Allied Health Blog
A Day in the Life of a Sonographer
A sonographer can specialize in multiple areas including abdomen, OB/GYN, neuro, and others. The three listed are the specialties offered to students by UNMC. Throughout the day, all three are practiced regularly to image organs in each of these areas. An outpatient schedule is full every day with exams, and portables are also done for […]
Apr 14, 2009
Where in UNMC???
Posted by Fran Higgins Okay, folks, we’re changing it up a little this week. Hearken back to my very first post, “Dancin’ with the Stars, Allied Health Style.” This time, instead of me and Elephanto, you get to identify this allied health dancer and her whereabouts. If you know, please put it in a comment on this post. First […]
Apr 14, 2009
Radiation Therapy Students Capture Awards
Congratulations are in order! Our 2009 radiation therapy class made a clean sweep in the Chicago Area Radiation Therapists essay competition. The results from the judges are as follows: 1st Place: Leah Hadden, “The Correlation of HPV and Head and Neck Cancers” 2nd Place: Allen Pusek, “Proton Therapy for Prostate Cancer” 3rd Place: Brandy Schaum, […]
Mar 24, 2009
A Day in the Life of a CT/MRI Student
submitted by Amy Molle, student in the CT/MRI program at UNMC, class of 2009 A day in the life of a CT/MRI student is spent splitting your time between classroom/online classes and putting in clinical hours at the hospital. Your schedule from Fall to Spring semester does not change except for the classes you are […]
Mar 23, 2009
Where in UNMC is Fran?
The game is still afoot…identify my whereabouts and find Elephanto!
Mar 23, 2009
A Day in the Life of a Radiography Student
submitted by Ellie Jorgensen, student in the Radiography program at UNMC, class of 2009 A day in the life of a radiography student usually involves time split between classroom/online classes and clinic. Students get to know their classmates very well due to the small class sizes and enjoy hanging out or studying together in SEC […]
Mar 18, 2009
Salmonella: the Real Story from our CLS Program
by Fran Higgins, BFA So, you love peanut butter and alfalfa sprouts but hate salmonellosis. You’re not alone. The fever, abdominal cramps and diarrhea caused by the Salmonella serotype Typhimurium bacteria are not what one expects or hopes for after enjoying a sandwich or snack, so I spoke with Linsey Donner, MT(ASCP) from our Clinical […]
Mar 12, 2009
"How to Build a Poster" & Other Useful Stuff
I attended a meeting of the Campus Communicators group today and learned a few things worth passing along to all you “Allied Healthers.” 1. Sometime in the next couple of months, a campus IT users group will present “How to Build a Poster.” This will include information regarding best practices for formatting, fonts, printing, etc. […]
Mar 11, 2009
A Day in the Life of a Dietetic Intern
Your schedule will be based on your rotation. You can expect to spend Monday in classes: either 12:00-4:00 or 10:00-3:00 depending on the semester. Tuesday through Friday, you will be in rotations. The rotations (with a few exceptions) are two weeks long; generally, they are an 8 hour day. You will see patients, chart, and […]
Mar 9, 2009
Where in UNMC?
I haven’t posted any new pictures in a while because no one got the last one right. So I’m posting it again. Now, I know some of you have seen this location…very recently…come on, where in UNMC is Fran (and Elephanto)?
Mar 4, 2009
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- by Jeffrey RobbAt his monthly forum, Dr. Davies talked with Stacey Coleman and discussed UNMC's budget challenges.
- by Jeffrey RobbFind links to the videos in this article, along with a message from Interim Chancellor H. Dele Davies, MD, and Linda Cunningham.
- by Jeffrey RobbThe new weekly event is geared toward first-time inventors looking to navigate the innovation process.
- by Kelsey KirkThe program based at UNMC prepares health professions students to serve in rural and urban underserved areas.
- by Jeffrey RobbThe modules, geared toward health professionals, are available through the NU Advance professional development website.