Allied Health Blog
2018 Annual CAHP Awards Ceremony and Forum
The annual College of Allied Health Professions Awards Ceremony will take place on Wednesday, May 2, 2018 from 1:05 p.m. to 2:00 p.m in MSC 3002. Joseph Anderson, MD, professor of radiology, will be honored for Excellence in Teaching. Recipients of this award hold a faculty appointment in the CAHP and demonstrate outstanding skills in […]
Mar 27, 2018
Kim Marlatt to retire after 25 years
After 25 years of faithful service to UNMC’s Division of Physical Therapy Education, Kimberly J. Marlatt, PT, is retiring her position as part-time Clinical Coordinator. Kim is a 1984 graduate of the UNMC physical therapy program. Her work experience has been in the rural setting, practicing in small hospitals and nursing homes from 1984-1991. She […]
Mar 20, 2018
Candygram Valentines benefit Ronald McDonald House
In February, the CAHP Employee Wellness Committee encouraged everyone to “spread love and gratitude” with a thank-you candygram on Valentine’s Day. Recipients received a carnation, small bag of candy, and a thank-you from the sender, but the event was also a fundraiser for the Ronald McDonald House. The committee delivered 50 candygrams in Kearney and […]
Mar 8, 2018
Tower Trek Triumph
What has 40 floors (870 steps) and shoots 633 feet into the Omaha sky? It’s the First National Bank building, and the home of the annual Trek Up the Tower event, which supports WELLCOM, a nonprofit organization dedicated to worksite wellness. Saturday, February 17, 2018, marked another triumph for our CAHP 14-person tower trekking team. […]
Mar 6, 2018
PT represents at 49th Midwest Student Biomedical Research Forum
On February 17, 2018, representatives from the UNMC Division of Physical Therapy Education attended the 49th Midwest Student Biomedical Research Forum at Creighton University. PT1 student Chun Feng, PT faculty member Joseph Siu, PhD, and post-doctoral research associate JC Chien, PhD, participated, along with students slated to begin the DPT program in August. Those four, […]
Mar 2, 2018
MA Ray retiring after 41 years
M.A. Ray has been at the front desk helping physical therapy (PT) students and faculty since 1996, but her career at UNMC has spanned 41 years. M.A.’s first four years were in Family Medicine. She moved on to the Chancellor’s office for 13 years, supporting successive vice chancellors James Griesen, PhD, and William Berndt, PhD, […]
Mar 1, 2018
Welcome new faculty: James Janzen
Alumnus James Janzen recently joined our Medical Laboratory Science faculty after working nearly seven years in the Core Laboratory at Nebraska Medicine. His focus was chemistry, urinalysis, hematology, and coagulation. Here’s more about James in his own words: “Originally getting my degree in Biotechnology, I spent years as a research and development chemist and then […]
Feb 20, 2018
Welcome new faculty: Lea Lambing
Instructor Lea Lambing, BS, RT(R), RDMS, recently joined our Diagnostic Medical Sonography faculty in Kearney. Here’s more about Lea in her own words: “I’m originally from Wood River, Nebraska. I attended Doane College, in Crete, and pursued a BA in English with the intent to enter higher education. Halfway through my undergraduate career, I was […]
Feb 14, 2018
Students connect with State Senators
Submitted by Pat Hageman, PT, PhD, FAPTA On Tuesday, February 6, 2018, 57 representatives from UNMC’s doctor of physical therapy (DPT) Class of 2019 joined UNMC faculty in attending a Legislative Day Breakfast, hosted by the Nebraska Physical Therapy Association (NPTA), as part of an experiential learning opportunity in their Practice Management course. Based upon […]
Feb 8, 2018
High school students get a taste of imaging activities
What’s a fun and engaging way to interest young people in the health professions? Last Friday, faculty in the Department of Medical Imaging and Therapeutic Sciences, Kim Michael, Kate Wampler, and Tanya Custer, led an activity for the High School Alliance students using the Anatomage table and patient case studies. “This is part of a […]
Feb 1, 2018
