{"id":6195,"date":"2021-09-15T09:09:22","date_gmt":"2021-09-15T14:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alliedhealth\/?p=6195"},"modified":"2021-09-15T09:09:25","modified_gmt":"2021-09-15T14:09:25","slug":"special-olympics-nebraska-presents-kearney-unmc-students-with-highest-honor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alliedhealth\/2021\/09\/15\/special-olympics-nebraska-presents-kearney-unmc-students-with-highest-honor\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Olympics Nebraska presents Kearney UNMC students with highest honor"},"content":{"rendered":"
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by Kalani Simpson, strategic communications | September 15, 2021 for UNMC Today <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Special Olympics Nebraska recently presented UNMC\u2019s Health Science Education Complex (HSEC) students with its highest honor for health partners — the prestigious Golisano Health Leadership Award. The honor recognizes “health champions” that make significant contributions to equal access to health, fitness and wellness for people with intellectual disabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The award was presented Sept. 3 via Zoom, and followed by a panel discussion with Special Olympics athletes and their parents, allowing these health professions students to interact with the population they will serve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For five years now, students from UNMC\u2019s Colleges of Nursing and Allied Health Professions at the HSEC at the University of Nebraska-Kearney have conducted health screenings for athletes who compete in Special Olympics Nebraska.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The annual “MedFest” event at UNK has proven to be a win-win. It provides Special Olympics Nebraska athletes access to health-professions students – supervised by licensed professionals – for required screening in elements such as hearing, vision, vital signs, physical exam elements, nutritional practices. The athletes are seen by future nurses, physician assistants, physical therapists and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Our partnership with UNMC to provide these free physical screenings to our athletes is invaluable,” said Alisa Hoffman, director of health and community services, Special Olympics Nebraska. “It is a great learning experience for the UNMC students and an opportunity for our athletes to be evaluated in a low-pressure medical environment. If an underlying condition is detected during the screening process the athletes are referred to see their primary care physician for a follow-up exam.”\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, the students earn valuable experience operating as interprofessional teams. They also follow individual athletes through various stations to see how each profession cares for patients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Students have found this event valuable in practice of communication skills with special patient populations and other health care team members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

View a short video about the award on NTV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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