Dr. Webster featured in SAHP interview
Tammy Webster, PhD, dean of the UNMC College of Allied Health Professions, is featured by the Association of Schools Advancing Health Professions news wire in its monthly “Meet the New Deans” segment. The monthly feature introduces newly appointed deans in the health professions. Dr. Webster, who assumed her duties as dean May 1, also will present at ASAHP’s Annual Conference Member Panel on “The AI Implementation Journey: Institutional Approaches in Health Professions Education,” Oct. 27. Dr. Webster told ASAHP: “I was drawn to the health professions by a desire to do meaningful work that directly improves the lives of others. I was especially attracted to the combination of science, technology and human connection that defines so many health professions.” Read her full interview here.
Volunteers needed for packing event for local food pantries
The Internal Medicine Office of Belonging and Community Engagement is hosting a campuswide food packaging event Nov. 19, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., in the Truhlsen Events Center. The effort needs 130 volunteers to help package 30,000 meals for local food pantries, just in time to support families this holiday season. All members of the UNMC community are invited to participate. Sign up for a one-hour shift at this link – and volunteers are asked to list their division, department or group in the comment box.
-Maria Ball, UNMC Department of Internal Medicine
Reservations open for campus safety walk set for Oct. 29
University of Nebraska Police and the Public Safety Department invite members of the UNMC community to join them for a safety walk Oct. 29 to help identify and address potential safety hazards on campus.
Participants will walk through campus buildings, pathways and parking lots and structures to document safety concerns involving items such as lighting, trip hazards and landscaping.
The walk also offers campus community members an opportunity to meet public safety officers, learn more about campus security procedures and familiarize themselves with the layout of the campus.
The walk will begin at 7 p.m. at the UNMC Ice Rink. Those interested in participating should RSVP by Oct. 26 via email.
-Julie Anderson, UNMC strategic communications
Retirements announced
UNMC Human Resources announced 17 recent retirements.
The longest tenured retiree was Cindy Norton, who worked in the UNMC College of Medicine’s dean’s office. She retired on Sept. 3 after more than 45 years at UNMC, with a start date of Dec. 8, 1980.
Other announced retirements included:
- Carolyn Nussrallah, internal medicine-allergy/immunology, retired Sept. 5. Atart date April 30, 1986.
- Michael Berney, Eppley Institute-administration, retired Sept. 11. Start date Aug. 18, 1988.
- Stacey Saadat, business and finance, retired Sept. 2. Start date April 1, 1991.
- Mary Morris, biostatistics, retired Sept. 5. Start date March 30, 1992.
- Patty Davis, pediatrics-administration, retired Oct. 2. Start date March 29, 1993.
- Lynne Buchanan, PhD, UNMC College of Nursing-Omaha Division, retired Sept. 2. Start date July 1, 1996.
- Oksana Konuhova, business and finance, retired Sept. 2. Start date Oct. 16, 2000.
- Myhanh Phan-Rinne, DDS, UNMC College of Dentistry, retired Aug. 8. Start date Aug. 1, 2006.
- Patricia Oberlander, pediatrics-administration, retired Sept. 19. Start date Sept. 15, 2006.
- Julie Oltman, strategic communications, retired Sept. 1. Start date Feb. 12, 2009.
- Pei Xian Chen, MD, Eppley Institute-research, retired Sept. 8. Start date March 27, 2013.
- Laurie Bolte, UNMC College of Allied Health Professions-administration, retired Aug. 4. Start date Oct. 18, 2016.
- Cathrin Carithers, DNP, UNMC College of Nursing-Kearney Division, retired Aug. 21. Start date Jan 1, 2017.
- Tammy Slachetka, Eppley Institute-PCCE, retired Sept. 3. Start date June 1, 2018.
- Renee Hill. UNMC College of Nursing-Niedfelt Nursing Research Center, retired Oct. 20. Start date July 16, 2018.
- Frances Wolfe, UNMC College of Nursing Omaha Division, retired Oct. 1. Start date Sept. 14, 2020.