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Nicole Beckman, MD, calls herself a farm girl at heart.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Erin Snow<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

That\u2019s one reason Dr. Beckman, a graduate of the UNMC College of Medicine and part of the Advanced Family Medicine Training Program, plans to become a rural family medicine physician, hopefully somewhere near her hometown of Elgin, Nebraska, when she completes her residency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNext year, I will be going out to Family Practice of Grand Island for two years to complete my family medicine residency at CHI St. Francis and Grand Island Regional Medical Center, as well as some private practices in town,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Beckman, who currently is on an inpatient family medicine rotation, is part of this year\u2019s class of 253 house officers, the residents and fellows who will be taking the next step of their medical journey here at UNMC.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Amy Guziec<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Dr. Beckman has been on rotations since the week after graduating in May. The extra training, as well as the opportunity to avoid the stress of residency matching applications, were part of what attracted her to the program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAlso, I was still able to apply to the rural training track, knowing I wanted to do rural family medicine in the end,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Beckman grew up on a farm and as a youth, she pitched in to help her father when needed. Her father had lost his own father to cancer when he was a child, and the impact of that loss made an impression on the future doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWatching my dad hurt, that was something that stayed with me,\u201d she said. \u201cI decided I wanted to help patients and their families going through hard times.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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Rachel Nelsen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Initially, Dr. Beckman was interested in treating cancer \u2013 that was the disease that took her grandfather when he was only 49 \u2013 but as an undergraduate at Bryan College of Health Sciences in Lincoln, she soon realized how much she loved and missed what she calls \u201csmall-town Nebraska.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And as she shadowed family medicine physicians in places like Albion, Nebraska, another thing became clear: \u201cI loved the relationships the physicians had with their patients, relationships that sometimes went back generations. They get to know them as a whole person, they see them out in the community. I realized that\u2019s what I loved the most about medicine.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chandra Are, MBBS, associate dean of graduate medical education, said Dr. Beckman is an example of the commitment and passion of the house officers who have joined UNMC this June. Residency and fellowship is a key time in a doctor\u2019s career, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Arianne Marcoux<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

\u201cOur house officers, like Dr. Beckman, arrive at UNMC with clear goals for their careers and the passion and drive to succeed in their efforts,\u201d he said. \u201cIt is a privilege to help these fine professionals reach their goals here at UNMC.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Are also commended the entire team in the GME Office for ensuring that this year\u2019s orientation occurred in a seamless fashion. This is one of the largest onboarding of new employees that happens on our campus, and it proceeds smoothly only because of their hard work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOnce again, we have onboarded 253 new house officers flawlessly,\u201d he said. \u201cOur team consisting of \u2013 Erin Snow, Rachel Nelsen, Amy Guziec and Arianne Marcoux \u2013 work tirelessly to support our new residents and fellows in their time of transition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We feel so fortunate that we play a role in training these amazing young individuals who hold the candle to the future of health care in America.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nicole Beckman, MD, with her parents, John and Tracy Beckman, following her 2024 UNMC College of Medicine hooding ceremony.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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