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College of Allied Health Professions Alumni Council Winter 2019 - Newsletter
UNMC Alumni Association News & Events
Congratulations to the PA Class of 2018 who received
their diplomas in December!
2018 was a fun and busy year filled with many events! Click the image above to watch a short recap.
Physician Assistant Evening of Networking For UNMC alumni, faculty, and clinical preceptors April 11, 2019 4:30 - 6:30 PM Cunningham's Journal on the Lake Kearney, NE Showdown in O-Town April 23, 2019 Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. Creighton Bluejays Baseball Tailgate 5-7 PM @ The Diamond Room Game 7 PM @ TD Ameritrade Park - Omaha Click here to purchase tickets 2019 UNMCAA Cruises
o Masterpiece Montage (book by March 12 to take advantage of the OLife Choice offer) • September 30 - October 11, 2019 • Rome to Barcelona Oceania Cruise
• Discover enduring masterpieces along the Mediterranean coast during an incredible ten-night cruise aboard Oceania Cruises’ Sirena.
o Cuba Charms (book by March 28 to take advantage of the OLife Choice offer) • October 29 - November 9, 2019 • Miami to Miami Oceania Cruise • Discover the true depth and beauty of the once-forbidden country of Cuba on this
impressive ten-night voyage, with an included one-night pre-cruise Miami stay, aboard Oceania Cruises’ elegant Insignia.
Connect With the UNMCAA Through A New Blog!
On January 2, 2019, the UNMCAA launched the Connections Project Blog, a place for UNMC Alumni to share real-world information and advice with students and fellow #unmcalumni. Information is in short written or video posts. All content lives on the blog https://blog.unmc.edu/alumni-association/ and is shared via the UNMC Alumni Association’s Facebook and Twitter. Topics covered are well-being, professional skills, personal finance, time, talent, and treasure. If you want to see a specific topic covered or if you want to provide content for a blog post, please contact us. Alumni can participate from anywhere in the world, so connect with us today!
Connect With the UNMCAA on Social Media
• Download the UNMC app to access the blog under the News tab, Blogs, Alumni Association.
• The Events tab will provide you access to upcoming UNMCAA events.
• The Social tab allows you to see and connect with us across Facebook and Twitter.
• The Links tab will give you easy access to the UNMCAA website.
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Alumni Council News
A Note from CAHP Alumni Council President Davis & Dean Meyer
New Year Greetings to You!
As we progress into 2019, we wanted to share exciting news from UNMC with you. Construction is underway on the new Dr. Edwin Davis & Dorothy Balbach Davis Global Center for Advanced Interprofessional Learning. With a grand opening scheduled for September 2019, the Davis Global Center will become the new headquarters for iEXCEL.
The unique design of the building promotes interdisciplinary collaboration, team training and the ability to practice the transfer of care throughout the current health care system. iExcel creates a transformative model for the education of health care professionals through a paradigm shift away from the traditional “see one, do one, teach one” model of training - to a skills-based (experiential) education model that is supported by a reliable competency assessment framework. This model is intended to train health care professionals, at all levels of training and in all health care
disciplines, to meet the inevitable changes in medicine that will occur over a lifetime of clinical practice. The model includes learning new techniques and procedures and adopting new technologies – in safe, simulated health care settings.The Davis Global Center will help advance the future of health care. Our best to you,
Sincerely,
Physical Therapy Continuing Education Event Held in Omaha & Kearney
February 2-3, 2019, the Division of PT education held a cervical spine manual therapy management CE event with Jeff Moore, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT. The CAHP Alumni Council helped sponsor the event through a discounted registration pricing option for alumni and clinical instructors. In total, 68 people attended, 51 alumni and 15 who serve as clinical instructors for UNMC.
Medical Imaging & Therapeutic Sciences Holds Annual CE Event Wednesday, November 7, 2018, the annual MITS continuing education event was held in Omaha and Kearney during National Radiologic Technology Week. This free event is a nice way of saying thank you to the alumni and clinical preceptors who attend. 62 people (33 alumni, 13 students, 14 non-alumni, and 2 presenters attended this event that is sponsored by the CAHP Alumni Council.
