On Feb. 27, 93 students, faculty, and other guests met for the 5th annual Behavioral Health Mentorship Dinner sponsored by the Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska (BHECN) and UNMC's student Psychiatry Interest Group (PsIG). This year's event, held at Joslyn Castle, gathered students and mentors from a range of behavioral health disciplines including psychiatry, psychology, and nursing and included students and faculty from both UNMC and Creighton University. The mentorship dinner connects students, faculty, and practitioners in an informal setting where they can ask real questions and become better acquainted with professionals in other behavioral health fields.
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| Athena Ramos |
Athena Ramos, program coordinator for the Center for Reducing Health Disparities in the College of Public Health, will direct a Spanish-language version of "The Vagina Monologues," "Los Monologos de La Vagina," as a benefit for Justice for Our Neighbors as part of the Valentines Day campaign. UNMC staffers Antonia Correa and Diana Rogel Mendoza will perform, as well as community women who are part of the college's Latinas, Tabaco, y Cancer program. The show runs March 20-21 at 7 p.m. at La Casa del Huarache, 4826 Q St., and March 22 at 6 p.m. at Guaca Maya Restaurant, 5002 S. 33rd St. Tickets are $10 before the show and $15 at the door and can be purchased online here. David Prezant, M.D., the co-director of the World Trade Center Health Program, will speak on "WTC Attack on 9/11 — Respiratory Illnesses and Their Predictors" at noon on Friday, March 14, at the Durham Research Center auditorium. Other upcoming speakers at UNMC include:
- Frank R. Lewis, Jr., M.D. the executive director of the American Board of Surgery, will deliver the Paul E. Hodgson, M.D., Lectureship in Surgery at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, March 19, in the Eppley Science Hall Amphitheater, Room 3010. Dr. Lewis's topic will be "Issues in Surgery Residency Training."
- Robert Acland, M.D., professor emeritus in the Department of Anatomical Sciences at the University of Louisville School of Medicine and creator of "Acland's Video Atlas of Human Anatomy," will speak on new developments and research concerning the inner ear from 10 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. on Thursday, March 24, at the Sorrell Center, Room 3002.
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| Greg Karst, Ph.D. |
Greg Karst, Ph.D., assistant dean for academic and student affairs in the School of Allied Health Professions, is one of 16 educators accepted into the 2014-2015 cohort of the American Physical Therapy Association's Education Leadership Institute (ELI) Fellowship. According to the APTA, the year-long blended learning program is "designed to develop. leadership skills to facilitate change, think strategically, and engage in public discourse to advance the physical therapy profession." Rod Markin, M.D., Ph.D., chief technology officer and associate vice chancellor for business development, has been named to the board of directors of Trovagene, Inc., a developer of cell-free molecular diagnostics headquartered in San Diego. A hepatic pathologist by training and a leading authority in the field of laboratory automation, Dr. Markin will help Trovagene integrate its technology platform into clinical practice for the monitoring of cancer, based on cell-free DNA in urine. Trovagene has U.S. and European patent applications and issued patents that cover testing for human papillomavirus (HPV) and other infectious diseases, cancer, transplantation, prenatal and genetic testing.
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| From left, Joseph Siu, Ph.D., Shannon Roth and Dawn Venema, Ph.D. |
Shannon Roth, a 2013 graduate of the physical therapy program, received the Academy of Geriatric Physical Therapy's 2014 Student Award for Geriatric Research. The award recognizes outstanding research-related activity completed by entry-level physical therapy students. Roth worked with Dawn Venema, Ph.D., and Joseph Siu, Ph.D., assistant professors of physical therapy education in the School of Allied Health Professions, on their project, "The Effects of Dual-Task Training in Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment." Roth's contribution was funded by a College of Medicine Student Summer Research Program scholarship between her first and second years. The Omaha Symphony is offering a discounted price to its 2013-14 gala on April 5 for groups of 10 or more. The 8 p.m. show will feature Cirque de la Symphonie. For groups of 10 or more people, prices will be: main floor section A, $48 each; orchestra circle (rear main floor), $40 each; tier 1 (intimate balcony), $48 each; tier 2 front, $36 each; tier 2 middle, $28 each; and tier 2 top, $20 each. For more information on the discount, contact David Johnson at the Omaha Symphony, 402-342-3836, ext. 121. Mention that the group is with UNMC.