Category: MITS
Welcome new staff: Leah Sinner
Leah Sinner, BS, recently joined the CAHP Academic and Student Affairs staff as an office associate II. Leah graduated from UNK with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. She went on to work for Husker Athletics for over five years as an assistant ticket manager, where she was a part of the ticket process […]
Jan 5, 2017
MITS decorates Ronald McDonald House in annual tradition
Students and faculty in the Department of Medical Imaging and Therapeutic Sciences recently helped decorate the Ronald McDonald House for the holidays. James Temme, associate professor, made chili for everyone to enjoy afterward, an annual tradition.
Dec 20, 2016
Important: Have you documented your flu vaccine status, yet?
The shot is optional (though highly recommended), but documentation is a MUST! And it only takes a minute online. The online influenza vaccine verification, accessible through a UNMC or Nebraska Medicine computer, allows colleagues to indicate their choice of vaccination: receipt of vaccine reason for vaccine declination vaccination received elsewhere The expectation is for 100 […]
Dec 5, 2016
Radiography students get a visit from a special patient
Betty Rose just turned five in September. She ruptured her ACL in April playing fetch and – oh, yeah…Betty Rose is a golden retriever. Ellie Miller is Betty’s owner and one of our radiography instructors in Kearney. They stopped by the Health Science Education Complex (HSEC) on their way home from Betty’s last PT session […]
Nov 1, 2016
Cyber Security: Be Aware. Be Accountable.
All UNMC faculty, staff, and students must complete the information security awareness training in Blackboard by December 31, 2016. Vigilance is needed everywhere – on campus, at home, in government – as there are huge potential financial, HIPAA, FERPA, research, and personal privacy risks. Our colleagues are our frontline defense against potential breaches. You are […]
Oct 27, 2016
MITS honors student with rededication
Earlier this month, the UNMC Department of Medical Imaging and Therapeutic Sciences (MITS) held a rededication of a memorial honoring student Dawn Lisec. The department had planted a tree and placed a plaque in 1994 in honor of Lisec, who graduated from the radiography program that year and had just begun the diagnostic medical sonography […]
Oct 21, 2016
Flu-shot reminder
It’s that time! Time to protect yourself and others from the flu. Find the flu vaccination clinic that works for you. (Note: This link only works when you’re on campus or by remote.) Our online influenza vaccine verification allows colleagues to indicate their choice of vaccination: receipt of vaccine reason for vaccine declination vaccination received […]
Oct 13, 2016
MITS faculty garner 1st place for SDMS presentation
Faculty from the Department of Medical Imaging and Therapeutic Sciences (MITS), Kim Michael, Tanya Custer, and Kate Wampler, have been selected as the first place winners in the Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (SDMS) Scientific Presentation Competition, for their work, “Eye Movement Tracking in Sonography Education: Comparing the Gaze Patterns of the Novice to the […]
Aug 18, 2016
