{"id":36524,"date":"2010-05-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-05-12T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2010\/05\/12\/largest-class-of-nu-paths-students-graduate-from-unmc\/"},"modified":"2022-09-02T20:19:41","modified_gmt":"2022-09-03T01:19:41","slug":"largest-class-of-nu-paths-students-graduate-from-unmc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2010\/05\/12\/largest-class-of-nu-paths-students-graduate-from-unmc\/","title":{"rendered":"Largest class of NU PATHS students graduate from UNMC"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\"><p>This year, UNMC graduated nine students from the Nebraska University Pre-Admission to Health Science (NU PATHS) program &#8212; the largest class since the program began in 2001.<\/p>\n<p>NU PATHS is a collaborative program between UNMC and the other University of Nebraska campuses to identify students interested in health care or research careers who have demonstrated a special interest in practicing in medically underserved urban areas. <\/p>\n<p><TABLE border=\"0\" width=\"360\" cellspacing=\"5\" cellpadding=\"3\" align=\"right\"><br \/>\n<TR><br \/>\n<TD><br \/>\n<TABLE border=\"1\" width=\"350\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"5\" bgcolor=\"B1D1E2\"><br \/>\n<TR><br \/>\n<TD><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">\n<font face=\"arial\"><br \/>\n<B><br \/>\nNU PATHS Grads<br \/>\n<\/B><br \/>\n<BR><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" align=\"center\" src=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/slideShow\/index.gne?group_id=&#038;user_id=8414512@N05&#038;set_id=72157624042092824&#038;tags=Cars,Lotus,Exige\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"350\" height=\"325\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><br \/><small>Created with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.admarket.se\" title=\"Admarket.se\">Admarket&#8217;s<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/flickrslidr.com\" title=\"flickrSLiDR\">flickrSLiDR<\/a>.<\/small><\/p>\n<p><B>The slideshow above features images of UNMC&#8217;s recent NU PATHS graduates.<\/B><br \/>\n<\/UL><br \/>\n<\/P><br \/>\n<\/FONT><br \/>\n<\/TD><br \/>\n<\/TR><br \/>\n<\/TABLE><br \/>\n<\/TD><br \/>\n<\/TR><br \/>\n<\/TABLE>NU PATHS students receive full tuition scholarship and supportive programs at their undergraduate campus and &#8212; upon timely and satisfactory completion of their undergraduate prerequisites &#8212; guaranteed admission to the program at UNMC for which they were selected.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m so grateful for this program, which allows me to graduate as a qualified professional from a health care institution without the huge burden of undergraduate and medical school debt,&#8221; said Olamide Alabi, M.D., a graduate from UNMC&#8217;s College of Medicine. &#8220;It means I can follow my passion and care for patients in underserved communities as opposed to concentrating on my financial status post-graduation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The nine who graduated this year &#8212; four medical students, two dental students, two pharmacy students and a nursing student &#8212; may have come to UNMC from different campuses but they all have passion for caring for medically underserved communities. <\/p>\n<p><TABLE border=\"0\" width=\"260\" cellspacing=\"5\" cellpadding=\"3\" align=\"right\"><br \/>\n<TR><br \/>\n<TD><br \/>\n<TABLE border=\"1\" width=\"250\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"5\" bgcolor=\"B1D1E2\"><br \/>\n<TR><br \/>\n<TD><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">\n<font face=\"arial\"><br \/>\n<B><br \/>\nBy the numbers<br \/>\n<\/B><br \/>\n<BR><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">\n<font face=\"arial\" size=\"2\"><br \/>\nThis year&#8217;s NU PATHS graduating class was composed of:<br \/>\n<UL><LI>Four medical students;<br \/>\n<LI>Two dental students;<br \/>\n<LI>Two pharmacy students; and<br \/>\n<LI>One nursing student.<\/UL><br \/>\n<\/P><br \/>\n<\/FONT><br \/>\n<\/TD><br \/>\n<\/TR><br \/>\n<\/TABLE><br \/>\n<\/TD><br \/>\n<\/TR><br \/>\n<\/TABLE>&#8220;Many of these students began participating in summer research programs at UNMC during their early undergraduate school years, so, we have known them for a long time,&#8221; said Mary McNamee, Ph.D., UNMC assistant vice chancellor in the Office of Student Equity and Multi-cultural Affairs. &#8220;It has been a joy to see them develop academically and celebrate their continued commitment to community outreach in Nebraska.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Studies indicate that students from diverse backgrounds enhance the health care educational learning environment and are more likely to serve patients from their communities, Dr. McNamee said. 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