Allied Health Blog
100% first-attempt pass rate for our Radiography graduates
Faculty of the Radiography program are excited to announce all 17 graduates passed the national certification exam on their first attempt. Class mean score is above national mean with nine students scoring above the 90 percentile and three in the 100 percentile. Kudos to our students!
Jun 5, 2012
The Ramblers are ramblin' on…
The Ramblers made this short “motivational” video as part of our step challenge. Enjoy! http://youtu.be/RQDTE2bNz-o
Jun 1, 2012
Darwin Brown presents in Canada
Approximately 3,500 Physician Assistants from the U.S. and around the world attended the National Physician Assistant Conference sponsored by the American Academy of Physician Assistants from May 25-29 in Toronto, Canada. Darwin Brown, PA-C, MPH, gave one lecture, “Essentials in 12-Lead ECG Interpretation,” and directed two 3-hour workshops, “Basic ECG Workshop,” and “Intermediate ECG Workshop.”
May 31, 2012
New addition to the allied health family
To the SAHP community, James Temme, associate director of radiation science technology education, would like to announce that he and his wife, Kathy, are new grandparents. Their daughter Abby gave birth on May 14th to a beautiful baby girl, Kinley McGinnis Hill. Mom, Dad, Jacob and Grandparents are all doing well. Congratulations, and welcome to […]
May 25, 2012
Nuclear Medicine students rock the board exams
Our nuclear medicine students took two sets of board exams. On the NMTCB exam, all three of the NM students taking boards last week passed the exam with the designation of “Passed with Highest Distinction.” Compared to the scores of 2011, their scores are above the 99th percentile in the nation. Congratulations to the students and […]
May 23, 2012
PA student, Marnie Thrasher, in UNMC Today
In case you missed it this morning… Community academy helps mom, daughter find purpose The UNMC Community Academy helped Marnie Thrasher find her calling as a physician assistant. It helped her mom find a special place, too. (Click the headline to read more.) Do you have a story to share? Send it to Fran Higgins […]
May 22, 2012
CCORDA services for Researchers – Thursday, 5/24
Jane Meza Director of the Center for Collaboration and Research Design and Analysis (CCORDA) and Professor and Chair of the Department of Biostatistics in the College of Public Health, will discuss many services available to researchers on Thursday, May 24 from 10-11 a.m. in COPH 3013. This session will include biostatistics, epidemiology and health services […]
May 22, 2012
Recent Graduate Named Saint Luke’s Student Perfusionist of the Year
From the Saint Luke’s Hospital newsletter — May 16, 2012: At the end of the academic year, the Perfusion Department at Saint Luke’s Hospital selects their Student Perfusionist of the Year, who they believe represents the perfusion profession in the most positive light. This year, Carrie Kovaleski [UNMC class of 2012] won the award along […]
May 17, 2012
Writing Instrument Brigade
Wait! Don’t throw away that old used up pen, pencil, or marker! Take it to Fran or put it into this dropbox in the PT department breakroom (BTH 3014J). This recycling program helps the environment and benefits charity. In partnership with TerraCycle and Sanford (a Newell Rubbermaid company), UNMC LiveGreen is offering a special recycling program […]
May 16, 2012
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