UNMC Hosts Health Professions Career Day Gives Rural High School Students Information About Health Professions

The University of Nebraska Medical Center Student Association for Rural

Health, made up of students from rural areas studying at UNMC, held its

fifth Rural Health Professions Career Day Oct. 1. The event, also sponsored

by the Rural Health Education Network, introduced students with an interest

in health careers to the multitude of careers available in the health sciences.

Two-hundred-and-one high school students from 71 rural communities learned

about opportunities in medicine, nursing, pharmacy, dentistry, physician

assistant, physical therapy, medical technology and other fields. The students

attended three, tailored 30-minute informational sessions of their choosing

with various health professionals.

I think it helps to learn about the different health disciplines do

what types of health careers there are and how long the student would

be going to school, said Roxanna Jokela, coordinator of the UNMC Rural

Health Education Network.

Lindy Van Matre, an eleventh-grade student at Gibbon High School, said

she attend the event to look at her choices. Before you go to school,

you kind of want to know what youre getting into, she said. I came here

to look at my choices for a medical career.

The Rural Health Professions Career Day is one of many UNMC efforts

to assist in Growing Our Own future health professionals for Nebraska.

Below is a list of participating high schools, high school students,

and their hometowns.

ANSELMO MERNA HIGH SCHOOL Left to right: Jenni Christen of Anselmo;

Sadie Daake of Merna; and Michaela Thompson of Anselmo

AQUINAS HIGH SCHOOL Left to right: Megan DeWispelare, Roy Emory and

Shea Hilger of David City; and Andrea Nicolas and Joe Shultz of Bellwood

BEATRICE HIGH SCHOOL Left to right: Nicole Busboom of Pickrell; and

Ann Greenwell, Amanda Riekenberg and Brooke Schneider of Beatrice

BLAIR HIGH SCHOOL Left to right: Keala Fuhlrodt, Priscilla Holmes,

Kelly Nellenbach and Andrea Niemann of Blair

BLOOMFIELD SCHOOLS Left to right: Sheldon Carlow, Linsey Hallvin,

Rebekah Jessen and Audrey Rose of Bloomfield

BURWELL JR./SR. HIGH Left to right, front row: Jessica Bratka, Kelly

Fischer, Larysa Gaukel, Annie Gompert, Mandy Jeffres and Rallyn Renner,

all of Burwell. Back row, left to right: Mitch Eberle and Hanna Thoene,

both of Burwell.

CENTENNIAL JR./SR. HIGH SCHOOL   Left to right: Matt Barth of

Utica; Brooke Bredenkamp of Waco; Cassie Heidbrink of Beaver Crossing;

Ashley Liermann of Waco; Kelli Murphy of Utica; and Colette Winkelman of

Waco.

CENTRAL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL Left to right: Mara Dekat, Christy Fast,

Ashley Franzluebbers, Andrea Stieren, and Ryan Wolken of West Point

CENTRAL SANDHILLS AREA Molly Ford of Cody, Wacey Krull of North Platte

and Amy Licking of Seneca. Back row, left to right: Chris Schwaderer of

Mullen, Sara Skipworth of Tryon and Kayla Welsch of Mullen.

DAVID CITY HIGH SCHOOL Left to right: Erica Engle of Bellwood and

Brante Hayes, Courtney Hough, Frank Page and Justin Rehmer of David City

ELKHORN VALLEY SCHOOLS Left to right: Mark Galyen of Meadow Grove;

Linsey Herbolsheimer, Megan Rich and Toni Thompson of Tilden

FAIRBURY JR./SR. HIGH Left to right: Cassandra Ruzicka, Casper Talkington,

and Erika Taylor of Fairbury; Lesa Tegtmeier of Jansen; and Patrick Tynan

of Fairbury

FALLS CITY HIGH SCHOOL Left to right: Cassidy Cavaness, Carrie Dunn

and Cassie Gottula of Falls City; Dearra Johnson of Verdon; and Deirdre

Kottich of Falls City

GIBBON PUBLIC SCHOOLS Left to right: Michelle Hyde, Kristin Lange,

Timaree Pierce and Lindy Van Matre of Gibbon

GREELEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS Left to right: Holly Callahan, Lisa Dugan,

Chris Ford, Rita Foster, Dawn Nordhues and Diane Wood of Greeley

MADISON HIGH SCHOOL Left to right: Nikki Ambrose, James Borer, Kara

Brandl, and Beth Chadwick of Madison; Angela Nathan of Humphrey and Jessica

Wrick of Madison

NELIGH-OAKDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL Left to right: Lindsey Novak, Cassie

Thayer and Leslie Funk of Neligh

NEMAHA VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL Left to right: Terry Biggerstaff of Talmage;

John Dietz of Nebraska City; Anne Wellensiek of Cook

NORFOLK SENIOR HIGH Left to right, front row: Gabe Linke, Patty Pile,

Dana Sanders and Carmel Shald of Norfolk. Back row: Tony Bessmer of Battle

Creek; Kira Erickson, Shanan Fuhrman, and Todd Jarecki, of Norfolk. Not

pictured in photo: Alicia Harrom and Alicia Longe of Norfolk.

