New faculty spotlight: Sarah Sprinkle

Sarah Sprinkle is a new faculty member at UNMC.

• Name: Sarah Sprinkle
• Hometown: Omaha
• Title and department at UNMC: Instructor, cytotechnology education, UNMC College of Allied Health Professions

Research/professional interests: Growing the field of cytotechnology.

How I fell in love with cytotechnology: First, I fell in love with UNMC. I completed two summer internship programs through the med center and thoroughly enjoyed everyone I came in contact with. When I finished my undergraduate education, I realized I needed to keep growing to find a field I was passionate about. The first place I looked was UNMC. That’s when I discovered the field of cytotechnology. The career provided me a way to utilize my science degree and help people in the community. I worked in the field for four years in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. My passion for mentoring has been building ever since I entered the workforce. I could not be more excited to invest in the future of cytotechnology through expanding the UNMC program and educating future cytotechs.

Degrees:

• BS, biochemistry and molecular biology, Nebraska Wesleyan
• Post-baccalaureate certificate, cytotechnology, UNMC

Memberships:

• American Society for Cytopathology
• American Society for Clinical Pathology

Three things people may not know about me:

• I played softball all my life including at the collegiate level.
• My husband is from North Carolina. We met doing internships in Washington D.C.
• Our family loves Chick-fil-A.