College of Allied Health Professions

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

New faculty spotlight: Anne Woodruff Jameson, DPT

Dr. Woodruff Jameson is an assistant professor with the physical therapy program in the UNMC College of Allied Health Professions.

Sep 10, 2025

Anne Woodruff Jameson, DPT

UNMC enrollment rises for 25th straight year

The steady growth is a testament to UNMC’s continued focus on growing the state’s health workforce.

Sep 8, 2025

UNMC campus sign

UNMC students don white coats to renew a rite of passage

Students from around UNMC colleges marked the start of their careers as health care professionals, with all the responsibility that involves.

Sep 2, 2025

New UNMC student Eben Samuel receives his white coat from Armando De Alba, MD, an associate professor with the UNMC Department of Family Medicine.

Drs. Webster, Donnelly to fill expanded roles in Allied Health

Their skills and experience within the UNMC College of Allied Health Professions will ensure continuity in support and leadership.

Aug 27, 2025

Tammy Webster, PhD, and Amber Donnelly, PhD

NU announces 2025 recipients of President’s Excellence Awards

Three UNMC faculty are among the honorees for the most prestigious awards presented to faculty across the NU System.

Aug 14, 2025

Betsy Becker, DPT, PhD, Karoly Mirnics, MD, PhD, and Thanh Nguyen, PhD

Allied health professions marks 10 years as a college

Although it has a long history at UNMC, the UNMC College of Allied Health Professions officially became a college in July 2015.

Jul 22, 2025

Kyle Meyer, PhD, dean of the UNMC College of Allied Health Professions

‘There is tremendous interest and excitement’

The new UNMC health science education center in Kearney will provide health care training close to home for rural Nebraska.

Jul 8, 2025

The 110,000-square-foot Health Science Education Center II is under construction on the UNK campus. It’s scheduled to open early next year, allowing UNMC to expand its nursing and allied health programs in Kearney and offer new programs in medicine, pharmacy and public health.

Kyle Meyer, PhD, to step down as allied health dean in 2026

Dr. Meyer is the founding dean of the UNMC College of Allied Health Professions and has led allied health at UNMC for 20 years.

Jun 27, 2025

Kyle Meyer, PhD