Student spotlight: Meet Brett Wergin

Brett Wergin

Education is one of the four pillars of UNMC’s mission, and our students are the lifeblood of that aspect of campus life.

In UNMC Today’s Student Spotlight, we get to know some of these students, who will become tomorrow’s health care professionals. Today we meet:

• Name: Brett Wergin
  
• Hometown: Lincoln

• Program/Year: Fourth-year medical student

List three songs on your playlist.

• “Recover,” by Chvrches
• “We Own the Skye,” by M83
• “Someone Great,” by LCD Soundsystem

What sparked your interest in medicine?

From a young age, I knew that I wanted to have a career where I had the opportunity to help people. During my undergraduate education, I spent three months working in a primary care clinic in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. After this experience, I knew that a career in medicine, and specifically primary care, is what I wanted to pursue.

Your favorite study snack is:
Ice cream. But that’s my favorite snack in every situation.

Your favorite app is:
The UNMC app of course! That or Pandora.

Three things people may not know about you:

• I have traveled to 12 different countries.
• I used to play the saxophone. Let me know if you want to jam to Chameleon some time.
• I have run two half marathons (poorly) and hope to train for a full marathon soon.