{"id":115994,"date":"2024-11-08T07:59:33","date_gmt":"2024-11-08T13:59:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=115994"},"modified":"2024-11-12T06:38:53","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T12:38:53","slug":"medical-student-of-the-month-november-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2024\/11\/08\/medical-student-of-the-month-november-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Medical student of the month, November 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\">\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong>&nbsp;Currey Zalman<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hometown:<\/strong> Lincoln, Nebraska<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Class of:<\/strong> 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Education:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Lincoln East High School<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>University of Nebraska-Lincoln<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hobbies:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Traveling.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Intramural\/rec sports.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Golf.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pub trivia (Carried by teammates who know way more than me).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Crochet (First scarf was a failure, but learned from my mistakes and am making a blanket now).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cooking (soup season).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>More golf!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What do you do&nbsp;to stay balanced?&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Usually drop into an athletic stance \u2013 feet shoulder-width apart, knees slightly bent, core engaged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a figurative sense, I stay balanced by making sure to prioritize spending time with friends and family \u2013 the people who keep me grounded and remind me what\u2019s really important when life gets a little busy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Three&nbsp;things&nbsp;people may not know about me: &nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I am very good at random video games. 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