The bugs that were visible in the pond water were nothing compared to what Amber Stice could see through the microscope.
“There’s a whole world in there,” Stice said.
Poppe was one of 21 high school juniors and seniors who spent Aug. 3-6 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center participating in the annual Summer Health Professions Workshop hosted by the UNMC Youth Learning Center.
Along with time spent in the lab, the students also learned how to suture using bananas, about forensic medicine and the wide variety of health careers taught at UNMC.
“We like to expose the students to areas of health care that they may not encounter in their hometown,” said Lisa Jewell, director of the Youth Learning Center. “We always enjoy having the students on campus. They are the best and brightest from their communities.”
The students are chosen to participate through an application process, Jewell said.
Participants are listed below in alphabetical order by hometown.
Adams: Jenna Vanderbeek
Atkinson: Abigael Olson
Blair: Jessica Becerra, Kayla Morgan
Ceresco: SeVoey Anderson
Columbus: Shelby Brooks
DuBois: Cheyney Rohlmeier
Fairbury: Shalyse Ahl
Falls City: Amber Stice
Fremont: Rudo Mutizhe
Holdrege: Ashley Frost
Johnson: Kayla Fischer
Lincoln: Kathy Do
North Platte: Natalie Poppe
Pawnee City: Haley Habegger
Scottsbluff: Nicole Towne
Tarnov: Jacob Labenz
Wayne: Katelyn Matthes, Jenna Pieper
West Point: Alex Hansen
Wahoo: Derek Sabatka
Through world-class research and patient care, UNMC generates breakthroughs that make life better for people throughout Nebraska and beyond. Its education programs train more health professionals than any other institution in the state. Learn more at unmc.edu.
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