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Category: Physical Therapy

First IPE Wandering Word Challenge at UNK

Ryan Splittgerber, PhD, and Ellie Miller, two of our faculty at the UNMC Health Science Education Complex at UNK, played the Walking Word Challenge this week. With printers yet to be installed in the new building, however, they had to hand-draw the scrabble board! To respect the intent of the game, which was to get […]

Jul 28, 2015

CE: Oncology Rehabilitation Principles, Application, and State of Practice

The Division of Physical Therapy Education is hosting a two-day continuing education conference,  Oncology Rehabilitation Principles, Application, and State of Practice, and August 7-8, 2015. This interprofessional conference will feature the expertise of two national speakers from the well-known cancer centers of MD Anderson and Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital: Brent Braveman, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA and […]

Jun 15, 2015

Bone Health Study on MomsEveryday

Laura Bilek, PT, PhD and Nancy Waltman, RN, PhD, ANP, were interviewed on MomsEveryday with Pat Persaud this morning to educate women about bone health. Visit the webpage for three short videos and lots of great information. Their collaborative Heartland Osteoporosis Prevention Study is still looking for participants! The goal of the study is to […]

Jun 9, 2015

Four SAHP faculty among iLEAD graduates

Congratulations to Katherine Jones, PT, PhD (physical therapy), Corrine Hanson, PhD, RD, LMNT (medical nutrition), Cody Sasek, MPAS, PA-C (physician assistant), and Marcia Hess Smith, BS, CNMT (nuclear medicine), who graduated from the iLEAD program. The nine-month iLEAD program provides a course of study in leadership. Read article in UNMC Today>>

Jun 1, 2015

Physical therapy grad named to post with Chicago Bears

From UNMC “For the Record” Nate Breske, a 2004 physical therapy graduate of the UNMC School of Allied Health Professions, has been named the head athletic trainer for the Chicago Bears. Breske comes to the Bears from the San Francisco 49ers, where he has served as assistant athletic trainer since 2008. Prior to joining the […]

May 29, 2015

Faculty receive education support grants

Congratulations to these recipients of College of Medicine support grants: Betsy Becker, PT, DPT, CLT-LANA, “Blended Learning Instruction on Joint Range of Motion”  – Educational Support Grant for $4,600 Tiffany Colvin, MHA, MLS(ASCP)CM, “The stabilization and fixation of urinary sediment in support of the standardization of clinical education in urinalysis across multiple campuses” – Educational […]

May 12, 2015

SAHP making history: Five adjunct faculty appointments in China

On March 11, 2015, the School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China, appointed four of our physical therapy faculty (Betsy Becker, Joseph Norman, Joseph Siu, Kathleen Volkman) and Dean Kyle Meyer as their adjunct faculty members. This is the first time in history that SAHP faculty received adjunct faculty appointments in China.    

Apr 16, 2015

Welcome to Dr. Splittgerber

On February 1, 2015, Ryan Splittgerber, PhD, joined the School of Allied Health Professions. Formerly an assistant professor in Genetics, Cell Biology, and Anatomy (GCBA) and director of UNMC’s gross anatomy lab, Dr. Splittgerber, whose expertise is in human anatomy and the neurosciences, is a core faculty member in Physical Therapy, Physician Assistant, and the […]

Apr 10, 2015

2015 SAHP Award Recipients

The 2015 SAHP Award recipients will be honored at the annual ceremony on May 6, 2015 at 1:05 PM in the Michael Sorrell Center room 3001. Congratulations to this year’s awardees: Excellence in Teaching – David Holt, MA, CCT Excellence in Research – Amber Donnelly, PhD, MPH, SCT(ASCP) Innovative Scholarship Award – Betsy Becker, PT, DPT, CLT-LANA […]

Apr 7, 2015

SAHP to Lead Both Student and Faculty Senates

For the first time, representatives from the School of Allied Health Professions will lead both the student senate and the faculty senate. Second-year physical therapy student, Andrew Shaw, BS, CSCS, was elected President of the Student Senate and will also serve as UNMC Student Regent. His term will be from April, 2015 till April, 2016. […]

Mar 26, 2015