Category: Physical Therapy

PT Student, first-ever UNMC recipient of the Midwest Deans Legacy Scholarship

Third-year physical therapy student, Anne Woodruff, is the recipient of the Midwest Deans 2014 Legacy Scholarship. She is the first-ever recipient from UNMC! This scholarship program was established to honor the legacies of current and former deans and directors of the Midwest Association of Allied Health Deans of Academic Health Centers. The scholarship is awarded to […]

Jan 5, 2015

Innovators: Jones and Venema

Katherine Jones, PT, PhD, and Dawn Venema, PT, PhD received a 2014 Innovation Award for licensing a webinar produced for the CAPTURE Falls project: “Best Practices in Safe Transfers and Mobility to Decrease Fall Risk.” They were recognized at the UNeMed Innovation Award Ceremony last week. CAPTURE Falls stands for Collaboration And Proactive Teamwork Used to […]

Oct 29, 2014

Joe Norman receives NPTA’s highest award

On Saturday, October 11th, at the state business meeting luncheon in Lincoln, the Nebraska Physical Therapy Association (NPTA) honored members who continue to make outstanding and substantial contributions to the profession and association. Joe Norman, PT, PhD, CCS, FAACVPR, program director in the UNMC Division of Physical Therapy Education, was the recipient of the Mary […]

Oct 24, 2014