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Katie Schultis got her education in the state where she grew up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And now she\u2019ll continue her education in the place that gave her father a life-prolonging kidney transplant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Schultis, 26, will receive her degree Saturday during UNMC\u2019s commencement before heading to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, to continue her medical training in urology residency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She\u2019ll celebrate with her mom and three siblings, but graduation will be bittersweet, she said, without her father, who was her biggest supporter and cheerleader. He died last April.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGraduation will be hard without him here because he was just so proud of me,\u201d Schultis said. \u201c(Matching at Mayo Clinic) was exactly what I wanted and kind of a culmination of everything I\u2019ve been working toward.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Schultis\u2019 father, Aaron, was diagnosed with end-stage renal disease when Schultis was 15.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Schultis, who grew up in Diller, Nebraska, saw firsthand the challenges rural Nebraskans face when it comes to seeking medical care. It took longer for her father to get appointments, and he was faced with longer drives to meet specialists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Schultis already knew she was interested in science, but her father\u2019s experience sparked her interest in medicine.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not only did Schultis glean insight into the patient experience from her father\u2019s journey, she also learned from him as a person and auctioneer. She inherited his ability to speak quickly and his sense of humor. She also learned his people skills as she saw him comfort grieving families while organizing estate sales for their loved ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe was so compassionate. In every situation, he was the perfect role model and example for me,\u201d she said. \u201cHe was the nicest guy ever. Part of my wanting to help people comes from seeing him interact with others.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Schultis enrolled in the Kearney Health Opportunities Program in high school. She had previously thought medical school was out of reach, but the program made it clear that it could become reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In her undergraduate career at the University of Nebraska at Kearney, Schultis became involved in student senate. She carried that passion on to UNMC and became student senate president.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI had some experience working with students and administrators from my time at UNK. Instead of waiting for change, I\u2019ve always wanted to help people by helping make the change,\u201d she said. \u201cI love UNMC, but I saw potential for positive change, and I\u2019ve really appreciated and enjoyed the opportunities to take the voices of those around me and amplify them and advocate for them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Schultis plans to come back to Nebraska after her time in Rochester. It may take some \u201csoul searching\u201d to find work that both fulfills her and serves the state, she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBeing from rural Nebraska and having been through a difficult rural health care journey with my dad, I have a soft spot in my heart for rural patients,\u201d Schultis said. \u201cIt\u2019s something I\u2019ve carried with me since it was my initial driver into medicine. No matter where I am or what I\u2019m doing, I want to be serving rural patients and populations.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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