Category: Kudos
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
PA student, Marnie Thrasher, in UNMC Today
In case you missed it this morning… Community academy helps mom, daughter find purpose The UNMC Community Academy helped Marnie Thrasher find her calling as a physician assistant. It helped her mom find a special place, too. (Click the headline to read more.) Do you have a story to share? Send it to Fran Higgins […]
May 22, 2012
Recent Graduate Named Saint Luke’s Student Perfusionist of the Year
From the Saint Luke’s Hospital newsletter — May 16, 2012: At the end of the academic year, the Perfusion Department at Saint Luke’s Hospital selects their Student Perfusionist of the Year, who they believe represents the perfusion profession in the most positive light. This year, Carrie Kovaleski [UNMC class of 2012] won the award along […]
May 17, 2012
Publication for cytotechnology
Amber Donnelly, program director for cytotechnology education, co-authored an article titled “Virtual microscopy in cytotechnology education: Application of knowledge from virtual to glass,” published in CytoJournal. Congratulations, Amber!
May 8, 2012
RSTE students at the TOPS of their game
Even though it was a busy week with Convocation and Graduation, four RSTE students had the time to make their weekly trip to Gretna to help their buddies at TOPS. TOPSoccer (The Outreach Program for Soccer) is a community-based training and team placement program for young athletes with disabilities, organized by youth soccer association volunteers. […]
May 8, 2012
2012 SAHP Award Recipients
Teacher of the Year Stephane P. VanderMeulen, MPAS, PA-C Physician Assistant Education Program Outstanding Service to the SAHP James E. Somers, PA, PhD Physician Assistant Education Program Outstanding Researcher of the Year Kathleen G. Volkman, PT, MS, NCS Physical Therapy Education Program Congratulations! The awards will be presented on Wednesday, May 2, 2012 at the […]
Apr 25, 2012
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- by Jeffrey RobbFollowing the retirement of founding director Risto Rautiainen, PhD, Matthew Nonnenmann, PhD, is the new Central States Center for Ag Safety and Health director.
- by Jeffrey RobbThe awards are the highest education-related awards conferred by UNMC; nominations will close Aug. 9.
- by Jeffrey RobbThe conference, sponsored by UNMC and the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, will be held Sept. 4 at the Scott Conference Center.
- by Jeffrey RobbNotes on a faculty fellowship in dentistry, a research award and a keynote at a regional symposium.
- by Jeffrey RobbThe new therapy is available to patients with advanced pancreatic cancer at the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center.