Category: Physician Assistant
Walkway on 4th floor is open!
Once again, we can travel from Bennett Hall to Sorrell without braving the heat!
Aug 2, 2012
Wanna slash your sodium?
Dr. Pat Hageman’s research is related to sodium reduction in a diet. She provided the following information to help you slash sodium! Here’s how to decipher those food labels: “Sodium free” or “Salt free”: Contains less than 5 milligrams of sodium per serving. “Unsalted” or “No salt added”: No salt has been added. “Very low in sodium”: […]
Jul 23, 2012
Welcome Tami Ritsema to our PA faculty!
We welcome Tami Ritsema, MPH, MMSc, PA-C, in the new faculty position of academic/research coordinator. Her background as a PA faculty member at George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences and as a regular guest faculty at St. George’s University of London Medical School provides a unique depth of experience for the benefit […]
Jul 20, 2012
Need your help to win the Corporate Cycling Challenge!
The deadline to get a T-shirt for the Corporate Cycling Challenge is Monday, July 23rd! Join the SAHP team TODAY and help us win this thing. Registration and information.
Jul 20, 2012
New SAHP video
This video was created as part of our ongoing efforts to educate the public on what allied health professions are: vital members of the health care team who comprise about 60% of the health care workforce! Please share it liberally. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YlR8oYZbxo]
Jun 22, 2012
Scholting invited to serve at conference
Patty Scholting, PA-C, was one of three PA educators invited to attend the 2012 Integrating Quality Meeting: Collaborating for Care national meeting sponsored by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). In addition to serving on the review panel for poster abstracts at this meeting, she was the facilitator for the presentation, “Improving Patient Safety […]
Jun 20, 2012
UNMC Service Award Recipients in the SAHP
Nicki Simmons, Karen Wesche, Gail Hackendahl, and Cindy Skarda The following SAHP staff members were honored for their service to UNMC at the annual awards dinner last week: Karen Wesche – 5 years; Virgie Powers – 10 years (not pictured); Nicki Simmons – 15 years; Gail Hackendahl – 25 years; and Cindy Skarda – 30 […]
Jun 19, 2012
Physician Assistant ranked #1 job by Forbes
Thousands of new college grads will enter the workforce this year, but with unemployment at 8.2% and underemployment near 18%, many will put off the taxing job search process and opt out of the weak job market to pursue graduate degrees. With this in mind, Forbes set out to determine which master’s degrees would provide […]
Jun 15, 2012
VanderMeulen attends Toronto conference
Stephane VanderMeulen is an elected Director-at-large for the PA Education Association (PAEA). She attended the National PAEA Conference in Toronto last week and participated in the Board of Directors meetings. Their schedule included a lunch meeting with American Academy of Physician Assistants President Robert Wooten, Chief Executive Officer Jenna Dorn, and President Elect Jim Delaney. They also […]
Jun 6, 2012
Darwin Brown presents in Canada
Approximately 3,500 Physician Assistants from the U.S. and around the world attended the National Physician Assistant Conference sponsored by the American Academy of Physician Assistants from May 25-29 in Toronto, Canada. Darwin Brown, PA-C, MPH, gave one lecture, “Essentials in 12-Lead ECG Interpretation,” and directed two 3-hour workshops, “Basic ECG Workshop,” and “Intermediate ECG Workshop.”
May 31, 2012
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