You know them when you have them.
Maybe you’re busy with a patient, working with a student or learning from a professor.
Immersed completely in the moment, it suddenly hits you, “This is where I’m supposed to be and this is what I’m supposed to be doing.”
They are “Only@UNMC” moments — born from the combination of people, place and purpose that exists only at UNMC.
Christine Gilling, graduate assistant in the department of genetics, cell biology and anatomy, describes an Only@UNMC moment.
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Christine Gilling |
“It made me think back to when I was younger and how I looked up to graduate students with a sense of awe thinking they must know so much. I’m humbled to be on the other side of that equation. My mentee is a vivacious, intelligent young woman named Daisy and I’m guessing that before too long, she’ll be standing where I am now and some young student will be looking up to her.”