The University of Nebraska Medical Center Student Association for Rural Health, made up of students from rural areas studying at UNMC, held its 14th Annual Career Day on Sept. 21. The event is designed to introduce students with an interest in health careers to the multitude of professions available in the health sciences.
Three hundred-four students from 85 towns and 51 rural schools learned about opportunities in medicine, nursing, pharmacy, dentistry, physician assistant, physical therapy, clinical laboratory science, public health, medical nutrition, radiation sciences, and other fields. The students attended three 30-minute interactive sessions of their choosing with various health professionals.
The SARH Career Day is one of many UNMC efforts to assist in growing its own future health professionals for Nebraska. Sponsors of the event included the Student Association for Rural Health, the Rural Health Education Network and the Nebraska Area Health Education Center program.
Student participants are listed below in alphabetical order by their hometown high school. If their hometown is different than the location of the high school, the student’s hometown is listed in parenthesis.
Arcadia – – Arcadia High School: Alesha Hall (Ansley)
Arlington – – Arlington High School: Rachel Anderson, Chelsea Coleman (Kennard),
Kimberlie Gaffney (Elkhorn), Marika Hilgenkamp, Paige Peterson (Herman), Kerry Schwarzlander Kennard)
Auburn – – Auburn High School: Whitley Albury (Peru), Benjamin Billesbach, Salina Fischer, Jacqueline Frary (Brock), Satoshi Thiele, Breanna Tripp (Peru), Hannah Wynn
Axtell – – Axtell High School: Heath Anderbery, Kaylee Cash, Shafer Fox, Kenzie Murphy, Sierra Robinson (Funk)
Battle Creek – – Battle Creek High School: McKenna Berney (Meadow Grove), Alyssa Leathers (Meadow Grove), Miranda Schnebel (Norfolk), Joy Schwarting (Norfolk), Presley Thompson (Meadow Grove)
Blair – – Blair High School: Karen Anderson, Kelsi Arthur, Haley Bledsoe, Nicole Borchardt, Kelly Kavan, Haylee Kephart, Autumn Kramer, Carley Langley, Kayla Morgan, Ellen Prochaska, Caroline Rech, Heidi Roth, Joy Sonderup, Presley Sternberg, Claire Svoboda
Cairo – – Centura Secondary School: Mary Irvine
Central City – – Central City High School: Malorie Dettman, Makayla Sidders
Columbus – – Scotus Central Catholic: Rebecca Hall, Tiffany Haney, Amanda Newman, Kathrine Ohnoutka, Rebecca Svatora
Crofton – – Crofton High School: Nicole Guenther, Raychel Schurman, Cassandra Tramp, Emma Tramp, Molly Zavadil (Fordyce)
Daykin – – Meridian High School: Blake Bartels, Kate Endorf (Tobias), Karlee Schwisow (Tobias),
Dodge – – Dodge High School: Brandon Bayer
Elwood – – Elwood Public School: Meagan Saunders-Highland, Amber Woodfield
Exeter – – Exeter-Milligan High School: Mariah Bigelow (Milligan), Amanda Dinneen, Heather Pribyl (Milligan)
Falls City – – Falls City High School: Jacob Gentry, Jacy Lewis, Jessica McCann, Amber Shee, Ashley Sickel
(Photo Unavailable) Falls City – – Falls City Sacred Heart High School: Sarah Magdanz, Hannah Malcolm
Firth – – Norris High School: Madison MacDonald
Fremont – – Fremont Senior High School: Kristen Brodd, Britt Jensen, Ashley King, Joslynn Martin, Cory Poehling, Lisa Poppe, Brittney Pruss, Kathryn Reese, Melissa Soe, Chase Sorrick
Hastings – – Adams Central Jr-Sr High School: Lacie Ferguson, Jena Gangwish, Zachary Kirkegaard, Jaci Meyer (Juniata), Logan Miller, Zachary VanMeter
Hooper – – Logan View Public Schools: Kylie Anderson (Nickerson), Taylor Anderson, Kali Einspahr, Kylie Hoegermeyer (Herman), Emily Mauch, Cassandra Rains (Scribner), Maggie Stenvers
Howells – – Howells Jr/Sr High School: Ashley Bazata, Megan Chebuhar, Riley Kulhanek (Wisner)
Humboldt – – Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer High School: Ms. Karen Mezger (teacher), Elizabeth Bergman, Mikala de Koning (Table Rock), Tiffany Dettmann, Alexis Lewis, Felicia Pursche, Shanda Rausch, Cody Vrtiska (Table Rock)
