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CLS students to present poster at national conference

Congratulations to Natalie Harmon and Megan Gunderson! Their abstract, “An Interprofessional Guide to Laboratory Testing for Student Run Free Clinics: Reference Guide to Sexually Transmitted Infection Diagnostics and Monitoring,” was accepted for a poster presentation at the Society of Student-Run Free Clinics (SSRFC) conference to be held Feb 7-8, 2015 in Atlanta, Georgia. Natalie and […]

Dec 9, 2014

New SAHP publication in Radiology Management

Tammy Jones, MPA, RT(R)(M), program director for radiography, cardiovascular interventional technology, and computed tomography, and Emily Schlautman, BS, RT(R), 2014 Radiography Graduate, were published in Radiology Management. Their article, “Mobile Apps in Radiology,” appears in the November/December issue, pages 40-46. Radiology Management has been the top professional journal for leaders in medical imaging management for […]

Dec 4, 2014

Treating Ebola at a Teaching Hospital – PA Education Association News

From Michael J. Huckabee, PhD, MPAS, PA-C The Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA) wrote and distributed an article, Treating Ebola at a Teaching Hospital, to all PA educators on how UNMC has helped prepare students for the Ebola situation. The article includes quotes from UNMC’s Angela Hewlett, MD, and Grant Robbins, current UNMC PA student. […]

Nov 21, 2014

Servicemen remember lost compatriots from Vietnam War

In the spirit of Veteran’s Day – great story from the Bismarck Tribune about one of our veterans, James Temme. Servicemen remember lost compatriots from Vietnam War.

Nov 11, 2014

Geri Finn receives Silver U

Congratulations to Geri Finn, BA, program associate in physician assistant education, November recipient of the Chancellor’s Silver U award. The SAHP will honor Geri on November 19, 2014 in BTH 3003 from 2:30-3:00 p.m.

Nov 11, 2014

UNMC study aims at osteoporosis prevention

Congratulations to Laura Bilek, PT, PhD, on the funding of her $3.2 million grant in collaboration with the College of Nursing. The research will focus on the prevention of osteoporosis in post-menopausal women. Read more>> Heartland Osteoporosis Prevention Study

Nov 7, 2014

Innovators: Jones and Venema

Katherine Jones, PT, PhD, and Dawn Venema, PT, PhD received a 2014 Innovation Award for licensing a webinar produced for the CAPTURE Falls project: “Best Practices in Safe Transfers and Mobility to Decrease Fall Risk.” They were recognized at the UNeMed Innovation Award Ceremony last week. CAPTURE Falls stands for Collaboration And Proactive Teamwork Used to […]

Oct 29, 2014

Joe Norman receives NPTA’s highest award

On Saturday, October 11th, at the state business meeting luncheon in Lincoln, the Nebraska Physical Therapy Association (NPTA) honored members who continue to make outstanding and substantial contributions to the profession and association. Joe Norman, PT, PhD, CCS, FAACVPR, program director in the UNMC Division of Physical Therapy Education, was the recipient of the Mary […]

Oct 24, 2014

PA Week and PAs in the news

Happy Physician Assistant Week, Oct 6-10, 2014! IN case you missed it, Tami Ritsema and Patty Scholting, assistant professors of physician assistant education, were recently featured in this UNMC Today article: Study explores efforts at patient education. Read about their study published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention journal, Preventing Chronic Disease.

Oct 6, 2014

We’re almost there…

Thank you to those SAHP faculty and staff who have already participated in this year’s United Way campaign. As of yesterday morning, the SAHP was leading the way on campus with 89% participation, and that’s awesome! We want to be even awesomer, however, by hitting 100% participation again for the third year in a row. […]

Sep 26, 2014