Volume 1, Issue 6 Spotlight on Scholarship 2026
Welcome to our special issue!
Sponsored by the UNMC Interprofessional Academy of Educators, Spotlight on Scholarship 2025 invited educators to present their educational research. This event highlighted a variety of health sciences education research conducted at UNMC. Abstracts from the event are published here.Conference Abstracts
National DURC Capacity Building Program: A Novel IPE Model for Responsible Life Science Research Education
Wael ElRayes, Ali Asy, and Maha Farid
A weeklong Academic Preparedness Program boosts student confidence, community, and readiness for medical school
Grace Beauchamp, Samantha Simet, Sias Scherger, Kathy Schall, Yamna Channa, G. Talmon, Kirstie Bash, and Aleisha Nabower
Empowering the Karen Community: Using Education to Improve Cervical Cancer Health Literacy
Grace E. Berentson, Michaela Bartels, Monica Angeletti, and Jennifer Liu
Implementing Holographic Instruction in Multi-Campus DPT Education
Stacie M.L. Christensen, Brad Dexter, Michael Hollins, and Elisabeth Barrett
Exploring the Role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Immersive Virtual Reality (IVR) Simulation in Nursing Students
Krystal Davis and Sue A. Schuelke
Bridging the Language Gap: A Simulated Experience to Teach Communication Using Virtual Interpreters - Encore Presentation
Jessica Downes, Jessica Witt, and Kristen Cook
No Escape Without Evidence: Is a Digital Escape Room an Effective Strategy to Teach the Use of Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs)?
Chelsea A. Ludwig
Stress in Medical Laboratory Science (MLS) Students: Sources, Patterns, and Implications
Marnie Imhoff
Food for Health: Nourishing Transitions
Kamryn Pfenning, Grace Beauchamp, Shauntel Nutile, Morgan Brummels, and Melanie Menning
Enhancing Course Development with Generative AI: Practical Tools for Educators
Nishank Varshney and Casey Solsrud
Outcomes of a Learning Needs Assessment Survey in the Development of the Extension for Community Health Outcomes Model for HIV Training in Midwestern Non-Metropolitan Areas
Duncan Works, Daniel Cramer, Elizabeth Lyden, Yue Zhan, Emmanuel Nazaire Essam Nkodo, Renae Furl, Jennifer O'Neill, Maureen Kubat, Heather Saarela, Nada Fadul, and Jennifer M. Davis
