News Release University of Nebraska Medical Center
UNMC recently hosted 203 undergraduate students and their faculty advisors, representing five health academic pipeline programs, who spent two days exploring their future as health profession students.
The students, who are enrolled in the Rural Health Opportunities Program (RHOP), the Kearney Health Opportunities Program (KHOP), Urban Health Opportunities Program (UHOP) and the Public Health Early Admissions Student Track (PHEAST), came to UNMC to get a glimpse into their future as UNMC students.
During the visit, students learned more about their future careers in 11 different health professions – dentistry, dental hygiene, medical laboratory science, medicine, nursing, occupational therapy, pharmacy, physician assistant, physical therapy, public health or radiography. Students also connected with current students in their declared health profession training programs to gain information and tips on how to be prepared to thrive at UNMC.
"The annual visit to UNMC is an outstanding opportunity for our future students to visualize themselves in their health profession training program and as a future health care professional and to build bonds with students from across the state that they will eventually share classes or even practice with," said Nikki Carritt, director of Rural Health Initiatives at UNMC. “We were excited to welcome students back for the enhanced in-person opportunity – long marked as a cornerstone of their program experience.
“It also is a chance for leadership, faculty and staff across UNMC to demonstrate our commitment to their success in becoming Nebraska's health care workforce of the future,” she said.
While at UNMC, students met with faculty in their training program, learned from presentations on how to prepare academically to meet the rigors of a health professions education, as well as discussions on leadership, inclusivity, well-being and stress management.
Students from Chadron State also had the opportunity to meet faculty and staff at the Health Science Education Complex (HSEC) in Kearney on their return trip. Several of the students will matriculate to the allied health professions and nursing training programs on that campus.
Below is a listing of the students by college and hometown.
Chadron State College
Auburn -- Christina Lillenas
Ayr -- Dylan Thom
Bellwood -- Grace Reiter
Bridgeport -- Chance Cooper
Chadron -- Cobie Bila, Kennedy Trueblood
Columbus -- Emma Stewart
Dunning -- Bryan Zutavern
Gothenburg -- Rian Good, Jamie Graff, Sean Graff
Harrison -- Kailey Klein
Hastings -- Grace Redinger
Hay Springs -- Jocelyn Varvel
Hebron -- Brenner McLaughlin
Henderson -- Dawson Ohrt
Hershey -- Carlee Brownawell
Indianola -- Johanna Sughroue
Lexington -- Taya Berry
Loup City -- Ashley Dearmont, Creighton Harrington, Ella Jaixen
Madrid -- Quinn Koop
Maxwell -- Paige Anthony
McCook -- Tessa Hilker
Mitchell -- Blake Thyne
Nebraska City -- Aubrey Bando
Norfolk -- Jalen Hoffman, Katherine Meuret, Sheila Renteria-Salgado
North Platte -- Elleigh Fisher
Paxton -- Sierra Hicks
Scottsbluff -- Aaron Price
Sidney -- McKenzie Andrew, Lorien DeMasters, John Fortner, Paige Pritchard, Jaylee Shaw
Trenton -- Chesney Latta
Wahoo -- Nicki Walla
Wausa -- William Hagge
York -- Ashleigh Hills
Peru State College
Beatrice -- Chaney Weiss
Fairbury -- Jami Mans
Falls City -- Emma Littrel, Shaylee Mackey, Claire Niemeyer
Mead -- Delaney Patocka
Milford -- Audri Wolf
Nebraska City -- Emily Breazile, Abigail Koelzer, Jasmine Pineda
Plattsmouth -- Bryson Berg
Seward -- RaeLynn Sugden
University of Nebraska at Kearney
Ainsworth -- Haley Schroedl
Albion -- Destiny Umbarger
Beatrice -- Zander Wells
Bee -- Audrey Belew
Bellwood -- Russell Brezina
Brady -- Kate Stienike
Broken Bow -- Mykael Stoddard, Callie White
Cairo -- Nolan Gleason
Central City -- Ella Buhlke, Austin Wells
Clarkson -- Mitchel Beeson
Columbus -- Blake Edzards, Abagail Loeffelholz
David City -- Meredith Dalton
Deshler -- Leah Dlouhy
Dodge -- Kennady Schmidt
Doniphan -- Carter Schultz
Dunbar -- Sophie Sayer
Elm Creek -- Brady Spotanski
Eustis -- Creighton Hecox
Glenvil -- Hannah McDaniel
Gordon -- Madison Petersen
Grand Island -- Cole Bauer, Isaac Herbek, Joseph Holling, Marcus Holling, Brandon Hollister, Kate McFarland, Taylor Paul, Jonathan Schardt
Gresham -- Daylee Dey
Gretna -- Hilary Vaughn
Hastings -- Kiernan Bierman
Holdrege -- McCartney Elliott
Hordville -- Brianna Wilshusen
Juniata -- Abby Stroh