NORTH BEND CENTRAL HIGH Left to right: Machaela Bang of Ames; and

Jaime Brush, Heidi Hamilton, Meghan Mehaffey, and Danielle Settles of North

Bend

NORTH LOUP SCOTIA HIGH SCHOOL Left to right: Sheena Bredthauer of

North Loup and Jamie Jacobsen and Christy Kriewald of Scotia

NORTH PLATTE HIGH SCHOOL AND ST. PATRICK’S JR./SR. HIGH North Platte

High School students and members of the Great Plains Regional Medical Center

Medical Explorers: (left to right) Kathryn Fugate of North Platte, Charissa

Jergenson of North Platte, Karissa Johnson of Hershey, and Abby Mihel of

North Platte. Also is Kristin Mroczek of North Platte who attends St. Patricks

ORD JR./SR. HIGH SCHOOL Left to right: Chad Bartholomew and Amy Freouf

of Ord; Blake Gilmore of North Loup; Luke Kwarik, Emmy Lammers, Colin Lansman,

Alex Neeman and Megan Nelson of Ord

OSCEOLA PUBLIC SCHOOL Left to right: Jessica Aase, Anthony Mestl,

and Nathan Peterson. Back row, left to right: Kyle Prososki, Curtis Reese,

Will Teegerstrom and Grant Willits

PENDER PUBLIC SCHOOLS Left to right: Ashley Brondum, Laura Hoelting,

Melyssa Krusemark, Kristin Morse and Sheena Powley of Pender

PIERCE HIGH SCHOOL –  Front row, left to right: Ashley Arens,

Vanessa Vavra, Jan Englehaupt, and T.J. Froelich of Pierce; and Jenna Gall

of Hadar. Back row, left to right: Andrea Polt of Pierce; Debi Schulz of

Osmond; and Kelsi Warneke, Devin Watts and Brooke Weinrich of Pierce

PLATTSMOUTH HIGH SCHOOL Left to right: Ashley Bergman, Ashley Copenhauer,

Kristen Gorans, Meleah Groenjes, Jessica Guthrie, and Kristen Meisinger

of Plattsmouth

SCHUYLER CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL Left to right: Robin Burnett, Krista

Kluck and Sarah Pond of Schuyler

SCOTUS CENTRAL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL Left to right: Daniel Hadland,

Matthew Kudron, Makayla Micek, Brandi Olmer and Heather Scribner of Columbus

SEWARD HIGH SCHOOL Left to right: Jamie Jirovsky, Matti Karel, and

Casey Werth of Seward

SHELTON HIGH SCHOOL —  Front row, left to right: Amy Bombeck

of Kenesaw; and Hilary Callahan and Lexie Harders of Shelton. Back row,

left to right: Brooke Hempleman, Luis Jimenez and Keith Mients of Shelton

SILVER LAKE HIGH SCHOOL Brooke Faber, Tosha Iverson and Stephanie

Johansen of Holstein; Marissa Sims of Bladen; and Paige Travsch of Roseland

STUART PUBLIC SCHOOLS Left to right: Mandi and April Batenhorst,

Holly Hamilton, Amber Kramer, Sara Olson, and Annie Schaaf all of Stuart

TEKAMAH-HERMAN HIGH SCHOOL Left to right: Stephanie Gaines, Kaylee

Magill and Whitnee Miller of Tekamah; Radia Tajouri of Craig; and Melissa

Tobin and Kelley Wildman of Tekamah

THAYER CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL Left to right: Craig and Aaron Dye, and

Amanda Fangmeier of Hebron; Brandon Fraley of Chester; Heath Grone of Davenport;

Kyle Kassebaum of Hebron; Tessa Hatfield of Belvidere; Matt Wegener of

Hebron and Dan Williams of Carleton

WAYNE HIGH SCHOOL Left to right, front row: Emily Brady, Kristin

Echtenkamp, Judd Giese, and Brad Hansen. Back row, left to right: Brad

Hochstein, Jacey Klaver and Jodi Stowater of Wayne; and Kathryn Taber of

Wakefield

WEST POINT HIGH SCHOOL Left to right: Lindsey Heimann, Katie Lofgren,

Matt Nielsen, Ashley Recker and Russ Ulrich of West Point

WOOD RIVER RURAL HIGH Lacey McCord of Wood River

 

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