Allied Health Blog
Annual SAHP Awards Ceremony and Forum on Evidence-Based Medicine
The annual School of Allied Health Professions Awards Ceremony took place on Wednesday, April 30, 2014. This year’s recipient of the SAHP Excellence in Research Award was Ka-Chun (Joseph) Siu, PhD, assistant professor, division of physical therapy education. This award recognizes significant research contributions and addition to the knowledge of the clinical, scientific, and/or educational […]
May 12, 2014
SAHP News: Dr. Jones, RSTE faculty & students, perfusion week
Don’t want you to miss any of the great things going on in the SAHP! Here are a couple of great SAHP stories from this morning’s UNMC Today: Fall prevention the focus for Katherine Jones, Ph.D. RSTE faculty, students nearly sweep state awards In addition, it’s National Perfusion Appreciation Week, May 4-10, 2014. The profession […]
May 5, 2014
CLS Takes Part in Nebraska Science Festival
submitted by Kevin McGuire The Clinical Laboratory Science Department hosted a booth at the 2014 Nebraska Science Festival April 24th and 25th at the Durham Museum. Over 1,000 students visited the booth for an opportunity to extract their own DNA and take it home in a test tube! Long lines demonstrated the students’ excitement to see […]
May 2, 2014
Tompkins inducted into Delta Omega
Jan Tompkins, MPH, MT(ASCP), SAHP Director for Academic and Student Affairs, was inducted into the Gamma Omicron chapter of Delta Omega at the recent UNMC College of Public Health Annual Awards Dinner. Delta Omega is the honorary society for graduate studies in public health. Election to the society is based on outstanding performance – scholarship […]
May 2, 2014
Another publication for PA
Congratulations to Stephane Vandermeulen, MPAS, PA-C, and her colleagues from Anatomy, on the publication of, “Enhancement of anatomical learning and developing clinical competence of first-year medical and allied health profession students,” in Anatomical Sciences Education. This is the first article demonstrating use of lightly embalmed cadavers to teach students how to examine for ligamentous injuries of the […]
Apr 30, 2014
RSTE students and faculty receive honors and awards at NSRT conference
Submitted by Tanya Custer, MS, R.T.(R)(T) It was a busy weekend for RSTE students & faculty at the Nebraska Society of Radiologic Technology Annual Conference & the Chicago Area Radiation Therapy Annual Conference. Out of 16 awards, they brought home 14! NSRT Results Christian Gregg has served on the NSRT board for the past year […]
Apr 29, 2014
Kudos to CLS faculty
Ricki Otten, MT(ASCP)SC, was awarded the Award of Excellence from the Nebraska American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS-NE) at the annual state conference held April 9-11, 2014 in Lincoln, NE. This award recognizes a member who has made a significant contribution to their profession, institution and community. Congratulations, Ricki! Linsey Donner, MPH, MLS(ASCP) CM […]
Apr 28, 2014
UNMC PA students receive competitive scholarships
Congratulations to Jessica Borrenpohl, Morgan Meissner, Grant Robbins, Gregory Stevens, and Morgan Wahlgren! These five UNMC PA students received scholarships at the Nebraska Academy of Physician Assistants (NAPA) Annual Conference on April 10, 2014 in Kearney. Each year many students from Nebraska’s two PA programs apply, and the award recipients are selected by the […]
Apr 23, 2014
Congratulations to Tami Ritsema on a recent publication in British journal
Tami Ritsema, MPH, MMSc, PA-C, had a recent publication, “Doctor Satisfaction with the Physician Associate Role,” in Clinical Medicine: The Journal of the Royal College of Physicians. This is the first article to survey doctors in Britain about their experiences with the new PA role there. Congratulations, Tami!
Apr 17, 2014
Kudos to faculty with recent publications: Hoffman, Michael, Wampler, and Hanson
Erin Hoffman from the Physician Assistant program published in the official journal of the Association of Family Practice Physician Assistants: Hoffman E. Fever in the Young Infant, Advance for NPs & PAs, Mar 2014 Kim Michael and Kate Wampler from the Diagnostic Medical Sonography program: Michael K, Wampler K, Shostrom VK, Boals M, Anderson JC. […]
Apr 16, 2014
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