PT Student Sydney Holtmeier is 2018 Recipient of the Hageman Award Dr. Patricia ('79, '94) & Bruce Hageman created this student award to recognize a second or third year physical therapy student who has demonstrated exemplary professional behavior and commitment to service through involvement in activities that benefit others in the community, the workplace, and the profession. Congratulations to Sydney Holtmeier, the 2018 recipient. The financial award she received will help to support her educational endeavors.
Learn How You Can Support Students & Alumni in Your College & Profession
The College of Allied Health Professions Innovation Fund was created in 2015 to support the work of the College in partnership with the Alumni Council and the UNMC Alumni Association (UNMCAA).
• This fund replaces the former membership dues program and is the annual fund that: o provides opportunities to students and alumni;
o provides support to the people and programs of your Alumni Association;
o upgrades technology;
o funds professionalism (white coat) ceremonies;
o enhances innovative programming and more.
The work of the Alumni Council would not be possible without the support of so many generous alumni.
Pledge your donation of support here. To see the impact of gifts to the CAHP Innovation fund, click here and watch the videos below.
Grace Halder, second year Physical Therapy student thanks donors of the CAHP Innovation Fund.
Tyler Housh, a medical laboratory science student thanks donors of the CAHP Innovation Fund.
University of Nebraska Foundation Among Top Charities for 2018 The University of Nebraska Foundation, the charitable arm of the University of Nebraska and its affiliates, has been ranked #96 on the listing of America's 100 Favorite Charities for 2018.
The support you provide to your favorite area of the University is what truly makes the difference in enabling the University of Nebraska to change lives and save lives.
The rankings were released by the Chronicle of Philanthropy. Read more here.
Physical Therapy Reunion Day 2019 Alumni with class years ending in 4 or 9, and all alumni from the 70's, save the date for a reunion to be held in Omaha on Saturday, August 10, 2019. More details to come. If you are interested in planning a party for your class to celebrate your honor year, send us a note or call 402.559.1063. Seeking Volunteers for the Alumni Council
Are you interested in making a difference in the lives of current and future students and alumni of your UNMC College of Allied Health Professions!? If so, apply for consideration to be on the CAHP Alumni Council. Serving on the Council takes a very minimal amount of time and is a great way to get and stay engaged with your College, the University, and the lives of our students. A helpful packet of information has been created that outlines what this volunteer commitment entails. You can review it here. Please thoughtfully consider this opportunity to reconnect with your alma mater and to give back. For questions, contact Kat Hamilton in the Alumni Relations Office at [email protected] or 402.559.1063.
Class Reunions Did you know that the UNMC Alumni Relations Office can help assist you in planning a class reunion? Reach out to Kat, and see how easy it is to plan a time for you and your colleagues to reconnect. UNMC Alumni Directory Alumni can request login credentials and access the directory to search for classmates and colleagues. Please be sure to go to the "update your information" tab to keep your information current in the directory.
College of Allied Health Professions News
Dr. Betsy Becker Appointed Director of the Division of Physical Therapy Education
Betsy Becker, Ph.D., D.P.T., has been promoted to director of physical therapy education in the College of Allied Health Professions. Dr. Becker had previously been associate director. She succeeds Joseph Norman, Ph.D., who stepped aside as program director to spend more time with family. He will remain on faculty. Dr. Becker, who holds master's ('99) and Ph.D. ('18) degrees from UNMC, joined the allied health faculty in 2013. She was an inaugural inductee in the UNMC Interprofessional Academy of Educators, and currently serves as co-chair of the UNMC E-Learning Steering Committee.
She has her clinical doctorate in physical therapy from the University of South Dakota.
Kyle Meyer, Ph.D., dean of the college, said he was delighted that Dr. Becker accepted the appointment: "I look forward to working closely with Dr. Becker as she leads our outstanding program in physical therapy education, and I invite the college and the greater campus to join me in welcoming Dr. Becker to her new role."
