Allied Health Blog

Important info regarding Outlook email lists

The public distribution email list “Names” are in the process of being created in Outlook; however, they will not be auto-populated by March 6th. IT is still working on a process to do this. It is probably easiest to recreate smaller lists. You can still use the lists in Lotus Notes after March 6th and […]

Mar 1, 2012

Creating a Strong Nebraska health care team

This opinion article by Kyle P. Meyer, Ph.D., PT, senior associate dean, and Gregory M. Karst, Ph.D., PT, assistant dean for academic & student affairs, UNMC School of Allied Health Professions appeared in the Grand Island Independent. One of the hallmark traits of Nebraskans is their knowledge of the game of football, and their understanding of […]

Feb 29, 2012

Darwin Brown, MPH, PA-C receives Silver U

Congratulations to Darwin Brown, MPH, PA-C, the February Silver U Recipient! Darwin is a faculty member in the Physician Assistant Education program and was recognized by his colleagues for his leadership and excellence. Well done, Darwin!

Feb 21, 2012

New PA Program Director Announced

I am pleased to announce that Michael J. Huckabee, PhD, PA-C has accepted the position of Director, Physician Assistant Education program in the School of Allied Health Professions, effective May 1, 2012, pending Board of Regents approval. Dr. Huckabee has 29 years of clinical practice, primarily in rural family practice and emergency medicine, and more […]

Feb 17, 2012

Student Spotlight on Amand Harlow (PT1)

In case you missed it, here’s a link to the UNMC Today article on Amanda Harlow, a first-year physical therapy student.

Feb 10, 2012

Welcome to Mavrick Christian Afrank

Mavrick Christian Afrank, 7 lbs 7 oz, was born to Emily and Kyle Afrank. Emily is a third year physical therapy student. Congratulations!

Feb 8, 2012

TV Monitors in Bennett and Sorrell are temporarily suspended

The system used to log in to and update the TV monitors on campus has been offline since Friday. Consequently, the slides may be outdated, including the room scheduling monitors outside the classrooms. Sorry for the inconvenience, but, hopefully, it will be restored quickly.

Feb 8, 2012

Come celebrate!

Silver U Celebration Tuesday, February 21, 2012 8:15 am – 8:45 am Bennett Hall Reading Room (3011)

Feb 1, 2012

Help Dr. Karst become a human bowling ball for a good cause

Jan 24, 2012

A big thank-you to Dr. Leuschen!

The M. Patricia and James W. Leuschen Professorship for Advancing Research in the Allied Health Sciences will provide research support for SAHP senior and junior faculty. Read about it in UNMC Today.  

Jan 16, 2012