Clinical Rotations
Clinical Rotations at Madonna
Madonna has a tradition of employing the best clinicians in rehabilitation care. To continue this tradition, we collaborate with schools across the country that consistently produce top students.
Madonna Rehabilitation Hospitals requires interviews for students interested in applying for a clinical rotation. In addition, students must be currently enrolled at an accredited school (physical therapy, physical therapist assistant, occupational therapy, occupational therapist assistant, speech therapy, or recreation therapy). For undergraduate or pre-professional students inquiring about shadowing hours, please contact the volunteer office to coordinate these experiences at 402.413.4500 or visit www.madonna.org/volunteer.
Madonna makes final decisions regarding student placement for clinical rotations with emphasis on those students expressing goals and objectives similar to our core values and expertise. If you are a student interested in completing a rotation at one of our facilities, please check with your school first to verify that there is an established contract. If there is a contract, please request that your school contact the appropriate clinical coordinator listed below to request an affiliation. If you represent a university looking to establish a clinical rotation, please contact the appropriate clinical coordinator listed below.
Inpatient Clinical Rotations
- Acute rehabilitation Lincoln Campus – spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, or stroke
- Acute rehabilitation Omaha Campus – traumatic brain injury or stroke
- Specialty hospital with medically complex patients
- Transitional care unit (Lincoln Campus)
- Pediatrics
Outpatient Clinical Rotations
- Outpatient
- Rehabilitation Day Program
- Satellite outpatient sites for orthopedics or industrial rehabilitation (Lincoln Campus)
- Madonna’s medically-based wellness center called Madonna Wellness Club. Wellness Club houses one of the outpatient facilities, aquatic therapy, and a nationally certified cardiac rehabilitation program.
Institute for Rehabilitation Science and Engineering
- The Movement and Neurosciences Center
- The Communication Center
- The Rehabilitation Engineering Center
The Research Institute has pioneered clinical affiliations, which include an integrated clinical collaboration with top universities. Currently, Judith Burnfield, PT, Ph.D., collaborates with multiple academic institutions and her students have participated as authors for 12 manuscripts and 50 abstracts to date. Physical and occupational therapy students are involved in unique, 16-week hybrid rotations that include a split between patient care and clinical research.
Lincoln Campus Clinical Rotation Coordinators
Inpatient Physical Therapy SCCE
Melissa Starr, PT, DPT, CCS
PT Clinical Director MRSH-L
Board Certified Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Specialist
Site Coordinator of Clinical Education
Outpatient Physical Therapy Main Campus (Outpatient, Rehab Day Program, OP Pediatrics) SCCE
Marin Salisbury, PT, CLT
Outpatient Physical Therapist
Site Coordinator of Clinical Education
Outpatient Physical Therapy Pine Lake Campus SCCE and Student Therapy Program Leader (Lincoln)
Melissa Glinsmann, PT, MSPT
Physical Therapist
Student Therapy Program Leader (Lincoln)
Site Coordinator of Clinical Education
Inpatient Occupational Therapy Fieldwork Coordinator
Kelly Quinn, MSOT, OTR/L, CBIS
Inpatient Occupational Therapist
Inpatient Pediatric Program Leader
Occupational Therapy Student Fieldwork Coordinator
Outpatient Occupational Therapy Fieldwork Coordinator
Michelle Wiggins, OTD, OTR/L, ATP
Outpatient Occupational Therapist
Occupational Therapy Student Fieldwork Coordinator
Inpatient Speech Therapy Clinical Coordinator
Amy Potter, MS CCC-SLP
Inpatient Speech Language Pathologist
Outpatient Speech Therapy Clinical Coordinator
Jaime Burkey, MS, CCC-SLP
Outpatient Speech Language Pathologist
Recreation Therapy Clinical Coordinator
Margaret Williams, MS, CTRS
Recreation Therapist
Omaha Campus Clinical Rotation Coordinators
Omaha Student Therapy Program Leader
Alison Hays, PT, DPT, NCS
Physical Therapist
Student Therapy Program Leader
Outpatient Physical Therapy Main Campus (Outpatient, Rehab Day Program, OP Pediatrics) SCCE
Amanda “Mandi” Weiner, PT, DPT
Outpatient Pediatric Physical Therapist
Site Coordinator of Clinical Education- Outpatient Program
Inpatient Occupational Therapy Fieldwork Coordinator
Tyler Pribnow, OTD, OTR/L
Occupational Therapist
Occupational Therapy Student Fieldwork Coordinator
Assisted Technology Specialist
Outpatient Occupational Therapy Fieldwork Coordinator
Sarah Hamilton, OTD, OTR/L
Outpatient Occupational Therapist, Outpatient Services Omaha
Inpatient Speech Therapy Clinical Coordinator
Cait Scott, MS, CCC-SLP, CBIS
Inpatient Speech Language Pathologist
Outpatient Speech Therapy Clinical Coordinator
Erica Sandell, MS, CCC-SLP
Outpatient Speech Language Pathologist
Recreation Therapy Clinical Coordinator
Jessie Eveland, MA, CTRS
Recreation Therapist
Inpatient Physical Therapy SCCE
Drew Burggraff, PT, DPT
Inpatient Physical Therapist
Site Coordinator of Clinical Education