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Glad UNMC is not near the river

Kathy Volkman shared this picture taken by a friend on the 39th floor of the First National building looking out toward Iowa. Kathy said, “In the foreground is a lake. In the horizon are the Bluffs. In the middle is the muddy river as it is moving closer to Omaha.” Missouri River covering I-29 north […]

Jun 20, 2011

Keeping you informed

I’m excited! Part of the plan, when we moved into Bennett Hall, included closed circuit monitors in the hallways in order to keep everyone in the school better informed. That communication strategy finally came to fruition. It’s taken a little time to get them installed and working properly, but floors three through six of Bennett […]

Jun 17, 2011

Tammy Roehrs leaving PT

At the end of June, Tammy Roehrs, PT, MA, NCS, will be leaving the Division of Physical Therapy Education to pursue other professional opportunities. Tammy joined the division in June, 1996, teaching the clinical neuroscience courses. In 2006, Tammy became the Interim Director of Clinical Education and Director of Clinical Education in 2007 after a […]

Jun 1, 2011

Venema and Jones present at Nebraska Healthcare Quality Forum

Dawn Venema, PT, PhD and Katherine Jones, PT, PhD, faculty in the Division of Physical Therapy Education, presented at the 2011 Nebraska Healthcare Quality Forum on May 10, 2011, at the Embassy Suites Conference Center in LaVista, Nebraska. The title of their presentation was “CAPTURE Falls in Nebraska Hospitals: A survey of fall risk reduction […]

Jun 1, 2011

Barriers

by Fran Higgins 5/31/2011 It started with a simple email request from Dawn, a member of the PT faculty: “Wanna get some exercise today? I need to get about 4-5 wheelchairs from the Student Life Center (SLC) over to the hospital ward of the Clinical Skills Lab in Sorrell today.” This seemed to fit in […]

May 31, 2011

Allied health honors Dr. Hageman and Tammy Jones

In case you missed it, UNMC Today ran an article this morning regarding the honoring of two faculty members – Pat Hageman, Ph.D., and Tammy Jones – at its May 4 awards ceremony. Be sure to check out the full article. Congratulations, again, to Pat and Tammy!

May 27, 2011

Prusia gets the Gold U

Sue Prusia in the SAHP dean’s office is the June recipient of the Gold U. Congratulations, Sue!

May 17, 2011

Sad news

Jesse Edwards, MS, Physician Assistant Program, School of Allied Health Professions, died yesterday. Details for services are in this UNMC Today article. Jesse joined UNMC in 1968, upon his retirement from the military. He served initially as associate to the dean for business affairs in the College of Medicine, and after starting UNMC’s physician assistant […]

May 11, 2011

A Busy Week!

Wednesday, May 4, 2011 from 12:30 PM-2:00 PM in the Truhlsen Event Center MSC, Forum on Evidence-Based Medicine. 2:05-3:00 PM SAHP Awards Ceremony, MSC 3001 3:00 PM Reception, Truhlsen Event Center MSC Friday, May 6, 2011, 3:00-5:00pm, Stockyard Exchange, SAHP Convocation & Reception. Saturday, May 7, 2011, 10:00am, Civic Auditorium, UNMC Commencement.

May 3, 2011

UNMC administrator appointed to national advisory committee

Will provide key voice for health care workforce needs of rural communities Patricia Hageman, Ph.D., professor and former program director of physical therapy education in the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s School of Allied Health Professions, has been appointed to a three-year term on an external advisory committee for the Health Resources and Services Administration […]

Apr 29, 2011

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