Category: RSTE
First IPE Wandering Word Challenge at UNK
Ryan Splittgerber, PhD, and Ellie Miller, two of our faculty at the UNMC Health Science Education Complex at UNK, played the Walking Word Challenge this week. With printers yet to be installed in the new building, however, they had to hand-draw the scrabble board! To respect the intent of the game, which was to get […]
Jul 28, 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
Connie Mitchell Scholarship Fund Established
Connie Mitchell was a faculty member within the Division of Radiation Science at the University of Nebraska Medical Center for over forty years. She was a professional role model to students and faculty. We were all saddened by her passing. To honor the memory of Connie Mitchell, a Scholarship fund has been established through the University of […]
Jul 7, 2015
Four SAHP faculty among iLEAD graduates
Congratulations to Katherine Jones, PT, PhD (physical therapy), Corrine Hanson, PhD, RD, LMNT (medical nutrition), Cody Sasek, MPAS, PA-C (physician assistant), and Marcia Hess Smith, BS, CNMT (nuclear medicine), who graduated from the iLEAD program. The nine-month iLEAD program provides a course of study in leadership. Read article in UNMC Today>>
Jun 1, 2015
Together in Health: Cytotechnology and Radiation Therapy
In case you missed this story in UNMC Today last week, students from the cytotechnology and radiation therapy programs came together recently for an interprofessional education (IPE) program featuring their respective virtual teaching tools. Read full story>>
May 11, 2015
Alum hired as RSTE Instructor for Kearney
Ellie Miller is the new Radiation Science Technology Education Instructor for the Kearney Campus. She graduated from UNMC in 2010 after completing both the Radiography and Sonography Programs. She has spent the last three-and-a-half years working at a small rural hospital performing Radiography, Sonography, CT, DEXA, and EKG exams. Ellie and her husband spend all […]
May 8, 2015
Radiation Therapy students garner awards at conference
Submitted by Lisa Bartenhagen, MS, RT(R)(T) The UNMC radiation therapy students and faculty attended the Chicago Area Radiation Therapists Annual Conference last week. Of the ten schools attending, two UNMC students were recognized with awards for the essay competition. First place: Jessica Backhaus- Radiation Therapy During Pregnancy Second place: Megan Kuster- Radiation Therapy Safety Dustin […]
May 1, 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
Kim Michael among TOP 25 sonography professors
Kim Michael, MA, RDMS, RVT, RT(R), Associate Professor, Director of Diagnostic Medical Sonography Education, and Anderson Professor, received a nice surprise email from The Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography. They sent her a link to a webpage listing Kim as one of the top 25 sonography professors. It begins, “Meet some of the most well-known […]
Mar 20, 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
