Category: Physical Therapy

“Best state” rankings and alumni awards from APTA

Where does Nebraska rank as the “best state in which to practice physical therapy?” Well, the America Physical Therapy Association (APTA) says we’re #3! Overall Ranking: 3 Score: 98.280 Well-being and Future Livability: 8 Literacy and Health Literacy: 9 Employment and Employment Projections: 30 Business and Practice Friendliness: 3 Technology and Innovation: 23 APTA Engagement: […]

Oct 6, 2015

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