College of Allied Health Professions
New pipeline will develop virtual reality for medical education
UNMC and UNeTech are partners in the Omaha Virtual Reality Pipeline, recently established through a federal grant.
Apr 8, 2024
![Joseph Siu, PhD, and Joe Runge, JD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/SiuRunge040824-900x600.jpg)
UNK, UNMC celebrate future of health care education during beam-raising ceremony
Dr. Gold: The Rural Health Education Building sends a ‘powerful message’ to students who want to live and work in rural communities.
Apr 2, 2024
![The final structural beam for the new Rural Health Education Building is placed Monday morning during a ceremony at the University of Nebraska at Kearney.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/BeamRaising8040224-900x600.jpg)
Allied health’s Dr. Becker named Distinguished Educator
Betsy Becker, DPT, PhD, will be honored at the Interprofessional Academy of Educators’ Spotlight on Scholarship event today.
Mar 28, 2024
![Betsy Becker, DPT, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/BetsyBecker032824-900x600.jpg)
For the Greater Good: Giving day runs until noon
Donors have dozens of opportunities to support UNMC and Nebraska Medicine causes through their gifts.
Mar 28, 2024
![Student Peyton Hainline, from the UNMC College of Allied Health Professions, found one of 10 plush Ellie labs hidden across UNMC's Omaha campus, offering a gift value she could donate to her preferred cause, and posted her find online.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ForTheGreaterGood2032824-900x600.jpg)
iEXCEL awards honor excellence in clinical simulation
The award winners cross faculty, students and staff, both clinical and administrative at the med center.
Mar 27, 2024
![Kelli Jones Schneegass, UNMC Office of Rural Health Initiatives, accepts the Collaborative Interprofessional Education Award along with (at center) Nicole Carritt, assistant vice chancellor for health workforce education relations and director of rural health initiatives. At left is Pam Boyers, PhD, associate vice chancellor of clinical simulation for iEXCEL.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/iEXCELAwards1032124-900x600.jpg)
UNMC, Regional West Health Services sign affiliation agreement
UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, and Regional West Health Services CEO Mel McNea met Tuesday.
Mar 22, 2024
![Mel McNea, Regional West CEO, and Jeffrey P. Gold, University of Nebraska Medical Center chancellor, finalize the agreement between Regional West and UNMC.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/McNeaGold032224-900x600.jpg)
Allied health opens new program in respiratory care
The program is just the ninth master’s degree respiratory care program in the U.S.
Mar 6, 2024
![Lisa Fuchs, EdD, associate professor and director of the Master of Respiratory Care Program in the UNMC College of Allied Health Professions, teaches respiratory care through simulation at UNMC's Davis Global Center.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/RespiratoryCare030624-900x600.jpg)
UNMC celebrates students and education
UNMC’s education is producing the best of the next generation of health care professionals in Nebraska and beyond.
Mar 5, 2024
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Impact in Education: Teresa Cochran, DPT
Dr. Cochran is an associate professor in the UNMC Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences.
Feb 26, 2024
![Teresa Cochran, DPT](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/TeresaCochran3022424.jpg)
UNMC for the record, Feb. 23, 2024
New appointments in allied health, a discussion on multiple sclerosis, news from Metro Credit Union, UNMC retirements and campus food vendors.
Feb 23, 2024
![Amber Donnelly, PhD, and Tammy Webster, PhD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/DonnellyWebster022324-900x600.jpg)