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By Kate Hunger Assistant Professor Rosalyn Rosas, MMS, PA-C, had planned to be a nurse, but a chance encounter with a physician assistant inspired her to pursue a new path. The PA—who Rosas had initially mistaken for a surgeon—invited her to observe an open-heart surgery. Rosas accepted. In the OR, she was enthralled not only by the opportunity to hold the patient’s heart during the procedure,…
By Kate Hunger Carolyn Adams, RRT-NPS, is a full-time senior respiratory therapist, but one day, she hopes to teach. In addition to working nights at a pediatric hospital, Adams serves a clinical instructor for one of the technical schools in Madison, Wisconsin, where she lives. She is also a student in the Division of Respiratory Care’s online degree advancement master’s program, which is…
By Kate Hunger Department of Occupational Therapy Chair and Associate Professor Bridgett Piernik-Yoder, Ph.D., OTR, has received a 2021 Roster of Fellows Award from the American Occupational Therapy Association. The AOTA Roster of Fellows award recognizes occupational therapists for their contributions to the profession. Dr. Piernik-Yoder was recognized for "outstanding impact through leadership…
Physical therapy Assistant Professor Bobby Belarmino, PT, DPT, PhD, CCS, co-authored a recently published paper outlining a new clinical decision-making algorithm to help clinicians identify COVID-19 patients for whom physical therapy intervention in the ICU is appropriate. “We realized we cannot use the standard criteria in treating these patients because they are different,” Dr. Belarmino said…
By Kate Hunger Three days after Alana Rubio graduates this May with her bachelor’s in medical laboratory sciences, she will begin a 10-week program at the School of Public Health at the University of Michigan. Rubio wants to go to graduate school and hopes the University of Michigan Future Public Health Leaders Program (FPHLP) will help her narrow down her focus. Funded by the Centers for…
By Kate Hunger A trio of speech-language pathology students won first place in an academic bowl during the Texas Speech-Language Hearing Association (TSHA) annual convention in Fort Worth. Second-year master’s students Madelynn Patzer, Jadea Hill and Hannah Jackson competed in a multi-round Praxis Bowl competition among Texas universities. Teams answered timed practice questions for the Praxis…, ” along with students Hannah Jackson and Shelby Kraemer., “I really enjoyed presenting the information to the other guests at TSHA, and I am grateful to have had the opportunity to work on such a unique case,” Jackson said. Faculty and students also served in numerous service roles during the conference: – Assistant Professor and Director of Clinical Education Angela Kennedy, SLP-D, CCC-SLP, serves as TSHA’s vice president of academic and scientific…
By Kate Hunger Physician Assistant Studies student Caitlyn Swopes is the School of Health Professions’ 2022 Presidential Ambassador Scholar. Swopes has devoted a substantial number of hours to leadership and volunteer efforts, said Steven “Tony” Skaggs, PhD, MPAS, PA-C, assistant professor, associate chair and associate program director of the Department of Physician Assistant Studies. “She…
Applicants to the new Emergency Medical Technology (EMT)–Basic program have until May 1 to apply for the Summer 2022 session. EMTs are trained to provide emergency medical care to the critically ill and injured and to work in the EMS system, but some students complete the program to gain immediate, relevant health care experience, said Lance Villers, PhD, associate professor and chair of the…
By Kate Hunger Meredith Quinene, DHSc, MPAS, PA-C, DFAAPA, has been elected by the Texas Academy of Physician Assistants (TAPA) as a delegate to the American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA) House of Delegates.The AAPA House of Delegates is the national legislative body for the PA profession and has voting delegates from 58 chapters representing the 50 states, the District of Columbia, U.S…
By Kate Hunger When the American Occupational Therapy Association holds its annual conference in San Antonio this spring, members of the Department of Occupational Therapy faculty will be involved in numerous ways — from presenting short courses to supporting the event. The AOTA Inspire 2022 Annual Conference & Expo will run March 31-April 3 and will offer registrants the option of attending…