{"id":48574,"date":"2008-08-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-08-27T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2008\/08\/27\/389-new-unmc-students-participate-in-white-coat-ceremonies\/"},"modified":"2022-08-28T19:29:12","modified_gmt":"2022-08-29T00:29:12","slug":"389-new-unmc-students-participate-in-white-coat-ceremonies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2008\/08\/27\/389-new-unmc-students-participate-in-white-coat-ceremonies\/","title":{"rendered":"389 new UNMC students participate in White Coat ceremonies"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\"><div>The University of Nebraska Medical Center held White Coat ceremonies in Omaha, Lincoln, Kearney and Scottsbluff this week to recognize new students in medicine, nursing, pharmacy and dentistry. In a symbolic ceremony, students donned white coats signifying the beginning of their health career and took an oath of professionalism.<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>The UNMC College of Pharmacy, which held its ceremony Aug. 20 for 66 news students, also celebrated 100 years of pharmacy education.<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>The UNMC College of Medicine held ceremonies in Omaha Aug. 22 for 132 medical students &#8212; the largest class in 30 years. The increase from 120 students is in response to a predicted shortage of physicians and a national call by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) to expand student enrollment. It also is the first class to use the new Sorrell Center, UNMC&rsquo;s new medical school facility.<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>The UNMC College of Nursing held its Nightingale White Coat Ceremony Aug. 22 at its locations in Omaha, Lincoln, Kearney and Scottsbluff. During the ceremony, 123 nursing students recited an oath of professionalism and signed a pledge.&nbsp;This is the first year the college held its ceremony. Previously, nursing students had taken part in induction ceremonies.<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>The UNMC College of Dentistry held its White Coat Ceremony in Lincoln Aug. 22, for 68 new dental and dental hygiene students. The School of Allied Health Professions will hold ceremonies in the fall.<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>Donations from UNMC alumni helped pay for the white coats students received, and will wear until graduation. Donations also help pay for student scholarships and student programming.<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>Below are the colleges, hometowns and names of the students who participated in White Coat ceremonies.<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><b>UNMC College of Pharmacy<\/b><\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><b>Arapahoe &#8212; <\/b>Kale Breinig<\/div>\n<div><b>Ashland &#8212; <\/b>Amanda Gilbert<\/div>\n<div><b>Bellwood &#8212; <\/b>Melissa Eickmeier<\/div>\n<div><b>Bloomfield &#8212; <\/b>Jeremiah Bertschinger<\/div>\n<div><b>Burwell &#8212; <\/b>James Bird<\/div>\n<div><b>Castana, IA &#8212; <\/b>Jenna Mann<\/div>\n<div><b>Columbus &#8212; <\/b>Kyle Clarey<\/div>\n<div><b>Conway Springs, KS &#8212; <\/b>Margaret Hitzeman<\/div>\n<div><b>Council Bluffs, IA &#8212; <\/b>Robert Wise<\/div>\n<div><b>Crete &#8212; <\/b>Hope Mulgrew<\/div>\n<div><b>Dakota City &#8212; <\/b>Amber Cizmic, Nicholas Eckert<\/div>\n<div><b>Elkhorn &#8212; <\/b>Laurel Robinson<\/div>\n<div><b>Elm Creek &#8212; <\/b>Grant Meier<\/div>\n<div><b>Elsie &#8212; <\/b>Nicole Sis<\/div>\n<div><b>Fremont &#8212; <\/b>Amanda Cohee<\/div>\n<div><b>Grand Island &#8212; <\/b>Halie Schneiderheinz<\/div>\n<div><b>Hastings &#8212; <\/b>Beth Smith<\/div>\n<div><b>Humphrey &#8212; <\/b>Christine Korth<\/div>\n<div><b>Indianola &#8212; <\/b>Jeanie Bayliss<\/div>\n<div><b>Kansas