNT (medical nutrition), Cody Sasek, MPAS, PA-C (physician assistant), and Marcia Hess Smith, BS, CNMT (nuclear medicine), who graduated from the iLEAD program. The nine-month iLEAD program provides a course of study in leadership. Read article in UNMC Today>>
Jun 1, 2015
Physical therapy grad named to post with Chicago Bears
From UNMC “For the Record” Nate Breske, a 2004 physical therapy graduate of the UNMC School of Allied Health Professions, has been named the head athletic trainer for the Chicago Bears. Breske comes to the Bears from the San Francisco 49ers, where he has served as assistant athletic trainer since 2008. Prior to joining the […]
May 29, 2015
Faculty receive education support grants
Congratulations to these recipients of College of Medicine support grants: Betsy Becker, PT, DPT, CLT-LANA, “Blended Learning Instruction on Joint Range of Motion” – Educational Support Grant for $4,600 Tiffany Colvin, MHA, MLS(ASCP)CM, “The stabilization and fixation of urinary sediment in support of the standardization of clinical education in urinalysis across multiple campuses” – Educational […]
May 12, 2015
Together in Health: Cytotechnology and Radiation Therapy
In case you missed this story in UNMC Today last week, students from the cytotechnology and radiation therapy programs came together recently for an interprofessional education (IPE) program featuring their respective virtual teaching tools. Read full story>>
May 11, 2015
