The University of Nebraska Medical Center’s School of Allied Health Professions (SAHP) welcomed 177 new students this fall.
The SAHP at UNMC offers 10 educational programs leading to careers in the following health professions: clinical laboratory science, clinical perfusion, cytotechnology, diagnostic medical sonography, medical nutrition, nuclear medicine technology, physical therapy, physician assistant, radiation therapy, and radiography.
Allied health is the collective name given to more than 200 health-related professions. Most deal with some aspect of providing diagnostic, intervention, or technology support services in the American health care system. It is estimated that allied health professionals make up 60 percent of the approximately 2.8 million health professionals in the United States.
The below includes 135 of 177 students. They are listed by their program and hometown, and reflect those students who chose to be included.
Clinical Laboratory Science
Arthur – Angela Munson
Gordon – Brett VanBriggl
McCook –Lindsey Dame
North Platte – Jessica Halter
Lincoln – Joseph Silva
Omaha – Joseph Lee; Elizabeth Worrall
Montgomery, AL – Chelsea Dockins
Ottawa, KS – Jamie Jamison
Ludington, MI – Jessica De Meuse
CT/MRI
Lincoln – Sarah Wilbeck
Norfolk – Ronald Linke
Omaha – Nicole Fyfe, Kevin Kucera
Cytotechnology
West Point – Samantha Prinz
Manning, IA – Megan Hinners
Springfield, MO – Rachel Kerwin
Wichita, KS – Tammy Duong
Medical Nutrition
Bellwood – Denise Bryson
Manhattan, KS – Susan Schonewies
Nuclear Medicine
Atkinson – Michelle Verzal
Aurora – Samantha Palensky
Gering – Dustin Emery
Minden – Rebecca Brooks
Omaha – Sara Dickson
Plainview – Steven Peterson
Council Bluffs, IA – Ashley Freeman
Physical Therapy
Albion – Lindsay Michael
Arnold – Joshua Magill
Bellevue – Beverlijane Shumaker; Amanda Wiederholt
Columbus – Matthew Kudron
Culbertson – Ross Oberg
Fairbury – Matthew Vetter
Fremont – Nicole Dickmeyer
Gering – Alesa Hebbert
Grand Island – Colby Fox
Hartington – Alicia Arens
Hayes Center – Kimberly Laird
Lincoln –Shelly Chiles, Dorothy Matta, Jennifer Mihaljevic, Laura Page, Suzanne Wing
Milford – Kelsey Muller
Nebraska City – Webster Farris
Nelson – Douglas Wehrman
Norfolk – Kristin Smith
North Platte – Benjamin Deutschman
Omaha – Sarah Edelstein, Lisa Graham, Elizabeth Mostek, Chris Pedroza, Anne Proulx, Megan Ring, Michelle Simon Jessica Turner
Papillion – Rachel Wyman
Pawnee City – Jed Droge
Stuart – Lanell Hipke; Curt Krobot
Sutherland – Kylie Thomas
Aruada, CO – Eric Melander
Ireton, IA – Abby Ten Nappel
Platte, SD – Daniel Decker
Rapid City, SD – Justina Bauer
Portland, OR – Katja Sebestyen
Meeteetse, WY – Alison Larsen
Toronto, Ontario, Canada – Samantha Pfaller
Physician Assistant
Albion – Kelli Frey
Bellevue – Vanessa Potter
Blair – Eric Becker; Melissa Edson
Crete – Susan Buchanan; Valerie Vernon
Falls City – Carrie Ramsey
Franklin – Melissa Rasmussen
Grand Island – Lindsay Monk
Gretna – Cara Suhr
Lincoln – Danny Roelfs
Nebraska City – Lindsey Griepenstroh
Neligh – Lindsey Novak
North Platte – Allison Swendener
Omaha – Justine Caniglia; Laura Cerone; Kandice Dolesh; Brittany Lanoha; Erin Peitzmeier; Kalene Stremlau
Papillion – Sara Granville
Petersburg – Anita Stokes
Plattsmouth – Allison Gorman
St. Paul – Marcus Nielsen; Kelli Sack
Wahoo – Nathan Kotera
Wilber – Cody Sasek
Wilcox – Austin Young
Denver, CO – Christine Land
Waukee, IA – Tracey Hyda
Iuka, KS – Lindsay Hall
White Bear Lake, MN – Nicole Zack
Belmont, NC – Jasmine Sicilia
Owasso, OK – Lindsey Martinez
Flandreau, SD – Ramona Zephier
Nacogdoches, TX – Blaine French
Radiation Therapy
Blair – Danielle Gage
Falls City – Kara Frederick
Lincoln – Jared Calver
Norfolk – Ryan Brown
North Platte – Joseph Howard
Omaha, NE – Jane Felt; Barbara Thompson
Scottsbluff – Morgan McGee
Radiography
Ansley – Stephanie Ferguson
Bellevue – Erika Albright
Creighton – Lee Moser
Elm Creek – Amanda Trampe
Grand Island – Carrie Mallison; Heather Ruge; Brett Thomas
Hastings – Ashley Parr
Lincoln – Kelli Mihulka
North Platte – Ellie Jorgensen
Omaha – Amy Mayer; Jennifer Ponec; Heather Sawaged
O’Neill – Melissa Adamson
Valley – Aubree Kallenbach
Wallace – Jennifer Lempke
Council Bluffs, IA – Linsey Boehm
Sonography
Bartlett – Erin Landgren
Emerson – Virginia Mueller
Grand Island – Kimberly Rieck
Kearney – Megan Sever
Hanover, KS – Danielle Nelson
UNMC is the only public health science center in the state. Its educational programs are responsible for training more health professionals practicing in Nebraska than any other institution. Through their commitment to education, research, patient care and outreach, UNMC and its hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center, have established themselves as one of the country’s leading centers in cancer, transplantation biology, bioterrorism preparedness, neurodegenerative diseases, cardiovascular diseases, genetics, biomedical technology and ophthalmology. UNMC’s research funding from external sources now exceeds $80 million annually and has resulted in the creation of more than 2,400 highly skilled jobs in the state. UNMC’s physician practice group, UNMC Physicians, includes more than 460 physicians in 50 specialties and subspecialties who practice primarily in The Nebraska Medical Center. For more information, go to UNMC’s Web site at www.unmc.edu.
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