College of Allied Health Professions

Doctor of Nutrition and Dietetics program leads the way

The UNMC College of Allied Health Professions program is the first nationally to be a candidacy for accreditation in the field.

Nov 18, 2025

Jana Ponce, PhD

More than a promise: UNMC supports employees in the guard, reserve

One allied health supervisor received two special honors for supporting her colleague who serves in the Nebraska Air National Guard.

Nov 11, 2025

From left, Col. Kipper Hesse, wing commander of the 155th Air Refueling Wing, Nebraska Air National Guard, poses with Maggie Winnicki and Perris Scott, of the UNMC College of Allied Health Professions. Scott also serves as a first sergeant in the Nebraska Air National Guard.

Backstage Pass event to highlight health professions

The popular event, set for Wednesday, this year is adding the UNMC College of Pharmacy to its lineup.

Nov 4, 2025

Kaitlyn Uwazarike, DPT, checks grip strength at the Physical Therapy booth at a previous Backstage Pass event.

UNMC researchers to study obesity and its cancer risks

Mariah Jackson, PhD, and Dana Verhoeven, PhD, received grant funding from the National Institutes of Health.

Oct 27, 2025

Mariah Jackson, PhD, and Dana Verhoeven, PhD

UNMC achievements, Oct. 24, 2025

Notes on a national leadership position for Holly Zimmerman, pharmacy awards and new residency directors in dentistry.

Oct 24, 2025

Holly Zimmerman

Tuesday event will celebrate transplant program teams

The celebration of these colleagues’ impact also will include a short documentary.

Oct 20, 2025

A short documentary, highlighting the coordinated care of organ donation, will be shown at the event.

Drs. Cochran, Cook honored as 2025 Distinguished Educators

The Interprofessional Academy of Educators’ Distinguished Educator Award is the academy’s highest honor.

Oct 10, 2025

Teresa Cochran, DPT, PhD, and Kristen Cook, PharmD

Summer PT program gives visitors experience to take home

UNMC’s Summer Experiential Education Program is designed for international physical therapy and rehab students.

Sep 30, 2025

Megan Frazee, DPT, associate professor in the UNMC Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, leads a lesson in the UNMC Summer Experiential Education Program in physical therapy.

UNMC’s diagnostic cytology program leads the field

Over the last three years, UNMC has produced more than one in five of the nation’s cytology graduates.

Sep 16, 2025

Manju Mukherjee, PhD

Radiation therapy program expands to Kearney

The enrollment of the first radiation therapy students there represent another UNMC expansion to the campus.

Sep 11, 2025

Lisa Bartenhagen, UNMC's director of radiation therapy education