Category: Physician Assistant

PA student qualifies for U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials

Is professional school anything like running a marathon? Tessa Stoltenburg knows for sure. Tessa’s a first-year student in the UNMC Physician Assistant program and recently qualified for the Olympic marathon trials. Hailing from Watertown, South Dakota, she received her undergraduate degrees in Exercise Science and Human Biology from South Dakota State University. While applying for […]

Oct 29, 2019

Welcome new PA staff: Kailee Strawmier

Kailee Strawmier, AA,  is the new office associate in the Division of Physician Assistant Education. Here’s more about Kailee in her own words: “I grew up in Omaha, Nebraska, and attended Iowa Western Community College where I received an associate degree in Education. Before coming to UNMC, I was the Director of a Child Care […]

Aug 30, 2019

UNMC students, faculty in Kearney offer free sports screenings Sept. 7 for Special Olympics athletes

Physical assessments allow athletes to compete in the Special Olympics Students and faculty from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing Kearney Division and UNMC College of Allied Health Professions in Kearney, are offering free sports screenings for current and new athletes who plan to compete in the Special Olympics. The event, called […]

Aug 2, 2019