Thirteen high school juniors and seniors spent Aug. 2-5 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 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.
Auburn — Maxine Lickteig, Auburn High School
Dodge — Allison Rolf, Dodge Public High School
Falls City — Jeffery Cornell, Falls City High School
Fremont — Scott Brewer, Fremont High School
North Platte — Braidyn Boyer-Smith, Hershey High School; Caleb Cox, North Platte High School
O’Neill — Stephanie Buller, West Holt High School
Osceola — Stephanie Steele, Osceola High School
Pierce — Branigan Stonacek, Pierce High School
Plainview — Kelsey Bonta, Plainview Public High School
Upland — Rachel Rutt, Minden High School
Wayne — Rachel Waddington, Wayne High School
Winside — Tina Nelson, Winside High School
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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