Alumni Association – Connections Project
Work-Life Balance in Healthcare – Part 2
Last week we heard from Amy Hornig, PharmD ’07 about tips for work-life balance at work and this week we hear tips from her for work-life balance at home. At home: Stay organized. For me, setting up a household calendar so that nothing was forgotten or overlooked was a LIFE CHANGER. This allows everything to […]
Apr 10, 2019
Work-Life Balance in Healthcare – Part 1
Working in healthcare is not a 9a-5pm job, much to the dismay of Dolly Parton fans everywhere. Although healthcare can be a very fulfilling career path, it often gets a bad rap for long hours and demanding schedules. And the ironic thing is that people who have careers that revolve around helping others are often […]
Apr 3, 2019
How to Advocate for the University of Nebraska and Your Profession
Today is I Love NU Day at the Nebraska State Capitol. In honor of this, hear from Jeff Hines, PharmD ’82 about how he recommends that alumni can advocate for the University of Nebraska and their profession. “My wife and I each have graduate degrees from the University. We’ve realized that education is the difference […]
Mar 26, 2019
Why UNMC – Filling Healthcare Needs in Rural Nebraska
“There are so many needs in rural Nebraska and I felt really tied to that.” Many UNMC students come from rural Nebraska and after they receive their education, they go back and serve in communities throughout the state. Nearly half of Nebraska’s physicians, dental professionals, pharmacists, bachelor-prepared nurses and allied health professionals have graduated from […]
Mar 20, 2019
Megan Frazee, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT ’09 on the Importance of Sleep
March is National Sleep Awareness Month and Megan Frazee, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT ’09, shares how sleep deprivation impacts our body and how healthcare providers can ask patients about the quality of their sleep and then educate them about basic sleep hygiene techniques. “It’s been shown that one night of sleep decreases the immune fighting […]
Mar 13, 2019
How Having A Mentor Can Enhance Your Career
Today on National Dentists Day, we hear from Dr. Brett Thomsen ’92 about how having mentors has helped him in his dental practice. “I found ways to aspire to practice and in certain ways that they did and form my own ideas about how I wanted to practice…there are people you can talk to and […]
Mar 6, 2019
UNMC Alumni Share Why They Chose UNMC – Part 1
UNMC’s greatest resource has always been its students — learning from each other to advance the art and science of health care. As a UNMC graduate, you are a member of an amazing worldwide network of more than 42,000 health care professionals who continue to learn from each other and support one another in advancing […]
Feb 27, 2019
Understanding Your Calling
“Why did you get into healthcare?” “Why are you giving patient care?” The answer I typically hear is, “I care. I want to serve people.” What impresses me about this is that in addition to our caring, people seldom come up with the question, is it the caring and the service that keeps our patients […]
Feb 22, 2019
No Bake Peanut Butter Energy Balls – A Delicious and Healthy Snack
Are you looking for a fun, quick and yummy recipe to make for your sweetie or your best pals this Valentine’s Day? Look no further, we have you covered! Rebecca Kraay, MMN, RDN, LMNT ’16, ‘17 a registered dietician at Nebraska Medicine shows you how to make this quick and easy recipe that is good […]
Feb 13, 2019
Mentoring and the Importance of Having One
Five reasons you need a mentor: 1. Mentors have experience and knowledge. Benjamin Franklin said, “Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.” Having someone to learn from and advise you will provide a wealth of knowledge that might otherwise take years to learn on your own–bottom […]
Feb 6, 2019
