Volunteers are needed to serve as docents for the University of Nebraska Medical Center Tour Program. The position involves escorting groups to various locations on campus.
From school-age children to state senators and foreign VIPs, more than 2,000 people visit UNMC each year to learn more about education, research, patient care and outreach programs. Docents generally escort two or three groups per month depending on the schedule. Most tours last two to three hours.
New docent training is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 4, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and on Friday, Sept. 5, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
For more information, contact Lisa Easter in the Office of the Rural Health Education Network at 402-559-3675.
UNMC is the only public health science center in the state. Its educational programs are responsible for training more health professionals practicing in Nebraska than any other institution. Through their commitment to education, research, patient care and outreach, UNMC and its hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center, have established themselves as one of the country’s leading centers in cancer, transplantation biology, bioterrorism preparedness, neurodegenerative diseases, cardiovascular diseases, genetics, biomedical technology and ophthalmology. UNMC’s research funding from external sources now exceeds $80 million annually and has resulted in the creation of more than 2,400 highly skilled jobs in the state. UNMC’s physician practice group, UNMC Physicians, includes 513 physicians in 50 specialties and subspecialties who practice primarily in The Nebraska Medical Center. For more information, go to UNMC’s Web site at www.unmc.edu.