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UNMC is a hidden gem in the Midwest

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that most individuals, when they come for the first time,

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they are wowed by our facility and our training program.

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And many of those individuals who stay with us and train,

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have the same thing to share with others

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by the end of their training.

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I think that you can get good training

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at a lot of programs,

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but I do not think you can get the exceptional training

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paired with the comradery that you have here.

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I really do think this is a unique environment

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that they have cultivated here,

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and it really has been a conscious cultivation of that.

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I think the most exciting thing

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is being part of a really cutting edge

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interdisciplinary team,

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a group of people who are really all dedicated

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to the same academic mission

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of providing excellent evidence-based care,

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excellent evidence-based education,

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and cutting edge research.

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Well, I really think it is the collegiality

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and the friendships and collaborations

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that we have amongst everyone here at UNMC.

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I would say the facilities that we work in

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are very diverse

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because there has been so much growth on this campus

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over the past couple of decades, especially,

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so just the different sort of flavors

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of each of the different kind of hyper specialties

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or subspecialties is really great.

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We have educators who are really passionate

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about teaching.

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I would say the majority of our faculty

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are not just involved,

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but like actively involved with educating students,

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residents, fellows.

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So the education here at UNMC,

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I think is a priority and it is done in different modalities.

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So I think whatever type of learner you are,

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there is going to be a way for you

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to really get the material you need.

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Here at UNMC, education of our clinical trainees

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is really one of our top priorities

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and is really the most fun part of our day,

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is really able to interact with our trainees.

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It is great having them in the clinics,

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working with us, the nurses and the patients,

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they get a lot of patient rapport and experience.

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The energy that the students and residents brings

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makes it really fun.

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What has really impressed me

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since I have been at this institution

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is how seriously leadership takes these interactions

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and is always looking and asking our trainees

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as to whether or not they are getting what they need

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and what we can do better.

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And then in turn,

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we work really hard from a faculty perspective

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at trying to make the educational experience better.

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You know, I think University of Nebraska

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is an ideal setting for trainees,

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for residents, medical students, fellows.

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They can come and learn not only to become the clinicians

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that they aim to become, but also they can learn, you know,

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all the research that is involved

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to the discovery process in medicine,

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so that combination it's something

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that not every place can offer

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and we definitely came off that very strongly here

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at University of Nebraska.

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I think it is a little unique here,

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how well people work together,

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no one has an ego and everyone really,

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very seamlessly works together in multidisciplinary teams,

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and I think that is the best experience of the patients.

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You know, everybody's easy to talk to,

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can talk like a regular conversation

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and you do not have to worry about, you know,

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if you do not know something, or you are embarrassed,

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or want to learn or question about something.

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And I think that is pretty unique here,

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as well as facilities here.

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There are so many things that we have available to us

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to be able to provide clinical care

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and then also to educate.

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Essentially, if it can be done in the world,

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it can be done here.

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And it really allows us in a facility like this

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to work to our full potential

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and to be leaders on the international stage,

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simply because we are given the tools to do our very best.

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The culture of the education program at UNMC

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is a supportive culture

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and really an effort to support trainees

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throughout their years here

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to make them the best physicians possible

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for their years following training.

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You did a great job of making sure

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we have the knowledge base that we needed,

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and really by the time I got the boards,

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I had no issues and knew I was prepared.

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And not only prepared to pass a test,

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but prepared to go out in the real world and practice.

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For me, it was a matter

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of a strong internal medicine program

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and a strong fellowship program,

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and the marriage of both is why we came to UNMC

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that made me into an outstanding internist.

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Which I think is an absolute necessary base

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for being an outstanding,

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whatever it is that you are going to be after that.

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I think UNMC is unique because of its location.

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You know, we do serve both the community of Omaha,

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but we also serve the region of Nebraska, Kansas,

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South Dakota, Iowa,

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in that even down into Missouri.

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UNMC is the exclusive quaternary care center

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for about 1.8 million people

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between Minneapolis and Denver.

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And so UNMC really strives to

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and is forced to be the best of everything.

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So Omaha is a great city to work and to live.

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From a work standpoint, I think it is really nice

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that really no matter where you live in the city,

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you can get wherever you need to on call,

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you know, in less than 20, 25 minutes.

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I think it is one of the best kept secrets in the country.

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It is big enough that we have wonderful restaurants

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that as my kids get older,

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I get to go enjoy those a lot more,

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but when my kids were younger, there are places like the zoo,

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the children's museum, the Durham.

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I think the school system is great.

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Have the ability to the public schools,

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you also have parochial schools,

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you can live in neighborhoods that are close by the school.

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I think recreationally there is plenty of opportunities

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to spend time outside, do things.

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If you are a runner, if you golf, if you play tennis,

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you know, there is a facility probably five,

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10 minutes away from wherever you live in Omaha.

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For us we wanted a yard where our kids can play

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and housing is affordable,

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it is easy to get to and from work.

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The cost of living is great here.

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So, the pay you get,

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no matter what type of work you are doing,

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goes a long ways in terms of whether it's a place

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that you live or opportunities

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to do things with your family or travel.

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I think it really is the best of both worlds.

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You get the benefits of a larger Metro area,

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but it is still very much a small town feel.

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