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Allied Health Blog

Welcome Tami Ritsema to our PA faculty!

We welcome Tami Ritsema, MPH, MMSc, PA-C, in the new faculty position of academic/research coordinator. Her background as a PA faculty member at George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences and as a regular guest faculty at St. George’s University of London Medical School provides a unique depth of experience for the benefit […]

Jul 20, 2012

Need your help to win the Corporate Cycling Challenge!

The deadline to get a T-shirt for the Corporate Cycling Challenge is Monday, July 23rd! Join the SAHP team TODAY and help us win this thing. Registration and information.

Jul 20, 2012

RSTE grads run "colorful" 5k for fun and charity

Stephanie Vas, clinical coordinator in our CT/MRI program, along with two friends, Jen Langemeier, and Ellie Miller, ran the Color Run on July 14th. This 5k run/walk raises money for the Habitat for Humanity of Omaha, and there were over 13,000 participants this year!  All three went through the UNMC Radiography program. Then, Jen and Stephanie graduated from […]

Jul 19, 2012

Subway Tessellates Cheese

In the spirit of information sharing, Adam Stevens in CT/MRI has offered up some fun math facts, which I’ll be sharing on the blog and Bennett TV monitors. Here’s the first installment: Tessellation (or Tiling) is a pattern of shapes that fit perfectly together. Historically (pre 2010), Subway sandwich artists placed cheese on sandwiches in […]

Jul 17, 2012

New SAHP video

This video was created as part of our ongoing efforts to educate the public on what allied health professions are: vital members of the health care team who comprise about 60% of the health care workforce! Please share it liberally. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YlR8oYZbxo]

Jun 22, 2012

Mitchell represents the USA at international meeting

Connie Mitchell represented the United States at the recent World Congress meeting of the International Society of Radiographers and Radiologic Technologists (ISRRT) in Toronto, Canada, June 4-10th. She serves as Council Member for the American Society of Radiologic Technologists.

Jun 21, 2012

Scholting invited to serve at conference

Patty Scholting, PA-C, was one of three PA educators invited to attend the 2012 Integrating Quality Meeting: Collaborating for Care national meeting sponsored by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). In addition to serving on the review panel for poster abstracts at this meeting, she was the facilitator for the presentation, “Improving Patient Safety […]

Jun 20, 2012

UNMC Service Award Recipients in the SAHP

Nicki Simmons, Karen Wesche, Gail Hackendahl, and Cindy Skarda The following SAHP staff members were honored for their service to UNMC at the annual awards dinner last week: Karen Wesche – 5 years; Virgie Powers – 10 years (not pictured); Nicki Simmons – 15 years; Gail Hackendahl – 25 years; and Cindy Skarda – 30 […]

Jun 19, 2012

Welcome to our newest faculty member, Stephanie Vas — CT/MRI

Stephanie Vas is the new Clinical Education Coordinator for the Computed Tomography/Magnetic Resonance Imaging (CT/MRI) program in the School of Allied Health Professions. Originally from central Nebraska, she graduated from Ansley Public School. Stephanie received a BS in Radiation Science from UNMC in 2010, with specialties in Radiography, CT, and MRI. She has been practicing […]

Jun 18, 2012

Physician Assistant ranked #1 job by Forbes

Thousands of new college grads will enter the workforce this year, but with unemployment at 8.2% and underemployment near 18%, many will put off the taxing job search process and opt out of the weak job market to pursue graduate degrees. With this in mind, Forbes set out to determine which master’s degrees would provide […]

Jun 15, 2012