Dr. Becker said: "I look forward to serving in this leadership role and working closely with the faculty, staff and students." Dr. Becker's appointment is effective Jan. 1. Read more here.
Dr. Teresa Cochran Appointed CAHP Assistant Dean at the Health Science Education Complex in Kearney
Following an extensive stakeholder review process, Teresa Cochran PT, DPT, MA, GCS, FNAP, was appointed CAHP Assistant Dean at the Health Science Education Complex (HSEC) in Kearney, effective in December 2018.
Dr. Cochran admirably served in an interim capacity since April. Over that brief time, she continued to advance the work of the faculty at the HSEC, helping to revise important policies, creating the foundation for development of an interprofessional curriculum in telehealth, developing plans with the College of Nursing to increase student engagement with the
Kearney HelpClinic, exploring opportunities to expand anatomy instruction for CAHP students, and working with UNK to increase student recruitment. Read more here.
Meghan Langel Promoted to Director of Research in the CAHP Meghan Langel, MPH, '13 has been promoted to the position of Director of Research in the College of Allied Health Professions. Meghan began her career at UNMC as a research assistant in the College of Public Health. Since then she has held progressively responsible research support roles in the College, before assuming the position of research administrator in 2016. With her support, and that of other CAHP research personnel, grant submissions have grown from the previous high of 19 in 2014, to 31 and 30 in each of the past two years.
Welcome New Faculty
Sarah Fisher: assistant professor and assistant program director for Genetic Counseling
Nancy Krusen: founding director of Occupational Therapy Education
Scott Sanderson: adjunct assistant professor and clinical education coordinator in the Department of Clinical Perfusion Education
Student Activities in December to Destress Around the Holidays
Sonography students skating on the ice rink in the UNMC Student
Plaza.
Paws for a Study Break: McGoogan Library brought in dogs from a local pet therapy organization.
The University of Nebraska Foundation sponsored the Pancake Man to come for a snack break during finals week.
Students and faculty from the Medical Imaging & Therapeutic
Sciences program decorated the Ronald McDonald House.
UNMC students took part in a family-friendly holiday sing along.
UNMC students volunteered their time to make over 100 fleece blankets to donate to the Ronald McDonald House, Omaha Police Department, The Foster Care Closet, Embrace the Nations and
local homeless shelters.
CAHP Faculty Inducted into the UNMC Interprofessional Academy of Educators
Inductees, Sara Bills and Annie Wildermuth (front) with Laura Bilek, PhD, and CAHP Dean, Kyle Meyer, PhD. Tammy Webster, PhD, not pictured.
Three CAHP faculty, Tammy Webster, PhD, MPA, RT(R)(M) '00, '18, Sara Bills, PT, DPT, GCS, '04, and Anne Wildermuth, MMS, PA-C, RD, were inducted into the Interprofessional Academy of Educators (IAE) in September 2018.
The IAE, an organization by educators for educators, is a community of more than 90 educators from across UNMC’s campuses, representing every college, and dedicated to serving our educational mission.
Physician Assistant Students & Faculty Meet with Governor Ricketts
On October 15, in celebration of Physician Assistant Week, students and faculty from the UNMC program met with Governor Pete Ricketts at the Nebraska Capital. He signed a proclamation celebrating the profession and recognizing the contributions PAs have on health care.
Before the proclamation ceremony, members of the PA program had the opportunity to meet privately with Gov. Ricketts. Seven department members along with four students discussed the development of the UNMC program through funding from the legislature in 1971 (led by then-Sen. Loren Schmidt), the mission of the program to provide care for underserved Nebraska populations, and the relationship between the UNMC program and the military Interservice Physician Assistant Program (IPAP). Physical Therapy Division Highlights Click here to read the December 2018 issue of highlights from the PT program including student and faculty news, details from graduation, awards and more. Genetic Counseling Program Receives Accreditation UNMC's new Genetic Counseling program has received accreditation effective January 31, 2019. The program is a unique partnership between the College of Allied Health Professions, the Munroe-Meyer Institute, and several community partners. Genetic Counselors serve as genetics experts and provide information to families and providers. They are translators of genetic information and use that knowledge to teach others. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics projects a growth rate of 29 percent for genetic counseling positions through 2026. Coincidentally, a recent professional survey showed that about 87% of genetic counselors accept a position before graduation. The first class at UNMC will start in the fall of 2019. Holly Zimmerman serves as Director of the program.
