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Outreach
activities expand student training
As a UNMC
student, you'll be asked to expand your borders as you increase your knowledge
and practice your skills – both inside and outside the classroom.
UNMC and
its clinical partner, The Nebraska Medical Center, aggressively reach out to
new and emerging underserved populations in the Omaha metropolitan area.
UNMC students have the opportunity to participate in this partnership
as part of their training.
SHARING, RESPECT and
GOODLIFE clinics
UNMC medical, nurse practitioner, and pharmacy students run
these clinics. They give students
the opportunity to have more direct and comprehensive patient care responsibilities
in their first two years at UNMC.
UNMC Family
Medicine physicians and College of Nursing nurse practitioners supervise
the students at the year-round, weekly clinics. Over the years, the
students have expanded the clinic's services to include pharmacy, social
services and lab/X-ray.
Adopt-A-School
partnerships have been in place since 1990 with Fontenelle Elementary
School, Monroe Middle School and Benson High School. Some of the adopt-a-school
activities include:
- A Day
at College for all fourth-graders, which features hands-on learning
experiences taught by UNMC faculty, staff and students.
- The Annual
DOC (Doctors Ought to Care) Sports Carnival, hosted by the department
of family medicine, for middle school students.
- Observation
time for pediatric residents, who spend three hours per week during
their month-long adolescent health rotations. The residents able to
observe "normal" adolescent behavior and teach appropriate
health-related topics.
The
Career Connection Science Academy is a partnership with Girls Inc.
of Omaha and the campus. Each month through the academy, about 20 female
fourth- through seventh-graders are introduced to different careers in
health sciences.
Community
Academy is a career exploration program where eighth- through 12th-graders
have hands-on learning experiences in the health science careers. The
students are creating and maintaining their own Web
site as well.
UNMC/The Nebraska Medical Center
Community Partnership involves patients/consumers, UNMC students,
health care providers, outreach workers, community leaders, community
organizations and community residents.
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