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Category: Kudos

Clinical Perfusion Education program receives gift!

Tom Steffens, perfusion manager at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, generously donated a state-of-the-art ventricular assist device, which is a mechanical circulatory device used to partially or completely replace the function of a failing heart. Mr. Steffens is our lead clinical coordinator at UWH, a board member with the perfusion national society and […]

Aug 2, 2012

Katherine Jones receives the Chancellor's Silver U award!

Katherine Jones, PT, PhD, received this month’s Chancellor’s Silver U award, given monthly to employees whose overall performance is above and beyond the scope of their position. Congratulations, Dr. Jones!

Jul 24, 2012

RSTE grads run "colorful" 5k for fun and charity

Stephanie Vas, clinical coordinator in our CT/MRI program, along with two friends, Jen Langemeier, and Ellie Miller, ran the Color Run on July 14th. This 5k run/walk raises money for the Habitat for Humanity of Omaha, and there were over 13,000 participants this year!  All three went through the UNMC Radiography program. Then, Jen and Stephanie graduated from […]

Jul 19, 2012

Mitchell represents the USA at international meeting

Connie Mitchell represented the United States at the recent World Congress meeting of the International Society of Radiographers and Radiologic Technologists (ISRRT) in Toronto, Canada, June 4-10th. She serves as Council Member for the American Society of Radiologic Technologists.

Jun 21, 2012

Scholting invited to serve at conference

Patty Scholting, PA-C, was one of three PA educators invited to attend the 2012 Integrating Quality Meeting: Collaborating for Care national meeting sponsored by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). In addition to serving on the review panel for poster abstracts at this meeting, she was the facilitator for the presentation, “Improving Patient Safety […]

Jun 20, 2012

UNMC Service Award Recipients in the SAHP

Nicki Simmons, Karen Wesche, Gail Hackendahl, and Cindy Skarda The following SAHP staff members were honored for their service to UNMC at the annual awards dinner last week: Karen Wesche – 5 years; Virgie Powers – 10 years (not pictured); Nicki Simmons – 15 years; Gail Hackendahl – 25 years; and Cindy Skarda – 30 […]

Jun 19, 2012

Corri Hanson wins award for manuscript

Corrine Hanson, PhD, RD, LMNT, assistant professor in Medical Nutrition Education, has been selected as a winner of the 2011 Huddleson Award for her manuscript, “Vitamin D Status and Associations in Newborn Formula-Fed Infants during Initial Hospitalization,” published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association (now the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics) […]

Jun 12, 2012

100% first-attempt pass rate for our Radiography graduates

Faculty of the Radiography program are excited to announce all 17 graduates passed the national certification exam on their first attempt. Class mean score is above national mean with nine students scoring above the 90 percentile and three in the 100 percentile. Kudos to our students!

Jun 5, 2012

The Ramblers are ramblin' on…

The Ramblers made this short “motivational” video as part of our step challenge. Enjoy! http://youtu.be/RQDTE2bNz-o

Jun 1, 2012

Nuclear Medicine students rock the board exams

Our nuclear medicine students took two sets of board exams. On the NMTCB exam, all three of the NM students taking boards last week passed the exam with the designation of “Passed with Highest Distinction.”  Compared to the scores of 2011, their scores are above the 99th percentile in the nation.  Congratulations to the students and […]

May 23, 2012