Category: Physical Therapy
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
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