Students, Lifesavers raise awareness of seat belts

UNMC students celebrate National Primary Care Week Tuesday by distributing Lifesavers candy to employees as a reminder of the importance of wearing seat belts. Participants included, from left to right, Stephanie Schutte (M-2) of Bellevue; Kari Yaw (M-1) of Imperial; Shannon McGee (PT-2) of Scottsbluff; and Kristen Maricle (M-2) of Albion. Photo by Ann Kraft.

UNMC students Tuesday distributed Lifesavers candy to medical center employees as a reminder of the importance of wearing seat belts. The event was in conjunction with National Primary Care Week, Oct. 17-23.

Of the motorists they encountered in Lots 50 and 15, 81 percent wore their seatbelts. Students also distributed materials on another life-saving measure – organ donation.

The UNMC students represented the medicine, physician assistant and physical therapy programs. Primary care includes internal medicine, family medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics/gynecology and psychiatry.

National Primary Week is an annual event to highlight the importance primary care careers.