Local Students Attend Rural Health Professions Career Day at UNMC

 More than 115 students and teachers attended the second annual

University of Nebraska Medical Center Rural Health Professions Career Day

held earlier this fall. The event introduced students with an interest

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

 Students from more than 27 schools attended the day-long event,

which is sponsored by the UNMC Rural Health Education Network and the Student

Association for Rural Health.

 Students met one-on-one with UNMC representatives from the colleges

of dentistry, medicine, nursing and pharmacy, the school of allied health

professions and financial aid. UNMC students met with the group at lunch

to answer questions and offer advice.

 In the afternoon, each student attended three 45-minute informational

sessions from among nine topics: nursing, physical therapy, medical technology,

financial aid, medicine, physician assistant, dentistry, radiography or

pharmacy.

About one-half of the physicians, pharmacists, dental professionals

and allied health professionals practicing in Nebraska were trained at

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

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

Participants are listed below by school and are pictured left to right:

Anselmo/Merna–(back) Meghan Keller, Loyd Olson, Zack Foster,

Rhonda Hoyt, (front) Amanda Cool, Roni Jacobsen

Blair High School–(back) Brandi Layton, Jenna Flynn, Preston

Liekhus, (front) Carri McDonald, Jami Willis

Cedar Rapids–(back) Ryan Theobald, Megan Wortman, Stephanie

Moore, (front) Suzy Burda, Megan Heany, Brandy Christensen

Centennial–(back) Tim Wilbeck, Brent Murphy, Cody Dvorak, (front)

Renee Richters, Jennifer Heidtbirnk, Heather Bristol


East Butler–Laura Hofpar, Luann Hofpar

Elkhorn Valley–Mary Burkhardt, Rhonda Collins

Fairbury High School–(back) Heidi Sokolik, Samantha Bartels,

Stacy Pape, (front) Misty Boettcher, Jessica Thiemann

Hebron High School–(back) Melissa Kerwood, Tiffany Hacker, Sharron

Larson, (front) Shelly Benson, Rebecca Bargen

Lourdes Central Catholic–(back) Lisa Whitten, Matt Jwart, Mike

Mills, (front) Steve Wirth, Patti Carlsdedt

Madison High School–(back) Eric Gall, Krystal Kubes, Amanda

Pfeifer, (front) Amy Frisch, Jamie Anderson

Milligan Public School--Alison Brunkow, Tim Uldrich, Roxanne

Mogee

Neligh-Oakdale Public–Sara Rezac, Erin Beck, Macy Black, Adriann

Bratten

North Bend Central–(back) Kyrsten Sic, Angela Gaskill, Tami

Hunke, Jim Dodge, (front) Jennie Anderson, Beth Martindale

ONeill–(back) Justin Young, Ethan Weikamp, Beau Denker, Andy

Bartos, Thom Mueller, Cameron Sidak, (front) Morgan Guggenmos, Kate Anson,

Sarah Slaba, Sarah Wallace, Julia Moor

Ord High School–(back) Laci Rogers, Leslie Ziegrler, Justin

Zaruba, Travis Petska, Brad McCarteney, Amy May, (front) Deanne Jonak,

Ann Philbrick, Jennifer Stethem, Sara Woitalewicz, Lindsey Volf

Pierce High School–(back) Anthony Cook, Jennifer Woslager, Matt

Ellis, (front) Kelly Silhacek, Jeff Jensen, Deb Koehlmoos

Plattsmouth High School–(back) Michaela Ford, Julie Ingwerson,

Jonathon Melvin, (front) Kirsten Dillon, Rebecca Korman

Seward High School–(back) Lisa Pfeiffer, Erik Broderick, Jason

Siebert, (front) Erin Reinmiller, Dustin Bender

Silver Lake High School–(back) Chris Sluka, Tiffany Mousel,

Mindy Mangers, Tammie Torske, (front) Jackie Johansen, Laci Harris

Tekamah-Herman–(back) Kathy Chatt, Mehdi Tajouri, Brenna Parker,

(front) Kristy Chatt, Jenny Zink

West Point High School–Mike Nielsen, Brad Hecker

Yutan Public School–Peggy Frye, Lisa Trost, Amanda Schenkelberg,

Christina Whitney