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College of Allied Health Professions

UNMC enrolls second cohort for Doctor of Medical Science

The DMSc degree, available through the UNMC College of Allied Health Professions,
is an advanced doctorate degree for PAs.

Mar 12, 2025

A PA sitting to consult with a patient

Impact in Education: Leah Stade, OTD

Dr. Stade is an assistant professor in the Division of Occupational Therapy Education, UNMC College of Allied Health Professions.

Mar 6, 2025

Leah Stade, OTD

Shaun Grammer, DMSc, named Varner Educator Laureate

Dr. Grammer and other recipients of the UNMC Impact in Education Awards will be honored at a ceremony March 14.

Feb 4, 2025

Shaun Grammer, DMSc

Revamped lab dedicated as a ‘WIN’ for researchers and patients

The Constance M. Ryan Wellness INnovation Laboratory, or WIN lab, was dedicated Dec. 10 in UNMC’s Student Life Center.

Jan 20, 2025

Connie Ryan (Photo courtesy University of Nebraska Foundation)

Tanya Custer, PhD, to lead Interprofessional Academy of Educators

Dr. Custer, director of distance education with allied health, has been active in the academy since her induction in 2016.

Dec 11, 2024

Tanya Custer, PhD

Nominations open for new UNMC Staff Advisory Council

The 32-member council will act in an advisory capacity to the chancellor, administration and other university groups on behalf of all staff.

Dec 6, 2024

UNMC campus sign

UNMC online programs provide career development

Three graduates talk about how one program, UNMC’s Master of Health Professions Teaching and Technology, impacted their growth.

Nov 1, 2024

Vanessa Crookshank, associate professor of dental hygiene, Colorado Mountain College, was working part-time at Central Community College in Hastings, Nebraska, before additional education helped her achieve a full-time faculty position. She is an alumnus of UNMC's Master of Health Professions Teaching and Technology program, which she said helped her to "dream big."

Drs. Hanson and Jackson will join wheat fiber roundtable

The Wheat Fiber for Rural Health and Wealth Roundtable, presented in part by the University of Nebraska, will be Nov. 7.

Oct 24, 2024

Mariah Jackson, PhD, and Corrine Hanson, PhD

Midtown street to be ceremonially named Benschoter Avenue

Reba Benschoter, PhD, was a groundbreaking UNMC faculty member in distance learning and telemedicine, and her husband, Benny, was a pioneer in broadcasting.

Sep 24, 2024

Reba Benschoter is in the video control room at Nebraska Psychiatric Institute in 1967.

Donning a white coat, UNMC students start journeys in patient care

Nursing, dentistry, medicine, graduate studies, allied health and pharmacy all held special ceremonies to mark the new school year.

Sep 17, 2024

The UNMC College of Medicine held its White Coat Ceremony on Aug. 23 at the Orpheum Theater.