Schmidt honored with MCMLA’s 2026 Outstanding Achievement Award
Cindy Schmidt of the McGoogan Health Sciences Library recently was honored with the Midcontinental Chapter of the Medical Library Association’s 2026 Outstanding Achievement Award. A key part of McGoogan’s education and research services librarians team, Schmidt is known for her commitment to serving others through systematic reviews and interprofessional education. Read more about this award on the library’s blog.
-Aarik Danielsen, McGoogan Health Sciences Library
Dr. Webster served as panelist on AI implementation
Tammy Webster, PhD, dean of the UNMC College of Allied Health Professions, served as an invited panelist for a discussion on implementing AI at the Association of Schools Advancing Health Professions conference held in Nashville, Tennessee. In the Oct. 27 plenary session, attended by more than 200 people from across the country, Dr. Webster and two other members presented a panel on “The AI Implementation Journey: Institutional Approaches in Health Professions Education.” This panel brought together leaders from across health professions education.
-Fran Higgins, UNMC College of Allied Health Professions
Interprofessional team wins honor at national conference
A UNMC team made of faculty from the UNMC College of Allied Health Professions and UNMC College of Medicine won first place in the scientific presentation competition at the recent Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (SDMS) annual conference in Atlanta.
The contest evaluates sonographers’ original summary papers on clinical research, educational techniques, patient care, sonography department management, case studies presenting a diagnostic challenge, or other areas related to diagnostic medical sonography. UNMC won for its study, “Do Sonography Students Value Interprofessional Education? Perceptions Following an IPE Activity.”
Kate Wampler, Jessica Umbra, Christopher Smith, MD, and Kim Michael, EdD, were co-investigators. The interprofessional research study was originally funded with a grant from the UNMC Interprofessional Academy of Educators. Wampler was named an SDMS Fellow at the conference. She is an assistant professor and clinical education coordinator for the UNMC Diagnostic Medical Sonography program in the UNMC College of Allied Health Professions.
-Fran Higgins, UNMC College of Allied Health Professions