Allied Health Blog
Pat O'Neil Joins the SAHP as Director of Finance & Administration
We are pleased to announce that the School of Allied Health Professions has hired its first Director of Finance & Administration. Patricia O’Neil will be joining the SAHP effective January 11, 2010. Ms. O’Neil holds a BS in Finance from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and a certificate in Health Services Administration from Creighton […]
Jan 20, 2010
Nuclear Medicine Students' Fundraiser
The Nuclear Medicine students are raising money to fund travel to the Society of NM meeting. Just in time for Valentine’s Day, they have a nice selection of See’s Candy! Please support the students by stopping by the RSTE department on 5th floor of Bennett Hall to order; or you can print off this order form […]
Jan 20, 2010
Graduate Travels from Nevada to Receive Diploma
Maryglo Stroik brought her family all the way from Las Vegas, Nevada in December to attend graduation. She received her baccalaureate degree in Radiation Science Technology through the BSRST Degree Advancement Option in the School of Allied Health Professions via distance education. Maryglo is pictured here with her parents, her husband Nate, and their two daughters. Her sister also made the trip […]
Jan 20, 2010
PT Student Uses Her Skills on the Hill
Alison Larsen, third-year student in physical therapy in the School of Allied Health Professions, and her husband, Will Becker, have been active in the outdoors for years. They picked up skiing while living in Colorado from 2000-2006. Volunteering with the Mt. Crescent ski patrol in Iowa became a natural extension after an introduction by several […]
Jan 19, 2010
Dr. Karim Bandali to Present Today
As part of the SAHP Research Development Seminar Series, Dr. Karim S. Bandali, Chair of Cardiovascular Perfusion, The Michener Institute of Applied Health Science, Toronto, Ontario, will present, “The Use of Simulation in Inter-Professional Health Science Education” today, Friday, January 15, 2010 from 12:00-1:00 p.m. in MSC 2018.
Jan 15, 2010
Congratulations to Jan Tompkins — New Grandmother!
Jan Tompkins, in Allied Health Distance Education, is a new grandmother. Here are the stats and a picture of the happy family: Alexandre Matthias Tompkins, born January 9, 2010, 9 lbs. 5 oz.
Jan 11, 2010
CLS staff gives Peoplesoft admissions programs good reviews
Article published in UNMC Today, Friday, January 8, 2010 by Chuck Brown, UNMC public relations The PeopleSoft system has earned good reviews from the School of Allied Health Profession’s Clinical Laboratory Sciences Program, which recently used the new system for its admissions cycle. Link to full article.
Jan 8, 2010
Tammy Jones Publishes on Hand Washing
The Association of Educators in Imaging and Radiologic Sciences (AEIRS) Spectrum newsletter published an article in the December 2009 issue, “Hand Washing: More Important than Ever!” by Tammy L. Jones, MPA, RT(R), assistant professor in radiography education. This article is valuable for practitioners, faculty, staff, and students in every program.
Jan 5, 2010
Season's Greetings from the UNMC Ice Rink
Most of you are gone for the holiday, but yesterday proved a beautiful day to hit the ice rink. To literally hit the ice rink. Seriously, it was a blast and I highly recommend you get out there as soon as you can (once the ice storm is over, of course). Happy Holidays, Fran
Dec 23, 2009
Cytotechnology and Perfusion Education Programs Adopt a Family this Christmas
Students, faculty, and staff members from the cytotechnology and clinical perfusion education programs, along with faculty from the medical nutrition program, adopted a family through the social work department at The Nebraska Medical Center. The family consists of a single mother with a premature baby who has been in the NICU for three months. The […]
Dec 17, 2009
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- by Jeffrey RobbAllied health's Corrine Hanson, PhD, and Mariah Jackson, PhD, are part of a team of 53 scientists joining in the research effort.