Eighteen high school juniors and seniors from throughout Nebraska participated in the 2007 Summer Health Professions Career Workshop at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.
Applications come from across the state and 18 students were selected to learn about health sciences and the health careers that are available to them.
“We particularly like to show the students areas of the hospital and discuss health professions that may not be available in their home towns, such as hyperbaric medicine and organ donation,” said Lisa Jewell, director of the UNMC Youth Learning Center.
“We always enjoy having the Summer Health Professions Career Workshop students here on campus,” Jewell said. “The students are selected from a pool of applicants from across the state, and they are the best of the best.”
Participating Nebraska students are listed below by their hometowns (and high schools):
Chadron – Jens Johnson, Chadron High
Columbus – Amanda Ballweg, Columbus High
Dodge – Kayla Franzluebbers, Dodge Public
Eagle – Ethan Karle and Chelsea Osthus, both Waverly High
Elk Creek – Katie Kuhl, Tecumseh High
Fairbury — Jordan Ahl, Fairbury High
Fremont – Kali Temperley, Fremont High
Gothenburg – Holly Barrett, Gothenburg High
Gretna – Josh Zajac, Gretna High
Kennard – Rachael Lenaeus, Arlington High
Laurel – Ann Brandow, Laurel/Concord High
Neuman Grove – Kelsey Wallin, Neuman Grove High
Norfolk – Jennifer Ball, Norfolk Senior
Pawnee City – Kent Niss, Pawnee City High
Shelby – Beth Wombacher, Shelby Public
Surprise – Kirk Vodicka, Shelby Public
Walton – Allyson Hynes, Pius X High
The 2008 Summer Health Professions Career Workshop will run from July 29 – August 1. Applications will be sent to school counselors in mid-March, and completed applications are due back to UNMC by June 2. Applicants will be notified of their acceptance by the end of June.
For further information, contact Jewell at (402) 559-6357.
UNMC is the only public health science center in the state. Its educational programs are responsible for training more health professionals practicing in Nebraska than any other institution. Through their commitment to education, research, patient care and outreach, UNMC and its hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center, have established themselves as one of the country’s leading centers in cancer, transplantation biology, bioterrorism preparedness, neurodegenerative diseases, cardiovascular diseases, genetics, biomedical technology and ophthalmology. UNMC’s research funding from external sources now exceeds $80 million annually and has resulted in the creation of more than 2,400 highly skilled jobs in the state. UNMC’s physician practice group, UNMC Physicians, includes 513 physicians in 50 specialties and subspecialties who practice primarily in The Nebraska Medical Center. For more information, go to UNMC’s Web site at www.unmc.edu.