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University of Nebraska Medical Center

The Latest Education, Backed by Research

Essential Partners in Health Care

As much as 60% of the U.S. health care workforce is in the allied health professions. These professionals are in demand now more than ever. There's no better place to train than UNMC. It was UNMC scientists who found that the SARS-CoV-2 virus spreads through airborne transmission. UNMC trains more health professionals than any other institution in the state.

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We seek to prepare tomorrow’s healthcare professionals for an increasingly diverse population and the ever changing face of healthcare. We look at an applicant’s whole profile, which includes lived experiences and personal attributes. This holistic approach seeks to be more inclusive and to prepare a more diverse body of graduates that match the demographic changes in Nebraska and beyond.

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Kearney: A Collaborative Community

The new Health Science Education Complex, at the University of Nebraska-Kearney, includes state-of-the-art classrooms, clinical teaching laboratories, clinical simulation facilities and plentiful student interaction space.

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College of Allied Health Professions Research

ribbon cutting for renovated lab

Renovated lab open for collaboration on health and wellness

UNMC cut a ribbon June 12 to celebrate the opening of a renovated clinical research laboratory to provide researchers across the campus a facility for use in a broad spectrum of clinical research.

Jana Ponce

UNMC researchers: Malnutrition raises COVID risks

Groundbreaking research from the UNMC College of Allied Health Professions on "The Impact of Malnutrition on Clinical Outcomes in Patients Diagnosed with COVID-19" is one of five finalists for an award from the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN).

Ellie Miller

Miller to sit on advisory board, improve instruction

Through her related research agenda and her research team’s development of their own radiography positioning simulation platform, Miller has established herself as a content expert and was sought to consult with the developers to assist in further improving their platform.