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Recent Research and Scholarship in Occupational Therapy

There’s a lot going on in our Occupational Therapy program at UNMC. McKenzie Behrendt, OTD, and Stacy Smallfield, DrOT, recently published, “The Development of an Interactive Multimedia E-Learning Module for Functional Cognition,” in the Journal of Occupational Therapy Education. This article describes the conception, development, and implementation of a free, interactive, multimedia e-learning module designed […]

Nov 22, 2024

McKenzie Behrendt and Stacy Smallfield portraits
Extended Family, frontpage, Health, Kudos, Occupational Therapy, Outreach, Physical Therapy

Inaugural Community Engagement Day: Connecting Occupational and Physical Therapy Students with Local Community Partners

by Sara Bills, PT, DPT On Tuesday, August 20, the Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Allied Health Professions held its inaugural Community Engagement Day. This event saw the incoming cohorts of occupational and physical therapy students stepping out of the classroom and into the community […]

Aug 28, 2024

Students pose in front of the Food Bank for the Heartland
Dean's Office, Education, frontpage, Health, Medical Laboratory Science, MITS, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy

Fun learning TeamSTEPPS®

by Marcela Williams, Kerissa Robison, and Betsy Becker, PhD On Monday, May 6, 2024, faculty from Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Medical Laboratory Science, and Occupational Therapy Programs joined the Physical Therapy faculty and staff for the Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety (TeamSTEPPS®) course. PT Assistant Professor Nikki Sleddens, PT, PhD, and […]

Jul 26, 2024

Faculty throw their arms in the air to celebrate completion of a Lego tower.

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