Category: Kudos
Our Physician Assistant program connects UMMC to Canada
For decades now, the U.S. military has had a collaborative relationship with the physician assistant education program at UNMC. Read full article in UMMC Today…
Aug 26, 2013
Dr. Joseph Siu awarded NASA grant
Ka-Chun “Joseph” Siu, PhD, assistant professor in the physical therapy education program, was awarded $15,013 from the NASA Nebraska Space Grant. In collaboration with Penn State University and University of Central Florida, he will conduct a new study to investigate the optimal training model for skills learning and retention in Telemedicine. The duration of the […]
Aug 22, 2013
Reasons to participate in SHARING the Green…
Fun, fun, and fun! That was Kim Ager’s assessment of this year’s SHARING the Green, a fundraiser for the SHARING Clinic, a group of student-run clinics that provide care to underserved people in Omaha and Lincoln. Craig Boyer, Kim Ager, and Pat O’Neil represented the SAHP in fine form…well…they had fun! 🙂 Craig won a […]
Aug 12, 2013
Congratulations to Kim Michael
The SDMS Board of Directors and the Nominating Committee of the Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography announced that Kim Michael’s election bid for the Board of Directors as the/an At-Large Director was successful. She has been chosen by her peers to serve in this capacity. In addition, Kim has a new publication. “Premature Birth: Rule out Germinal Matrix Hemorrhage,” […]
Aug 9, 2013
PT graduates recognized at conference
Josiah Parker, PT, DPT (Class of 2013) was recognized as one of six national recipients of the APTA’s Minority Scholarship Award for Academic Excellence at the 2013 American Physical Therapy Association’s (APTA) Annual Conference and Exposition held in Salt Lake City, June 26-29, 2013. This award acknowledges the recipient’s demonstrated participation in minority affairs activities […]
Jul 18, 2013
Fran Higgins receives second Silver U
Fran Higgins, MA, ADWR, is a recipient of the Chancellor’s Council Silver ‘U’ Award for July 2013. The award recognizes UNMC’s strong consistent performers, whose daily contributions or special achievements help meet UNMC’s mission. This is Higgins’ second Silver ‘U.’ Her first was in April 2005. l-r) Dr. Katherine Jones (one of the nominators), Fran […]
Jul 1, 2013
Miles in May Winners
Winners of the SAHP Wellness Committee’s Miles in May challenge are: Most Mileage in May – Ryan Wessel Highest Number of Sessions in May – Fran Higgins Overall Time on Treadmill in May – Laura Bilek Each receives a $15 gift card to the UNMC bookstore. Thank you to everyone who participated in this event, […]
Jun 11, 2013
Normans celebrate son's ordination
Dr. Joe Norman, in physical therapy education, and his wife, Joan, are happy to announce that their son, John, was ordained a catholic priest on Saturday, June 1, 2013 at Saint Cecilia Cathedral. John has attended seminary in Rome for the past four years and will return for one more year to complete his second degree. […]
Jun 7, 2013
Hageman in the news
In case you missed the article on Dr. Hageman in UNMC Today, this morning… read article.
May 24, 2013
Lisa Bartenhagen appointed to ARRT Board of Trustees
(Press Release – May 16, 2013) – Lisa Bartenhagen, M.S., R.T.(R)(T)(ARRT), and Barbara J. Smith, M.S., R.T.(R)(QM)(ARRT), FASRT, FAEIRS, have been appointed to four-year terms on the ARRT Board of Trustees, beginning August 1, 2013. They are assuming the Trustee positions of Kevin L. Rush, MHA, R.T.(R)(T)(ARRT), FASRT, and Eileen M. Maloney, M.Ed., R.T.(R)(M)(ARRT), FASRT, […]
May 17, 2013
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