Category: Research
Jones and Patient Safety team present at AHRQ conference
Katherine Jones, PT, PhD; Anne Skinner, RHIA, MS; and Victoria Kennel, MA, presented results from their 3-year patient safety project at the 2015 Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Research Conference in Crystal City, VA on October 6, 2015. The title of their poster presentation was, “Producing Evidence to Make Healthcare Safer: Implementation and […]
Oct 9, 2015
Sasek publishes in JAAPA on postconcussive syndrome
Cody Sasek, MPAS, PA-C, an academic director in our PA program, published, “Postconcussive syndrome in a high school athlete,” in the Oct 2015 edition of the Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants. Cody collaborated with a physician with whom he had previously worked in his clinical practice before coming to UNMC, resulting in […]
Oct 1, 2015
Michael and Custer take first place in SDMS competition
Kim Michael, director of the diagnostic medical sonography education program, and Tanya Custer, assistant professor in RSTE, were selected as the first place winners in the Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (SDMS) Scientific Presentation Competition for there winning entry, “Using the Anatomage Virtual Dissection Table in the Education of Imaging Science Students.” The Scientific Presentation […]
Aug 19, 2015
Publication in Journal of Pathology Informatics
Journal of Pathology Informatics just published, “Investigation of scanning parameters for thyroid fine needle aspiration cytology specimens: A pilot study,” by Maheswari Mukherjee, PhD, and Amber Donnelly, PhD, in our cytotechnology program. You can download the full article in pdf format. Congratulations, Drs Mukherjee and Donnelly!
Jul 29, 2015
Faculty present “flipped classroom” in Texas
Tanya Custer and Tammy Jones recently attended the Association for Educator’s in Imaging & Radiologic Sciences Annual Meeting in San Antonio, Texas. While at the meeting, they were invited to give a presentation, “The Flipped Classroom Experience: Instructor & Student Perspectives.” The presentation focused on best practices for using the flipped classroom when teaching imaging science students, along […]
Jul 20, 2015
Large NIH Grant for Corri Hanson
Corrine Hanson, PhD, RD, LMNT, received funding as a co-investigator on a 5-year, $5 million NIH grant. This grant will create a Center of Excellence called the Comparing Urban and Rural Effects of poverty on COPD (CURE COPD) Center. The Center is a collaboration between Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the University of Nebraska Medical Center, […]
Jul 15, 2015
Big weekend for RSTE students and faculty at NSRT
It was a busy weekend for our RSTE students & faculty at the Nebraska Society of Radiologic Technology (NSRT) Annual Conference in Grand Island. Faculty Presentations Lisa Bartenhagen gave two presentations American Registry of Radiologic Technologist (ARRT) Q & A Session for Students ARRT Standards of Ethics – Overview for Technologists Jim Temme presented a […]
Apr 15, 2015
UNMC College of Allied Health Professions
Effective July 1, 2015 the School of Allied Health Professions will become UNMC’s sixth college – the College of Allied Health Professions. That has a nice ring to it! Earlier today, Chancellor Gold and our dean, Kyle Meyer, PhD, participated in a meeting of the Nebraska Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education (CCPE), during which the Commission […]
Mar 12, 2015
Perfusion students shine at state meeting
Article submitted by David Holt The annual Nebraska Perfusion Society meeting was held this weekend (February 28th) in Lincoln and, as usual, our students shined! All eleven Clinical Perfusion first-year students made presentations to the audience on subject matter developing into their Masters theses. Additionally, second-year student Devin Eilers presented our research entitled “Emboli Production […]
Mar 2, 2015
Kudos in PT Education: Majerus, Goetsch, and Venema
Congratulations to the following students and faculty in physical therapy education: Taylor Majerus, PT2, was chosen as one of two physical therapy students nationwide to receive a Federal Section Scholarship to attend the American Physical Therapy Association’s (APTA) Combined Sections Meeting in Indianapolis in February. The APTA anticipates more than 10,000 physical therapy professionals to […]
Jan 20, 2015