{"id":135661,"date":"2026-10-08T08:44:16","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T13:44:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=135661"},"modified":"2026-10-08T08:44:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T13:44:17","slug":"medical-student-of-the-month-cordelia-harbison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2026\/10\/08\/medical-student-of-the-month-cordelia-harbison\/","title":{"rendered":"Medical student of the month: Cordelia Harbison"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cordelia Harbison is the medical student of the month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Hometown:<\/strong> Lexington, Nebraska<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Year:<\/strong> UNMC College of Medicine Class of 2030, Kearney campus<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Previous education and major:<\/strong> University of Nebraska at Kearney, health science major with biology emphasis<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Hobbies:<\/strong> I love to participate in intramurals, hangout with friends and play with my dog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What do you do to stay balanced?<\/strong> \u00a0To stay balanced, I try to prioritize working out first thing in the morning. 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