Allied Health Blog

PA alum to give presentation April 5th

Jill Ferry, PA-C, a graduate from UNMC, serves as a physician assistant at the Harlan Doctor’s Clinic, providing services as a patient-centered medical home in Harlan, Iowa. She will be addressing the “Effective Utilization of Physician Assistants in Primary Care,” on Friday, April 5, 2013 from 12:00-12:50 PM in the Wittson Hall Amphitheater (3034). The […]

Mar 29, 2013

Associate Dean's Office, Kudos, Physical Therapy

PT faculty receive grant funding for stroke rehab

Kathleen G. Volkman, PT, MS, NCS, the primary investigator, along with Katherine Jones, PT, PhD, and two collaborators from Creighton, received the George Blanton Research Grant from the Nebraska Physical Therapy Association. The purpose of their study, Improving Stroke Rehabilitation Across the Continuum of Care: Triangulating Perspectives of Interprofessional Groups of Healthcare Providers, is to (1) […]

Mar 26, 2013

Associate Dean's Office, Physical Therapy, RSTE

Behind-the-scenes clip of the SAHP group photo :-)

You may have seen the group photo on the TV monitors in Bennett Hall, or perhaps on Facebook — 19 faculty and staff members from the School of Allied Health Professions in our I’m Proud to Play a Part T-shirts. What you may not have known is that, because of scheduling conflicts, the one photo […]

Mar 22, 2013

Associate Dean's Office, Clinical Perfusion

SAHP Nebraska link in Alabama

Clinical Perfusion alumnus, Kellen Goldberg, is mentoring current perfusion student, Kelly Cole, during the very first heart transplant at the brand new hospital, Children’s of Alabama. Children’s just received their individual accreditation since splitting from the University of Alabama. Take note of Kellen’s Nebraska brand (his hat) to the transplant!

Mar 20, 2013

Associate Dean's Office, Kudos, Physician Assistant

PA Faculty Picked for Editorial Team of Professional Journal

The Journal of the Physician Assistant Education, the official journal of the Physician Assistant Education Association, recently appointed Tami Ritsema, MPH, MMSc, PA-C, to their editorial board. Michael Huckabee, MPAS, PhD, PA-C, has been selected as editor for the Abstracts and Brief Reports feature of the journal. The journal is dedicated to advancing PA education […]

Mar 15, 2013

Clinical Perfusion, Kudos

Clinical Perfusion students bring home awards

A first-year Clinical Perfusion student has won the annual Nebraska Perfusion Society Scholarship awarded annually to the best essay submitted by perfusion students from around the country. Mr. Robert Ledbetter bested the competition for the $1500 prize on Saturday, February 23, 2013, in Lincoln. Many kudos to Robert and Clinical Perfusion! This weekend in Las Vegas, […]

Mar 11, 2013

Associate Dean's Office, Clinical Laboratory Science, Clinical Perfusion, Cytotechnology, Nutrition, Physical Therapy, Physician Assistant, RSTE

Creating a Culture of Wellness in Healthcare Settings Conference

Newsletter Article from the NE Dept of Health & Human Services – The Lied Lodge in Nebraska City is the site for an innovative conference on May 17 and 18 designed to aid physicians and clinical staff in enhancing their own wellness and their clinics’ workplace wellness. The conference will be lively and interactive, with […]

Mar 8, 2013

Associate Dean's Office, Kudos, Physical Therapy

New publication for Katherine Jones and Anne Skinner

“A theory-driven longitudinal evaluation of the impact of team training on safety culture in 24 hospitals,” was published online in February and will be published in a special issue on team training and simulation.* The paper evaluates the work that Katherine Jones and her co-authors have done to implement team training in Nebraska’s Critical Access […]

Mar 5, 2013

Associate Dean's Office, Kudos, Physician Assistant

Landon selected for national committee

Diane Landon, MA, Student Affairs Specialist, has been selected to serve as a member of the Central Application Service for Physician Assistants (CASPA) Admissions Committee WebAdMIT Subcommittee. The subcommittee is charged with proposing, prioritizing, and testing additional WebAdMIT enhancements, and Diane will be bring her expertise in those areas to the committee. The appointment is for […]

Mar 1, 2013

Associate Dean's Office, Physician Assistant

PA faculty member lobbies in the UK

On February 13, 2013, Tami Ritsema, MPH, MMSc,PA-C, attended a meeting at the United Kingdom House of Commons as a member of a delegation from the UK Association of Physician Assistants (UKAPA) along with Jeannie Watkins, past president of UKAPA, and Kate Straughton, who is the current president of UKAPA. (Tami’s the tall one in the […]

Feb 27, 2013

Newsroom

UNMC to hold employee appreciation event March 5
February 24, 2026 by Jeffrey Robb
The event, titled 'Superheroes Among Us,' will be held in the Truhlsen Campus Events Center.
New trauma medical director announced
February 24, 2026 by Jeffrey Robb
Starting March 1, Emily Cantrell, MD, will be the new trauma medical director for Nebraska Medicine.
Cramer Lectureship to address compassion in refugee care
February 24, 2026 by Jeffrey Robb
The visiting lecturer is Heather Hanegan, a women’s health nurse practitioner with Ohio State's James Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Retirement meetings offered on Omaha campus
February 24, 2026 by Jeffrey Robb
Individual sessions can be scheduled with a TIAA representative on three days in April, May and June.
First UNMC Kearney medical class to be awarded scholarships
February 23, 2026 by John Keenan
The new scholarships will cover at least half the cost of medical school tuition for all four years for the first class of medical students at Kearney.