Allied Health Blog
UNMC’s VanderMeulen New President of National Association
Alexandria, VA – This month, Stephane VanderMeulen, MPAS, PA-C, stepped into her year-long role as president of the Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA), a national organization representing physician assistant (PA) educational programs. VanderMeulen is academic director and an assistant professor for the Master of Physician Assistant Studies program at the University of Nebraska Medical Center […]
Jan 21, 2015
UNK Health Science Education Complex update in the news
Posted: Thursday, January 15, 2015 11:28 pm By Jeff Bahr, in The Grand Island Independent The people behind the Health Science Education Complex in Kearney believe that, if health professionals receive their entire education outside of Omaha, they’ll be more likely to work in other parts of the state. “That’s what we’re banking on, is […]
Jan 20, 2015
Kudos in PT Education: Majerus, Goetsch, and Venema
Congratulations to the following students and faculty in physical therapy education: Taylor Majerus, PT2, was chosen as one of two physical therapy students nationwide to receive a Federal Section Scholarship to attend the American Physical Therapy Association’s (APTA) Combined Sections Meeting in Indianapolis in February. The APTA anticipates more than 10,000 physical therapy professionals to […]
Jan 20, 2015
Study findings show lifestyle change lowers blood pressure
Rural Nebraska women, ages 40-69, with prehypertension (high normal blood pressure) were able to achieve reductions in blood pressure and attain normotensive blood pressure (< 120/80 mm Hg) following a distance delivered (web-based or print-mailed) healthy eating and activity intervention, according to the recently published paper by Patricia Hageman, Carol Pullen, and colleagues in the […]
Jan 19, 2015
Alum hired as PT clin ed director
Nikki Sleddens, PT, MPT, CEEAA, is the new director of clinical education for our physical therapy program. She graduated from the UNMC PT Program in 1995. Since graduating, Nikki has worked in a variety of clinical settings with the majority of her clinical work being with geriatric clients in the inpatient and home health setting. She made the transition […]
Jan 16, 2015
Curriculum Specialist, Ong Vang, joins the SAHP
Ong Vang, BS, recently joined the SAHP Academic and Student Affairs Staff as a Curriculum Specialist, a new position in the school. She is a graduate of Boston University, College of Communication (’94) and has worked in academia since 2004. Here’s more about Ong in her own words: Although my professional and educational background is rather diverse, […]
Jan 13, 2015
PT Student, first-ever UNMC recipient of the Midwest Deans Legacy Scholarship
Third-year physical therapy student, Anne Woodruff, is the recipient of the Midwest Deans 2014 Legacy Scholarship. She is the first-ever recipient from UNMC! This scholarship program was established to honor the legacies of current and former deans and directors of the Midwest Association of Allied Health Deans of Academic Health Centers. The scholarship is awarded to […]
Jan 5, 2015
Sasek publishes and gets the cover
The Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants published, “An update on primary care management of knee osteoarthritis,” by PA faculty member, Cody Sasek, MPAS, PA-C. Not only that, but it’s the cover article. Congratulations, Cody!
Dec 31, 2014
Congratulations, Grandpa Temme!
Jim and Kathy Temme are the proud grandparents of a grandson. Jim is the associate director of the division of radiation science technology education. Samuel Thomas Quinn was born Tuesday, Dec 16, 2014 Parents Wes and Melissa Quinn and baby are doing fine. Congratulations, Jim and Kathy!
Dec 17, 2014
Kudos for Faculty: Honeycutt, Latshaw, and Michael
From Clinical Laboratory Science: Congratulations to Karen Honeycutt, MEd, MLS(ASCP)CMSMCM, and Sandra Latshaw, MA, MT(ASCP)SM, on the publication of their article, “Incorporating A Structured Writing Process into Existing CLS Curricula,” in Clinical Laboratory Science, 27(4), 194-203. Well done! From Diagnostic Medical Sonography: Kim Michael, MA, RT(R), RDMS, RVT, collaborated with Gib Willett, PT, PhD, on […]
Dec 15, 2014