Aug 06, 2024

Nebraska Area Health Education Scholars Program graduates 58 students

Posted Aug 06, 2024 2:00 PM

UNMC

The Nebraska Area Health Education Center Scholars Program, based at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, recently graduated 58 students.

The two-year program, part of a national initiative, prepares health professions students to serve in rural and urban underserved areas of the state.

The 2024 class of AHEC Scholars includes health professions students in such fields as community health, dentistry, medicine, pharmacy, physical therapy, physician assistant, nursing and radiological technician programs. The graduates represent health profession programs at Bryan College of Health Sciences, Clarkson College, Northeast Community College, Regional West Medical Center School of Radiologic Technology, Union Adventist University, UNMC and Western Nebraska Community College.

During the program, students engage with a variety of health professionals, community leaders and potential employers. They gain insight into health care issues, cultural and environmental factors, as well as community resources in Nebraska to better understand future patients and communities they will serve.

The AHEC Scholars Program is a part of the Nebraska AHEC Program, which is based in the UNMC Department of Family Medicine. Scholars are supported by five regional AHECs across the state: Omaha, Northern in Norfolk, Central in Kearney, Panhandle in Scottsbluff and Southeast in Lincoln.

The 2024 graduates included:

Bryan College of Health Sciences

Nursing Program

  1. Rushville – Kelanna Lovell

Clarkson College

Community Health Worker Program

  1. Springfield – Elisha Muhleka
  2. Waveland, Indiana – Aubrie Lindner

Radiologic Technician Program

  1. Alliance – Billi Alvarado
  2. Blencoe, Iowa – Emma Pitt

Northeast Community College

Nursing Program

  1. Dorchester – Elizabeth Schlamann

Regional West Medical Center School of Radiologic Technology

Radiologic Technician Program

  1. Gering – Evelyn Anderson-Saenz
  2. Morrill – Kilee Stauffer

Union Adventist University

Physician Assistant Program

  1. Omaha – Emily Andersen
  2. St. Paul – Joslyn Hansen
  3. Wilbur – Molly Zajicek-Stokebrand

University of Nebraska Medical Center

College of Allied Health

Physical Therapy Program

  1. Howells – Jordyn Brester
  2. Omaha – Lauren Thompson
  3. Valentine – Rebecca Higgins
  4. Wisner – Alexis Juelfs
  5. Kingman, Arizona – Kael Juelfs

Physician Assistant Program

  1. Blair – Jacob Sorensen
  2. Eustis – Leigh Anne Lehmann
  3. Grand Island – Kerrigan Shelton
  4. Hickman – Makayla Rice
  5. Newcastle – Alison Tremayne
  6. North Platte – McKenna Flint
  7. Shickley – Nicole Swartzendruber
  8. Waverly – Alexis Heaton
  9. Callao, Missouri – Mariah Gann
  10. Spring Lake, North Carolina – Christopher Griffis
  11. Valley City, North Dakota – Leah Haak Beck

Radiologic Technician Program

  1. Utica – Aurora Junge
  2. Omaha – Josseline Vasquez
  3. Orchard – Brandi Ruzicka
  4. Overton – Melissa White

College of Dentistry

Dentistry Program

  1. Columbus – Trent Roth
  2. Elkhorn – Anna Edet
  3. Grand Island – Alec Redwine
  4. Lincoln – Lauren Larson
  5. Norfolk – Nicholas Stolze
  6. O’Neill – Lydia Sigler
  7. St. Paul – Kylie Sestak
  8. South Sioux City – Gisselle Perez
  9. Newport Beach, California – Tia DiGiovanni
  10. Bemidji, Minnesota – Nicholas Peterson
  11. Hoople, North Dakota – Emily Swanson
  12. Rapid City, South Dakota – Delaney Glazier

College of Medicine

Medicine Program

  1. Cody – Cade Cody
  2. Kearney – Mark Carter
  3. LaVista – Dustin Quinata
  4. Norfolk – Jaden Hattery
  5. Omaha – Savana Nawojski
  6. Omaha – Andrew White
  7. Scottsbluff – Llicel Rodriguez
  8. Council Bluffs, Iowa – Miranda Jangula
  9. Saint Michael, Minnesota – Taylor Nelson

College of Nursing – Northern Division

Nursing Program

  1. Pierce – Rose Graham

College of Pharmacy

Pharmacy Program

  1. Chester – Katelyn Richardson
  2. Columbus – Ashley Newman
  3. Hildreth – Abby Quadhamer
  4. Sutton – Tomasa Trejo

Western Nebraska Community College

Nursing Program

  1. Cheyenne, Wyoming – Michaela Moreno