Category: Physical Therapy
Tennis Shoe Tuesdays: A new SAHP Wellness Committee program
Please bring your tennis shoes every Tuesday, September 17 through the end of October, and meet members of the SAHP Wellness Committee on the 3rd Floor of Bennett Hall at noon for a brief ( 10 to 30 minutes) walk during lunch time. If the weather permits, the walks take us outdoors, otherwise, we’ll use the […]
Sep 13, 2013
Dr. Venema wins Achievement in Education Award
Dawn Venema, PT, PhD, assistant professor in Physical Therapy education, won the “Achievement in Education Award” from the Nebraska Physical Therapy Association. She will officially receive this at the Fall State Meeting Sept 28, 2013, during the Business Luncheon. Dawn was selected for her demonstration of consistent academic service to NPTA members. She has performed […]
Sep 6, 2013
Dr. Joseph Siu awarded NASA grant
Ka-Chun “Joseph” Siu, PhD, assistant professor in the physical therapy education program, was awarded $15,013 from the NASA Nebraska Space Grant. In collaboration with Penn State University and University of Central Florida, he will conduct a new study to investigate the optimal training model for skills learning and retention in Telemedicine. The duration of the […]
Aug 22, 2013
Let’s do this!
In case you missed it in UNMC Today, today, we’ll be starting up a new wellness activity September 1. It’s super easy to sign up (I just did it and the instructions are below). Also, it sounds super easy to participate (just track ANY kind of physical activity that you do for 10 minutes), so […]
Aug 19, 2013
Saying farewell to two long-time employees…
Join us at a dual retirement tea honoring Gail Hackendahl and Connie Mitchell on Tuesday, September 3, 2013 from 2:00-4:00 PM in the Linder Reading Room, MSC. Connie retired as program director of the radiography program after 42 years at UNMC. Gail is retiring from PT Ed after 26 years at UNMC. Please come and […]
Aug 15, 2013
Say hello to Jamie Gill, new Clin Ed Coordinator in PT!
Jamie Gill, AS, is the new Clinical Education Coordinator in Physical Therapy Education. Here’s a little bit about Jamie in her own words: “My husband Morgan and I live in Council Bluffs, IA. I have a beautiful 14-year-old daughter named Reilly and a 10-year-old step-daughter named Elisha. I received my Associate’s degree in Business Administration […]
Aug 15, 2013
Welcome new staff member, Andrew Henneberry
Andrew Henneberry joined the SAHP Academic and Student Affairs as the Inter-service Physician Assistant Program Specialist. Meet Andrew: “I was born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska and attended Omaha Creighton Prep (class of 1996), where I played football. The last six years, I worked at Bellevue University (BU) as a Graduate Academic Advisor and Adjunct […]
Aug 6, 2013
PT Faculty Research presented at “The State of Women’s Health Research” Conference
The scholarly work of Betsy Becker, PT, CLT-LANA, Katherine Jones, PT, PhD, and Pat Hageman, PT, PhD, was presented at, “What a Difference an X Makes: The State of Women’s Health Research,” the fourth annual conference of the Society for Women’s Health Research (SWHR) held at the Pew Trust Conference Center in Washington, DC, July […]
Jul 23, 2013
Ryan, Greenfield honored at all-school reunion
Here’s the last in the series featuring our allied health heroes being honored as distinguished alumni at the reunion this weekend. UNMC Today article… See you there!
Jul 19, 2013
PT graduates recognized at conference
Josiah Parker, PT, DPT (Class of 2013) was recognized as one of six national recipients of the APTA’s Minority Scholarship Award for Academic Excellence at the 2013 American Physical Therapy Association’s (APTA) Annual Conference and Exposition held in Salt Lake City, June 26-29, 2013. This award acknowledges the recipient’s demonstrated participation in minority affairs activities […]
Jul 18, 2013
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