Humphrey – – St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Schools: Stephanie Baumgart, Emily Pfeifer
Johnson – – Johnson-Brock Public School: Taylor Hamm, Chelsey Mowen (Brock), Mariah Snyder (Auburn), Chelsea Westerfield
Laurel – – Laurel-Concord Schools: Morgan Arduser (Coleridge), Bethany Barelman (Coleridge), Mallorie Granquist, Elizabeth Gubbels (Coleridge), Leanna Gubbels, Haley Hefner, Ashley Lunz
Malcolm – – Malcolm High School: Sierra Legg (Garland)
Merna – – Anselmo-Merna High School: Tyler McCarty, Shannon Plummer, Lorna Smith (Callaway)
Murdock – – Elmwood Murdock Jr-Sr High School: Millie Anderson (Elmwood), Kalee Brewer, A.J Ita, Austin Kuenning (Elmwood), Adam Neels (Elmwood)
(Photo Unavailable) Nebraska City – – Lourdes Central Catholic: Stephen Allen, Jessica Easter, Andrew Gomez, Hannah Luksa (Plattsmouth), Taylor Wilberger
Niobrara – – Niobrara Public School: Samantha Beaudette (Bloomfield), Ashley Chinana, Christina Coffman, Michael Kotrous, James LaPointe, Tyler Stark
Norfolk – – Norfolk Catholic High School: Breanna Benda (Hadar), Jada Brown, Alexis Hupp, Kaitlinn Nolte, Taylor Schueth
North Bend – – North Bend Central: Alyssa Brabec (Morse Bluff), Samantha Dolezal (Morse Bluff),
Clarissa Hall, McKenzie Hartman, Mallory Hull (Morse Bluff), Kelsey Jensen (Morse Bluff), Kaitlyn Kavan
Oakland – – Oakland Craig Public School: Angela Bicking, Megan Byrnes, Jaclyn Marr, Breanna McNeill, Allyssia Metzler, Courtney Norton (Craig)
(Photo Unavailable) Odell – – Diller-Odell High School: Ashley Arntt, Sarah Maginnis, Morgan Vitosh (Wymore), Jana Zarybnicky
Osceola – – Osceola High School: Joshua Fleischmann, Zachery Oquist (Stromsburg), Jordan Siegel,
Stephanie Steele, Logan Watts
Randolph – – Randolph Public High School: Jaleen Albers, Andrea Brunssen, Taylor Conner (Carroll), Ian Fallon, Amanda Gubbels, Kathryn Keifer (Belden), Kati Lackas (McLean), Cali Wurdinger (Carroll)
Ravenna – – Ravenna High School: Cortney Andrews, Kennedy Hemphill, Hunter Hillje, Maggie Matejka, Jacie Zoerb (Litchfield)
(Photo Unavailable) Shelton – Shelton Public Schools: Noel Bruner, Nicole Galloway, Cathrine Georgiana, Bryan Martinez, Angela Senff (Gibbon)
St. Edward – – St. Edward High School: Brenna Carlstrom, Whitney Ehlers, Ashleigh Olson, Jeanie VanMeter, Whitney Whited
Stanton – – Stanton Community: Austin Carstens (Norfolk), Skylar Hazen (Norfolk), Paige Moore, Audrey Novotny, Aubrey Warnke
(Photo Unavailable) Syracuse – – Syracuse-Dunbar-Avoca Public Schools: Micah Buller, Shelby Diers, Ashley Griswell, Justine Helton, Jason Hutchison (Otoe), Dawn McElhenie (Otoe), Hanna Morrison (Nebraska City),
Nicole Swiercek, Jenna Thomas (Unadilla), Jessica Thomas (Unadilla)
Tekamah – – Tekamah-Herman High School: Maili Dean (Herman), Mariah Farrens, Katelyn Loftis (Craig), Marcella McKay, Michaela O’Neill
(Photo Unavailable) Wayne – – Wayne High School: Emma Carstens, Rebecca Jaixen, Andrew Pulfer, Ian Webster, Dillon Wieland
West Point – – West Point Beemer Jr-Sr High: Silverio Barrios, Johanna Eckmann, Marissa Hanneman, Alex Hansen, Kelly Hansen, Samantha Kaup, Alexander Miller (Beemer), Aaron Peplinski,
Aryan Thilliander (Beemer), Michaela Throener
Wilcox – – Wilcox-Hildreth High School: Shelby Aspegren, Rachel Cedar, Katie Dallmann (Holdrege), Sadie Dallmann (Holdrege), Karen Paitz (Hildreth)
Wisner – – Wisner-Pilger High School: Carling Bloedorn, Taylor Hansen (Pender), Hilary Harder,
Derick Hass, Maggie McMahon, Courtney VonSeggern, Kendra Wolverton (Pilger)
Wymore – – Southern High School: Megan Borzekofski, Kelly Oblinger, Chelsey Plantenga,
York – – York High School: Jordan Bedient, Suleima Garcia, Alexa Rosenau, Danielle Samson, John Vodicka, Connor Zumpfe
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