Category: Physical Therapy
Congratulations to Mary Wood, Silver U recipient
Mary Wood was awarded the Chancellor’s Silver U for November, 2013. The celebration will be on Thursday, November 21, 2013, at 9:00 a.m. in the Bennett Hall Reading Room. Congratulations, Mary!
Nov 7, 2013
Spirit Week a Success!
Okay, maybe that’s a subjective title. If you measure success in smiles, however, it’s spot on. Just look through the pictures UNMC posted to Flickr! Everybody was having a good time. Even the folks with whipped cream dripping off their faces were smiling. The money donated for a chance to “pie” someone did go to […]
Nov 1, 2013
PT Awardees in the news
In case you missed this in UNMC Today: Dawn Venema, Ph.D., and Sara Bills, of UNMC’s department of physical therapy education, were honored…
Oct 25, 2013
How do you make "billing and coding" fun?
When Dr. Pat Hageman, the course instructor for PHYT 502 Foundations in PT, realized her lecture on “billing and coding for reimbursement of PT services” was scheduled immediately prior to the students’ Anatomy exam on “head and neck” content, she improvised by switching her lecture into a “game” versus a lecture. Professor Betsy Becker, course […]
Oct 24, 2013
SAHP Pumpkin Decorating Contest Winners
Congratulations to our winners of the 2nd annual SAHP Pumpkin Carving/Painting/Decorating Contest: Pat O’Neil – First place Kim Michael – Second place
Oct 23, 2013
Dawn Venema, PT, PhD, interviewed on recent publication
Assessing the Impact of Cognitive Impairment on Multi-Tasking By ElderBranch Team On October 11, 2013 ElderBranch interviewed Dr. Venema to discuss her paper, “Tasks matter: a cross-sectional study of the relationship of cognition and dual-task performance in older adults.” Dr. Venema wrote the paper along with Dr. Emily Bartels and Dr. Ka-Chun Siu, both also […]
Oct 16, 2013
School of Allied Health Professions Pumpkin Carving/Painting/Decorating Contest!
It’s that time of year again…..do you have great pumpkin carving skills, do you like to decorate your pumpkin with a fun twist, or do you just want to join in on the fun? Then don’t miss out on the 2nd Annual School of Allied Health Professions Pumpkin Carving/Painting/Decorating Contest! You can submit an entry as an […]
Oct 14, 2013
We did it again! Thank you!
The School of Allied Health Professions, for the second year in a row, made it to 100% participation in the United Way campaign. Thank you to all faculty and staff for helping us set a record, again. 🙂 SAHP rocks!
Oct 9, 2013
Physical therapy doctorate program crossing borders
Physical therapy, as a profession, is “a new health domain in China,” said Ka-Chun (Joseph) Siu, Ph.D., assistant professor of physical therapy education in the School of Allied Health Professions and director of the Shanghai Sino-U.S. Health Science Initiative (SSUHSI) physical therapy doctorate program. Read full article in UNMC Today…
Oct 3, 2013
Joe Norman, Ph.D., named director of physical therapy program
by Kalani Simpson, UNMC public relations September 26, 2013 UNMC Today Joe Norman, Ph.D., professor of physical therapy education, has been appointed director of the PT program, effective Sept. 15. “I am thrilled to have Dr. Norman assume this leadership role,” said Kyle Meyer, Ph.D., senior associate dean of the School of Allied Health Professions. […]
Sep 26, 2013
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