Taylor Steinhart and Brianna McRoberts both graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Health Science on Saturday, May 13th. On that day, they were also commissioned as Second Lieutenants in the United States Army. 2LT Steinhart is a Transportation Corps Officer and 2LT McRoberts is serving in the Medical Service Corps. We appreciate their service to our country.
Month: May 2017
2017 Academic Honor Awards
Congratulations to Emily Ponte, the 2017 Outstanding Undergraduate Student in Exercise Science. Emily is pictured below with Dr. Michael Bird.
Congratulations to Mackenzie Mertz, the 2017 Outstanding Undergraduate Student in Athletic Training. Mackenzie is pictured below with Dr. Brandy Schneider.
Congratulations to Kevin Ogle, the 2017 Outstanding Undergraduate Student in Health Science. Kevin is pictured below with Dr. Roberta Donahue, HES Department Chair and Professor.
Congratulations Graduates
Congratulations to Health Science majors (from left to right) Olivia Simpson, Taryn Sohal, and Katie Tauchert on a successful undergraduate career at Truman State University. Best wishes in your future endeavors.
Health Science Alumna Writes Column on Research
Excerpt from Ashley (Nassau) Walsh, Health Science ’02, Improving Nurse Satisfaction Requires Root Cause Solutions on Health IT Outcomes website.
By Ashley Walsh, MHA, Sr. Financial Analyst and former Perioperative Business Manager, UCHealth
A recent RNnetwork survey found half of the nurses they surveyed (49.8 percent) have contemplated switching professions, with 27 percent citing overwork as the reason. In his analysis of this data (as reported by Kelly Gooch on Becker’s Hospital Review), RNnetwork President Eric Darienzo offered six ways healthcare organizations can create a nurse-friendly culture including improving communications between nurses and administrators, recognizing the hard work of nurses through simple acts like an “employee of the month” award, and doing more to foster a teamwork mentality.
To read more, visit Improving Nurse Satisfaction Requires Root Cause Solutions from Health IT Outcomes
About The Author
Ashley E. Walsh, MHA, is a senior financial analyst and former perioperative business manager at UCHealth Metro Denver campus. She obtained her bachelor’s degree in health science from Truman State University in Kirksville Missouri and her Masters in Health Administration from Maryville State University in St. Louis Missouri. Since February 2009, Ashley has been with UCHealth where her responsibilities include capital and operational budget maintenance, patient billing, utilization reporting, expansion planning and perioperative supply chain management. Ashley is lean trained and participates in regular process improvement initiatives across UCHealth.
Health Science Alumna Medical Scribe
After graduating with a B.S. in Health Science in 2015, Linnea Heimsoth started working as a medical 
scribe through PhysAssist Scribes. She works directly with providers, charting in real time during each physician-patient encounter in the ER. Currently, she is a certified trainer and travels to different locations to help establish new scribe programs in hospitals all over the country. So far she has had the pleasure of traveling to St. Joseph, MO, Leesburg, FL, and Duluth, MN, all expenses paid! This job has allowed her to build connections with many different physicians and physician assistants, while improving her knowledge of medicine tremendously. Linnea found being exposed to many different socioeconomic and geographic locations both eye-opening and enjoyable. Her work as a medical scribe has been an invaluable experience while applying to graduate programs. Linnea believes that Truman’s Health Science program prepared her well for working in the real world, in additional to making her a competitive applicant for graduate school.