Radiography Student, Logan Teten, Receives ASAHP Scholarship
Logan Teten, 2nd year student in the radiography program on UNMC's Kearney campus, was one of only three 2018 recipients of a $2,500 scholarship from the ASAHP Midwest Deans Association. He was the only recipient in the undergraduate program category.
He has been accepted into UNMC's radiation therapy program for 2020 and he aspires to go on to a master's program in medical dosimetry.
UNMC's Online Master of Physician Assistant Studies Gets National Recognition
UNMC's online master of physician assistant studies has been named No. 4 in the country for such programs by onlinemasters.com, a nonprofit dedicated to ranking online degree programs. UNMC was praised as the online PA program with the most hands-on clinical experience. Online Masters said 21 industry experts, hiring managers, current students and alumni were consulted when ranking the nation's programs. Pace University ranked first, Yale University ranked second, and Big Ten peer University of Wisconsin-Madison was seventh in Online Masters' 2019 PA program rankings.
"UNMC's online degree advancement option is an excellent opportunity for PAs to further their competencies in medicine while having the convenience of an online curriculum," said Shaun Horak, interim director of physician assistant education. "The PA department is meeting the needs of the next generation of students by providing an innovative approach to the delivery of quality educational content."
UNMC NEWS
Nebraska Medical Orchestra Formed
In August of 2018, the Nebraska Medical Orchestra was formed through a partnership between the UNO School of Music and UNMC/Nebraska Medicine. The ensemble rehearses once a week and is comprised of about 50 people affiliated with UNMC/Nebraska Medicine, including students (50 percent), faculty (20 percent) and staff/other (30 percent).
Campus leaders say the creative outlet boosts morale and mental health and helps enhance the culture of wellness on campus. "Anything we do that enriches our exposure to the humanities will have a positive impact on all of us . . . not to mention increase the fun quotient on campus," said Steven Wengel, M.D., assistant vice chancellor for campus wellness for UNO and UNMC.
I Love NU Advocacy Day Set for March 27, 2019 Join us at the Nebraska State Capitol - along with students, faculty, staff, alumni, community members and all supporters and friends of the University - to show your support for the University of Nebraska's four campuses, visit with your senator, and share your story. Wear your campus colors to show support! We will have buttons, stickers and pins
available at the Capitol to identify yourself as an NU supporter. Plus, we'll have other goodies to help you show support all year round! Stay up-to-date on the latest University advocacy news by becoming an NU Advocate. Sign up here and get a free window cling to show your support: http://nebraska.edu/advocates. The University of Nebraska Advocates program is a coalition of individuals who are passionate about their University, informed about the issues impacting higher education, and prepared to raise awareness of the University’s contributions to the state of Nebraska and beyond. See more in the 2019 I Love NU Advocacy Day Facebook event.
UNMC history: Reihart a pioneer among Nebraska women scientists
In 1923, Helen Wyandt Reihart was recruited to establish a clinical laboratory at the University of Nebraska Hospital for the University of Nebraska College of Medicine. Reihart was the first medical technologist in the state of Nebraska and the first medical technologist to join the faculty of the University of Nebraska College of Medicine. She taught clinical pathology, supervised the clinical clerks' lab work, and directed medical and nursing students in the dispensary and laboratory.
In 1928, she was one the first individuals in the nation to receive certification and registration as a medical technologist by the American Society of Clinical Pathologists Board of Registry. The University of Nebraska Medical Technology training program, founded by Reihart in the 1930s, began with just two students. Thanks to Reihart's work, the program was accredited in 1937-38. Graduates of the program went on to set up laboratories in other Nebraska hospitals. Read more.
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