Allied Health Blog
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
Physician Assistant Education Association Elects Stephane VanderMeulen
Alexandria, VA — Stephane VanderMeulen, MPAS, PA-C, assistant professor and academic coordinator at the University of Nebraska Medical Center Physician Assistant (PA) Program in Omaha, Nebraska, was elected to a director at large position on the Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA) Board of Directors. The election was held during the Association’s recent Annual Education Forum […]
Dec 17, 2009
Holiday Tea Revelers
Some of us allied healthers made it over to the holiday tea yesterday where PR caught us enjoying the goodies. Glad we only took one candy cane each! Speaking of revelry — don’t forget the potluck on Monday!
Dec 15, 2009
Master’s Theses Defense in Clinical Perfusion
Four Clinical Perfusion students will be defending their Master’s theses December 15, 2009 from 1:00 – 3:30 at the Michael F. Sorrell Center (MSC) Room 3030. The schedule follows: 1:15 – 1:45 p.m. “Establishing Time and Flow Rate for Improving the Efficacy of CO2 Flushing in Debubble Management of Arterial Line Filters” Benjamin Swanson 1:45 – 2:15 p.m. […]
Dec 14, 2009
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- by Jeffrey RobbThe Wigton Heritage Center exhibit tells the story of the clinics through the voices of those who built and sustained the program.
- by Jeffrey RobbHis role in the UNMC College of Medicine will be helping UNMC researchers with cutting-edge computing and AI capabilities.
- by John KeenanDr. Shahul joins the UNMC College of Medicine and anesthesiology department, but will foster collaboration across UNMC.
- by Jeffrey RobbA dress rehearsal of the Omaha Symphony Christmas Celebration is set for Dec. 10 at the Holland Performing Arts Center.
- by Jeffrey RobbDr. Klepser wants to 'see our college leading the way in transforming health - not just in Nebraska but across the globe.'