Category: Outreach
Over 20 years of holiday cheer at Ronald McDonald House
It’s a fun holiday tradition that goes back over 20 years. Students, faculty, and staff in our medical imaging and therapeutic sciences programs help decorate the Ronald McDonald House for the holidays each December. From the basement, they haul out totes filled with lights, garland, and themed decorations to bedeck numerous trees throughout the house. […]
Dec 13, 2024
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
Drs. Kennel and Venema Share Falls Expertise with Iowa Critical Access and Small Rural Hospitals
For over a decade, the Collaboration and Proactive Teamwork Used to REduce (CAPTURE) Falls Program has existed to conduct research related to falls in hospitalized patients as well as provide quality improvement support to Nebraska Critical Access Hospitals. CAPTURE Falls is currently led by Victoria Kennel, PhD, and Dawn Venema, PhD. Matt McManigal provides support […]
Jun 18, 2024
