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Category: Physician Assistant

Congratulations to new senators!

The newly elected at-large student senators representing the School of Allied Health Professions are all from the Physical Therapy Education program. Congratulations to Haeley Hansen (PT1), John Mayne (PT1), and Michelle Ripperger (PT2), and thank you for serving the school!

Nov 29, 2011

PT Students Sponsor Blanket Drive

The UNMC PT students will be hosting a blanket drive to benefit the Stephen Center Emergency Shelter (info about the shelter can be found at http://www.stephencenter.org). The drive will run from 11/28-12/7, with a donation bin located in the PT office (BTH 3014). The shelter said that larger, thicker blankets are best, but anything would […]

Nov 28, 2011

Student Spotlight

Check out the Student Spotlight article in UNMC Today on Elizabeth Stahmer, first-year PA student.

Nov 21, 2011

PA Distance Learning Program student receives award

Angela Cassell, CCPA, is a Canadian Distance Learning Program (DLP) student who will be graduating in December from UNMC with an MPAS with a concentration in Family Medicine. She received the Tom Ashman PA of the year award at the annual Canadian Association of Physician Assistants (CAPA) recently held in Montreal. Originally from New Brunswick, […]

Nov 3, 2011

Meet our newest face in the School

Please welcome Geri Finn, BA, to the front desk of the Physician Assistant program. Here’s an introduction in her own words: “My name is Geri Finn and I am excited to have joined the fantastic team here at UNMC. I graduated from Creighton University with a BA in Advertising/Marketing in 2003 and have 5 years of […]

Nov 2, 2011

Annual PA Nut Sale Starts Nov 1

The UNMC Physician Assistant Class of 2013 will be selling your holiday favorites to raise money for national conferences, community involvement, student representatives and other expenses. Available Items: Pecan Halves (.75 lb) $8.50 Special Cashew Halves $8.50 English Toffee $7.50 NEW Cranberry Nut Mix $7 Chocolate Covered Almonds $7 Chocolate Covered Peanuts $7 NEW Chocolate […]

Oct 24, 2011

Goodbye, and Good Luck, Melinda!

Today is Melinda Finken’s last day in the Physician Assistant Program. Melinda has been an office associate at UNMC for eight years, and we’ll miss her. Best wishes, Melinda!

Oct 14, 2011

Date set for the 2012 Forum on Evidence-Based Medicine

Mark your calendars for the annual Forum on Evidence-Based Medicine and SAHP Awards Ceremony: Wednesday, May 2, 2012 12:30-4:00pm MSC Events Center This is our poster forum where SAHP students and faculty display their work in research, critical review, and education. The awards ceremony honors the Teacher of the Year, Researcher of the Year, and Outstanding Service […]

Oct 13, 2011

The gauntlet has been thrown…

A good friend in Public Relations, who I won’t name (rhymes with Truck Town), says that Allied Healthers are sissies because we haven’t registered any teams for the Fall Fest flag football tournament next Friday. I said that we are indeed NOT sissies and that we were just busy training and thinking of cool names […]

Oct 6, 2011

Fun Run & silent auction tons of fun

If you missed the 2011 SAHP Fun Run, you missed a good time in spite of the chilly drizzle. You can check out more pictures on Flickr. (Video is still to come.) The winners of the Silent Auction were: Items Donated by Winner Mary Kay – Frosted Vanilla Gift Set, body wash, butter & mist […]

Oct 3, 2011