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New Orthopedic PT Residency Program Begins
by Megan Frazee, DPT The University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) College of Allied Health Professions recently launched an Orthopedic Physical Therapy Residency program this year. The initial cohort of residents, Renee Herbers, DPT, and Caleb Nabower, DPT, started on August 2, 2021. This residency is a 13-month, post-professional training program that includes clinical practice […]
Sep 10, 2021
Flores, Waltman, and Bilek to present findings of 5-year trial at national conference
Prevention of Osteoporosis is a hot topic! Laura Flores, BA, Nancy Waltman, PhD, and Laura Bilek, PhD, are studying bone loss across the lifespan and the best ways to prevent it, both with exercise and with medicine. Dr. Bilek’s lab is interested in how to keep bones healthy across all populations, including pediatric cancer patients, […]
Aug 27, 2021
Individually Rare, Collectively Common
By Elyssa Gray, Erin Loughney, & Katie Tlusty Rare disease dayOver 300 million people worldwide are affected by a rare disease. In the United States alone, there are over 7,000 rare diseases affecting around 30 million people. Individually, these diseases are rare, but rare diseases are collectively common. Rare diseases span the medical spectrum from […]
Feb 24, 2021
Students’ food drive a success
In mid-November, students from various CAHP programs ran a campus-wide food drive for Thanksgiving. They collected a total of 663 items: 555 in Omaha and 108 in Kearney. The drive was sponsored by SUN-APTA, the Students of the University of Nebraska-American Physical Therapy Association, as a fall philanthropy project. Donations went to Heartland Hope Mission […]
Dec 1, 2020
PPE preparation for PT clinical education experiences
The health and wellness of our students, faculty, and staff is a primary point of focus this semester. In PT Education, a dedicated team of faculty and staff came together to procure personal protective equipment (PPE) for 192 DPT students and the faculty members and lab instructors teaching clinical skills labs for the Fall 2020 […]
Oct 2, 2020
UNMC among few to offer Master of Diagnostic Cytology
Regental approval of the program enables first class to enter in fall 2022 The University of Nebraska Board of Regents approved Friday the creation of a Master of Diagnostic Cytology program within the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Allied Health Professions. The change will be effective with the class entering fall 2022, making […]
Apr 22, 2020
2020 Annual CAHP Awards Winners
This year, since our regular awards ceremony in May has been canceled, winners of the CAHP annual awards will be honored at the annual CAHP Employee Recognition event held in August. The Awards and Recognition Committee and Research Development and Management Committee is pleased to announce the 2020 CAHP Awardees. Elizabeth Wellsandt, PT, DPT, PhD, […]
Apr 1, 2020
Welcome new staff: Mary Matthiessen
Mary Matthiessen, BA, is a new office assistant II in the Division of Medical Laboratory Science. Here’s more about Mary in her own words: “I am originally from Michigan but have been a Nebraskan since 1997. I recently came from Live On Nebraska where I was an Advanced Donation Coordinator. For most of my career […]
Mar 24, 2020
Student ambassadors in Kearney volunteer at community dinner
Kearney campus Student Ambassadors helped with a Jubilee Center Community Dinner the evening of March 5th. The students provided desserts and drinks for the meal and helped with meal set-up, serving, and clean-up. The Kearney Jubilee Center is a non-profit, community-based organization aimed at providing the most basic of human needs while advocating for social […]
Mar 13, 2020
Welcome new staff: Kelly Srack
Kelly Srack recently joined the College as an office associate I in CAHP travel, HR, and finance. Here’s more about Kelly in her own words: “I’m a California transplant – in Omaha since January 1, 2020 – and I come from the hospitality industry. For the past 6 years I was Human Resources administrator and […]
Feb 14, 2020
