Allied Health Blog
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
Alumnus' HGTV appearance becomes an allied health recruiting tool
In case you missed it, UNMC Today posted a great article this morning about a Clinical Perfusion alum.
May 15, 2012
Help Fran fight extreme poverty
I’ve been living on $1.50 worth of food per day since Monday and will continue through Friday…by choice. 1.4 billion people currently live below the poverty line and don’t have a choice. In today’s world, extreme poverty and inequality are unjustifiable and unfair. Live Below the Line demonstrates the problem in a concrete way, while […]
May 9, 2012
Publication for cytotechnology
Amber Donnelly, program director for cytotechnology education, co-authored an article titled “Virtual microscopy in cytotechnology education: Application of knowledge from virtual to glass,” published in CytoJournal. Here’s a link to a pdf of the full article. Congratulations, Amber!
May 8, 2012
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- by Jeffrey RobbThe University of Nebraska System sent out a message Friday with important information about NU health insurance plans.
- by Jeffrey RobbDr. Acharya is an assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience.
- by Jeffrey RobbServices are today for Dr. Pudwill, who joined the UNMC College of Dentistry faculty in 1967.
- by Jeffrey RobbWith implementation of the license plate recognition technology next week, parking stickers for permits will go away.
- by Jeffrey RobbDuring the exercise, the public may see activity in and around the Maurer Center for Public Health on the Omaha campus.