Category: Physical Therapy
Allied health joins ACL clinical trials network
Liz Wellsandt, PhD, and Yvonne Golightly, PhD, will be co-principal investigators of a new clinical trial unit for the Arthritis Foundation’s Osteoarthritis Clinical Trial Network. The network model was created to conduct clinical trials for patients with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury who are at risk for knee osteoarthritis. The UNMC College of Allied Health […]
Nov 7, 2022
Herbers and Nabower inaugural Orthopedic Physical Therapy Residency graduates
The UNMC Orthopedic Physical Therapy Residency Program’s inaugural cohort of residents, Renee Herbers, PT, DPT, ATC, and Caleb Nabower, PT, DPT, completed all requirements and graduated from the 13-month post-professional training program on August 19th, 2022. This 13-month, post-professional training program includes a structured didactic curriculum, clinical practice and clinical mentoring at Nebraska Medicine’s Lauritzen […]
Aug 22, 2022
Summer PT program an international success
The UNMC Division of Physical Therapy Education has offered a 3-week Summer Experiential Education (SEED) program since 2017 for international PT students. This summer, the program enrolled 33 international students from seven universities around the world. The program includes online lectures with PT faculty, student roundtable sessions with current UNMC DPT students, and group discussions/presentations. […]
Jul 26, 2022
Siu and team receive patent for simulator
Joseph Siu, PhD, along with Carl Nelson, PhD, and Hesham Ali, PhD, recently received a patent for a Portable Camera Aided Simulator (PortCAS) for Minimally Invasive Surgical Training. PortCAS is the first product their research team developed in their start-up company, Adeptus Interactive, currently incubated in UNeTECH. PortCAS is a portable and low-cost trainer for […]
Jul 1, 2022
Welcome new faculty: Yvonne Golightly, PhD
Yvonne Golightly, PT, MS, PhD, recently joined the College of Allied Health Professions as Professor and Assistant Dean for Research. Here’s more about Dr. Golightly in her own words: I am excited to join the UNMC College of Allied Health Professions and to partner with the UNMC community to advance our research. I am an […]
Jun 27, 2022
Fun at the Nebraska Science Festival
As part of the Nebraska Science Festival this year, Perris Scott and Kevin Howard from Enrollment Management & Student Affairs, and Assistant Professor and Chemistry Coordinator for Medical Laboratory Science Kevin McGuire hosted some fun activities at the Durham Museum. They handed out coloring sheets representing some of our health professions, and Mr. McGuire brought […]
May 12, 2022
PT student runs ultramarathons
Andrew Joseph would rather be running. A second-year physical therapy (PT) student, Andrew runs marathons in his spare time, and not just any marathons. Out of 8-10 races – half, full, and ultramarathons – his longest race was a 100-mile ultramarathon. He believes his best race was a half marathon in 1 hour, 28 minutes. […]
Mar 15, 2022
Welcome new staff: Marcela Williams
Marcela Williams, BHM, recently joined our Division of Physical Therapy Education staff as business manager. Here’s more about Marcela in her own words: I am originally from Omaha, but grew up in Glenwood, Iowa. I have a blended family with seven kids, five of whom are in sports pretty much all year round, so we […]
Nov 3, 2021
UNMC graduate Dr. Wang honored for allied health education
Recent UNMC College of Allied Health Professions graduate Zhuo Wang, DPT, has been honored with the nationally prestigious 2021 Alpha Eta Lee Holder Award for Excellence in Graduate Allied Health Education. Dr. Wang, who has returned to her hometown of Sichuan, China, to practice as a physical therapist and a clinical instructor at the West […]
Oct 8, 2021
Scholarship Award Winner Anh Nguyen
Congratulations to UNMC physical therapy student Anh Nguyen, who was recently named an American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Minority Scholarship award winner. This national scholarship is offered to minority physical therapy students by the Minority Scholarship Fund, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization supported by the APTA. Each awardee receives a certificate and a monetary award of […]
Aug 6, 2021
