Since fall, three dozen Omaha area teenagers have attended classes at UNMC to jump-start careers in the health sciences.
The teens are part of the UNMC High School Alliance, which provides hands-on learning experiences for area high school students. Read more about this unique program in the latest issue of UNMC Connect — now available online.
The issue’s cover story, “Teens prep for health careers,” also highlights two bright students, who have been inspired by the program.
In addition to the High School Alliance, the winter edition highlights:
- How the tobacco settlement funds have impacted UNMC and the state;
Want a printed copy?
Individuals may pick up printed copies of UNMC Connect from magazine racks placed around the UNMC campus. They also may contact Elizabeth Kumru at ekumru@unmc.edu or 402-559-4691 with requests for copies or with story ideas. Watch for the next issue of UNMC Connect in August.
- Pharmacy students as they travel to small towns to explain Medicare Part D to elderly patients;
- UNMC’s social networking efforts on Facebook and Twitter and how you can stay connected to the latest happenings on campus;
- What the new Stanley M. Truhlsen Eye Institute will mean for patients;
- A 2006 alum who keeps the USAF Thunderbirds healthy; and
- How a simple act of kindness goes a long way in the student-run dental SHARING Clinic in Lincoln.
Readers also will find a variety of web extras, which provide additional information on many of the stories.
UNMC Connect is published twice a year by the departments of public relations, alumni relations and the University of Nebraska Foundation.