The University of Nebraska Medical Center held its sixth Rural Health
Professions Career Day recently. The event, also sponsored by the Rural
Health Education Network, introduced students to the health professions.
One hundred and twenty-one high school students from 24 rural high schools
learned about opportunities in medicine, nursing, pharmacy, dentistry,
physician assistant, physical therapy, medical technology and other fields.
The students attended three, tailored 30-minute informational sessions
of their choosing with various health professionals.
Dan Chambers, coordinator of the program, said students learned about
the different schools at UNMC, and what classes they should be taking now,
and in college, to pursue health care education at UNMC. We expose students
to the wealth of different health care careers in society to better assist
them in achieving their goals as health care professionals in the future,
he said.
The Rural Health Professions Career Day is one of many UNMC efforts
to assist in Growing Our Own future health professionals for Nebraska.
Below is a list of the city, its participating high schools and students.
Subjects in the photos are identified in order below, left to right.
AURORA
Aurora High School: Jacque Hattan, Jenna Holland
BEATRICE Beatrice
High School: Michelle Canova and Abbie Hartman
BURWELL Burwell High
School: Rachel Dearmont, Mandy Jeffres and Hanna Thoene.
COLUMBUS Columbus Lakeview High School: Mindy
Connelly, Haley Hilger, Amelia Hanak, Chelsea Potter and Amanda Riley
DAVID CITY David City Aquinas High School:
Michelle Moravec, Katie Nickolite, Jenna Petersen, Blaine Petska, Lindsay
Ruth, Nicole Scholz, Paula Smith, Cecilia Zegers.
David City High School: Abby Bathen, Sarah Beringer, Liz Egger, Jesse Roubal,
Katie Sauberzweig.
FALLS CITY Falls City High School: Ashley
Hodge, Aliza Kottich, Amanda Reilly, Heather Simon, Laura Young.
HEBRON
Thayer Central High School: Britney Bohling, Natalie Else, Amber Georgi,
Colin McKernan, Elena Olson.
NORFOLK Norfolk Senior
High School: Angela Eppolito, Nicole Hoskinson, Ashley Kouba, Loretta Kubo,
Crystal Lundy, Ashley Saegebarth, Tracy Schaffer, Heidi Spiegel.
NORTH BEND North Bend Central High School:
Kerri King, Carol Minarick, Sandra Reznicek, Kelly Spath.
ORD
Ord High School: Jackie Cecetka, Marquita Gonzalez, Celeste Lueck, Michelle
Markowski, Michelle Usasz.
OSCEOLA
Osceola High School: Katie Augustin, Jessica Haack, Jena Hayes, Amber Jochem,
Valerie Nelson, Curtis Reese.
OSMOND
Osmond Community High School: Jennifer Bessmer, Katie Erwin, Abby Johnson,
Kristin Koehler, Morgan Schultze, Emily Wilke.
PALMYRA
Palmyra High School: Tyler Jones, Emily Manley, Amber Springer.
PIERCE
Pierce High School: Ashley Bruegman, Abby Draeger, Brian Lauck, Darren
Luebbe, Nathan Micek, Erin Peck, Lindsey Risinger, Katie Sullivan, Jessica
Sunderman and Kari Herbolsheimer.
PLATTSMOUTH Plattsmouth High School: Catherine
Aquisto, Kristina Calabro, Vicki Lansky, Sarah Pankonin, Vicki Wiles.
RAVENNA Ravenna High
School: Jane Trambly.
SCOTIA
North Loup Scotia High School: Sarah Gorecki, Jeni Hansen, Tina Pearson.
WAHOO
Wahoo High School: Sarah Janecek, Brian Nice, Tiffany Vermeline.
WEST POINT West Point High School: Tina Lang,
Mark List, Jamie Reppert, Tim Wellman.
West Point Central Catholic High School: Laura Doerneman, Bobbi Hagedorn,
Jennifer Kreikemeier, Jennifer Oligmueller, Josh Ridder, Josh Strehle,
Allison Steffen, Ariel Whicher, Anna Wieneke.
WILCOX
Wilcox/Hildreth High School: Levi Adam, Nicole Blum, John Hays, Kris Hendricks,
Amanda Morrow, Jessica Schepler, Danielle Schroeder, Lisa Schukar.
WOOD RIVER Wood River High School: Katie Krause,
Keisha Price.
YORK
York High School: Allison Clark, Jacquelyn Dibbern, Jessica Foreman, Crystal
Fraass, Courtney Huff, Kelli McKenna, Jenni McKenzie, Michele Norquest,
DeLache Volkmer.