Allied Health Blog
Welcome new faculty: Colene Wade
Colene Wade, PA-C is a new assistant professor in our Physician Assistant program. Here’s more about Colene in her own words: I was born and raised in southwest Michigan. I had never been to Omaha prior to the time spent here during the interview process, but enjoyed my time here so much both meeting the […]
Sep 5, 2023
PT hosts visiting scholar from Brazil
by Liz Wellsandt, PhD The UNMC Physical Therapy program hosted a visiting scholar, Rodrigo Scatonne da Silva, PT, MSc, PhD, on August 21-22, 2023. Dr. Scatonne da Silva traveled to UNMC from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte in Natal, Brazil. There, he lectures in physical therapy at the undergraduate and graduate levels and coordinates […]
Aug 29, 2023
Alyx Jorgensen, DPT, named recipient of APTA’s Mary McMillan Scholarship Award
by Pat Hageman, PhD, and Liz Wellsandt, PhD Alyx Jorgensen, PT, DPT, (CAHP PT Class of 2023) was recently named recipient of the national Mary McMillan Scholarship award, considered the most prestigious award given to a student by the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) and placing her as one of only a few students awarded […]
Aug 17, 2023
