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Allied Health Blog

Welcome new faculty: Lesley Gilmer, PhD

Associate Professor Lesley Gilmer, PhD, recently joined our team in Kearney as Director of Anatomy in the Department of Allied Health Professions Education, Research, & Practice. Here’s more about Dr. Gilmer in his own words: I’m interested in mitochondrial bioenergetics, and the effects of injury and age on those organelles. I’m passionate about anatomy and […]

Jul 12, 2024

Lesley Gilmer, PhD

UNMC DPT Program making an impact with Lifestyle Medicine

by Tessa Wells, PT, DPT It’s no secret that the healthcare sector in the United States is a challenging environment to be in, regardless of your role. The population is getting sicker, the costs are rising higher, and provider morale is dipping lower. A few years ago, the UNMC physical therapy education program asked a […]

Jul 9, 2024

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Grant Examines Ramifications of Color Vision Deficiency in Health Education Programs

Faculty from the Medical Laboratory Science and the Diagnostic Cytology programs teamed up for a study under a grant from the UNMC Interprofessional Academy of Educators. Linsey Donner, PhD, Maheswari Mukherjee, PhD, Ashley Eichelberg, Marnie Imhoff, Kevin McGuire, C.J. Woslager, DC, received an IAE Education Research Grant titled, “Color Deficiency Survey: A Review of Medical […]

Jul 8, 2024

MLS students at microscopes