Allied Health Blog
Family Health History and the Holidays
By Elyssa Gray, genetic counseling student While families are gathering for the holidays, the Surgeon General encourages Americans to discuss and share information about their health. A detailed family health history is an invaluable tool to share with your provider and can be used to take control of your healthcare. This history can identify health […]
Dec 4, 2019
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Pilot grant sends PA students to Midwest Rural Agricultural Safety and Health Conference
Six UNMC PA students and two UNMC PA faculty recently attended the Midwest Rural Agricultural Safety and Health (MRASH) Conference in Marshalltown, IA as part of the CS-CASH Pilot Grant: Improving Agricultural Worker Health and Safety Awareness through Multimodal, Case-Based Physician Assistant Education. At the conference, PA faculty Carey Wheelhouse and Mia Hyde presented a […]
Dec 3, 2019
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What is your why? Reflections from a new program director
Today, November 14, 2019 is Genetic Counseling Awareness Day! Reflections from Holly Zimmerman, MS, CGC, program director for Genetic Counseling What will this year look like decades from now? What pictures or social media posts will represent the firsts for our program? These are my questions these days as I teach our first class. Our […]
Nov 14, 2019
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