Allied Health Blog
Congratulations, Anne Skinner!
Anne Skinner in our Physical Therapy program is the July recipient of the Silver U award. Please mark your calendars for our next SAHP social at which Anne will be recognized: August 24th at 3:00 p.m. Location TBA. (Rumor has it there may be ice cream!) Congratulations, Anne!
Jul 8, 2011
Sue Prusia gets the Gold
Congratulations to Sue Prusia, pictured above receiving her Gold U certificate at the Board of Regents meeting. Full story from the UNMC Today.
Jun 29, 2011
PT Alums Visit UNMC
Members of the Physical Therapy class of 1981 met for their 30-year reunion on June 17 and 18, 2011. They came from as far away as Wyoming, Texas, and California. Kyle Meyer, PhD, PT, senior associate dean of the School of Allied Health Professions, welcomed them and led a tour of the UNMC campus on […]
Jun 27, 2011
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
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