Kearney -- Lia Cool, Meghan Dahlke, Nicole Messbarger, Sydney Peterson, Quinten Shaffer
Lawrence -- Brooklyn Kohmetscher
Lexington -- Cordelia Harbison, Angel Perez-Cabello
McCook -- Jacquelyn Hinze, Madeline Hinze, Addison Knoll
Minden -- Jensen Rowse, Bailee Schurmann
Norfolk -- Tobias Kraft
North Platte -- Bethany Burklund
O'Neill -- Andrew Alder, Abigail Everitt
Oxford -- Makayla Schoen
Petersburg -- Marissa Preister
Pleasanton -- Isabelle Paitz
Raymond -- Alora Ferguson, Danielle Fortik
Rushville -- Mikayla Jaggers
Saint Paul -- Tayla Goettsche
Seward -- Myka Smith
Superior -- Lacey Langer
Syracuse -- Megan Wallman
Tecumseh -- Samuel Buss
Utica -- Gracen Fehlhafer, Lance Haberman
York -- Cori Combs, Melanie Driewer, Brynn Hirschfeld
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Alliance -- Luna Gonzalez
Elkhorn -- Joshua Oarhe
La Vista -- Stephanie Vuong
Lexington -- Malinda Lo
Lincoln -- Annie Nguyen
Omaha -- Katheryn Alvarez-Padilla, Audrey Bavari, Darryl Belemlilga, Matthew Cogua, Allison Dang, Hannah Dysico, Eh Mo Khaing, Sarup Kunwor, Winnie Ladu, Alyssa Lawrence, Juana Mora Valdovinos, Sapkota Prasamsha, Rosalia Ruiz, Shreeya Shapkota, Nelly Vera-Esquivel
Papillion -- Nia Acharya
Wayne State College
Ashland -- Ryland Stephens
Aurora -- Emily Erickson, Kane Fiala
Bancroft -- Audra Nolting
Callaway -- Cheyney Loper
Carroll -- Austin Fernau
Columbus -- Emmitt Broberg, Jacob Mellinger
Creighton -- Olivia Dartman, Bryna Fanta, Jace Hoferer, Maycee Zimmer
Elwood -- Shannon Kennicutt
Fairfield -- Wyatt Mach
Fremont -- Cal Janke
Funk -- Brooklyn LeClair
Grand Island -- Linden Sack
Greeley -- McKenzie Johnson
Hartington -- Cadyn Uttecht
Hastings -- Emma Wray
Hebron -- Sydney Escritt, Megan Lukert
Holdrege -- Madelyn Moore
Humphrey -- Triniti Gembica, Ashley Schemek
Laurel -- Cassandra Granquist
Malcolm -- Dylan Zoucha
McCool Junction -- Lindsey Stuckey
Milford -- Naudia Larsen, Jackson Lautzenhiser
Neligh -- Kenzie Mosel
Norfolk -- Amber Bockelman, Alison Stineman, Hayden Wolf
North Bend -- Travis Byrd, Jordan Ondracek
Osceola -- Blaike Bryan
Pawnee City -- Austin Branch
Saint Libory -- Avery Hermesch
Schuyler -- Vance Sayer
Seward -- Drew Kratochvil
South Sioux City -- Ashlynn Garcia
Spalding -- Mariah Marisch
Spencer -- Kiryn Kayl
Sterling -- Bianca Gonzales
Sutton -- Macey Peterworth
Tilden -- Mariah Hansen
Wahoo -- Luke Polacek
Walthill -- Kelsey Larsen
Wausa -- Leah Bloomquist
Wayne -- Kelsey Heggemeyer
West Point -- Kayla Fischer, Saige Miserez
Wisner -- Cole Jacobsen
Wood River -- Lauren Thorp, Trey Zessin
York -- Addison Legg, Abbey Seevers
Chadron State College
Members of the UNMC Rural Pathways Programs visited UNMC for two days this month. The programs include the Rural Health Opportunities Program, the Kearney Health Opportunities Program, Urban Health Opportunities Program and the Public Health Early Admissions Student Track. Students from Chadron State College, shown, participate in RHOP and PHEAST.
Peru State College
Members of the UNMC Rural Pathways Programs visited UNMC for two days this month. The programs include the Rural Health Opportunities Program, the Kearney Health Opportunities Program, Urban Health Opportunities Program and the Public Health Early Admissions Student Track. Students from Peru State College, shown, participate in RHOP and PHEAST.
University of Nebraska at Kearney
Members of the UNMC Rural Pathways Programs visited UNMC for two days this month. The programs include the Rural Health Opportunities Program, the Kearney Health Opportunities Program, Urban Health Opportunities Program and the Public Health Early Admissions Student Track. Students from the University of Nebraska at Kearney, shown, participate in KHOP and PHEAST.
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Members of the UNMC Rural Pathways Programs visited UNMC for two days this month. The programs include the Rural Health Opportunities Program, the Kearney Health Opportunities Program, Urban Health Opportunities Program and the Public Health Early Admissions Student Track. Students from the University of Nebraska at Omaha, shown, participate in UHOP.
Wayne State College
Members of the UNMC Rural Pathways Programs visited UNMC for two days this month. The programs include the Rural Health Opportunities Program, the Kearney Health Opportunities Program, Urban Health Opportunities Program and the Public Health Early Admissions Student Track. Students from Wayne State College, shown, participate in RHOP and PHEAST.