City, MO &#8212; <\/b>Lovejot Choong,<b> <\/b>Loree Weese<\/div>\n<div><b>Kearney &#8212; <\/b>Tyler Kozal, Danielle Reinke<\/div>\n<div><b>Lincoln &#8212; <\/b>Jolyn Anderson, Tara Behne, Anna Foley, Lonna Hughes, Robert Kurasawa, Nicholas Lehmann, Dzuan Nguyen, Anthony Podany, Rita Yousif<\/div>\n<div><b>McCook &#8212; <\/b>Tyler Lawson<\/div>\n<div><b>Nairobi, Kenya &#8212; <\/b>Laura Orwe<\/div>\n<div><b>Omaha &#8212; <\/b>Andrew Bendlin, Ross Bergt, Elizabeth Brenner, Paul Kallman, Elizabeth Miller, Zachary Monono, Sara Prince, Daniel Schroeder, Corinne Shields, Jennifer Thiele, Jolene Tiller<\/div>\n<div><b>Papillion &#8212; <\/b>Eric Sundsboe<\/div>\n<div><b>Prague &#8212; <\/b>Kendra Kuncl<\/div>\n<div><b>Royal &#8212; <\/b>Jordan Curtis<\/div>\n<div><b>Rushville &#8212; <\/b>Sharla Janssen<\/div>\n<div><b>Saint Edward &#8212; <\/b>Susanne Crumley<\/div>\n<div><b>San Diego, CA &#8212; <\/b>Bernadette Ueda<\/div>\n<div><b>Schuyler &#8212; <\/b>Megan Kehrli<\/div>\n<div><b>Seward &#8212; <\/b>Megan Hrnicek<\/div>\n<div><b>Shenandoah, IA &#8212; <\/b>Marion Max<\/div>\n<div><b>Sidney &#8212; <\/b>Emily Matthews<\/div>\n<div><b>Sioux City, IA &#8212; <\/b>Sarah Stalheim<\/div>\n<div><b>South Korea &#8212; <\/b>Jaeyeon Kim<\/div>\n<div><b>South Sioux City &#8212; <\/b>Rebecca Strong<\/div>\n<div><b>Springfield &#8212; <\/b>Rebecca Hayes<\/div>\n<div><b>Treynor, IA &#8212; <\/b>Robert Andersen<\/div>\n<div><b>Ulysses &#8212; <\/b>Anthony Hruska<\/div>\n<div><b>Wahoo &#8212; <\/b>Edward Rastovski<\/div>\n<div><b>West Point &#8212; <\/b>Amy Uher<\/div>\n<div><b>Winger, MN &#8212; <\/b>Jeremy Gieseke<\/div>\n<div><b>Wisner &#8212; <\/b>Rebecca Pierce<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><b>UNMC College of Medicine<\/b><\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><b>Ainsworth &#8212; <\/b>Scott Wewel<\/div>\n<div><b>Alliance &#8212; <\/b>Kylee Stanley<\/div>\n<div><b>Atkinson &#8212; <\/b>Jeremy Peterson<\/div>\n<div><b>Beatrice &#8212; <\/b>Elizabeth Penner<\/div>\n<div><b>Bellevue<\/b> &#8212; Derrick Antoniak<\/div>\n<div><b>Benedict &#8212; <\/b>Jillian Fickenscher<\/div>\n<div><b>Bertrand &#8212; <\/b>Nathan Harms<\/div>\n<div><b>Broken Bow &#8212; <\/b>Matthias Albin, Daniel Sittler<\/div>\n<div><b>Burchard &#8212; <\/b>Nicholas Wischmeier<\/div>\n<div><b>Carlton &#8212; <\/b>Leann Heinrichs<\/div>\n<div><b>Chadron &#8212; <\/b>Megan Pelton<\/div>\n<div><b>Columbus &#8212; <\/b>Daniel Recek<\/div>\n<div><b>Coleridge &#8212; <\/b>Jeremy Stone<\/div>\n<div><b>Cozad &#8212; <\/b>Kimberly Acker<\/div>\n<div><b>Creighton &#8212; <\/b>Brian Jundt<\/div>\n<div><b>Crofton &#8212; <\/b>Jenna Steffen<\/div>\n<div><b>David City &#8212; <\/b>Robert Daro<\/div>\n<div><b>Dawson &#8212; <\/b>Catherine Giffee<\/div>\n<div><b>Doniphan &#8212; <\/b>Katherine Wilcox<\/div>\n<div><b>Elkhorn &#8212; <\/b>Grant Boschult, Mark Hightower, Ashley Huff, Anja Perlebach, Jakeb Riggle<\/div>\n<div><b>Elma &#8212;<\/b>Bret Hays<\/div>\n<div><b>Ewing &#8212; <\/b>Joshua Thoendel<\/div>\n<div><b>Firth &#8212; <\/b>Brittany Evans<\/div>\n<div><b>Fremont &#8212; <\/b>Nathan Anderson, Chelsea Bloom, Linden Fornoff, Joshua Wewel<\/div>\n<div><b>Grand Island&nbsp; &#8212; <\/b>John Higgins<\/div>\n<div><b>Grant &#8212; <\/b>Russell Swan<\/div>\n<div><b>Hastings &#8212; <\/b>Jesse Goetz, Margaret Sheehy<\/div>\n<div><b>Holdrege &#8212; <\/b>Emily Kraus<\/div>\n<div><b>Kearney &#8212; <\/b>Aaron Persinger, Michael Swerczek<\/div>\n<div><b>Lexington &#8212; <\/b>Horacio Alvarez Ramirez, Melissa Van Pelt<\/div>\n<div><b>Lincoln &#8212; <\/b>Samuel David, Andrea Gutsche, Victoria Hall, Andrew Heckman, Nancy Hong, Tara Kirkpatrick, Khang Le, Anthony Marsh, Andrew Moellering, Abraham Olude, Laura Peterson, Robert Plambeck, Jaime Seeman, Kimberly Shubert, Ali Steckelberg, Dawn Strauch, Leigh Sutton, Julie Thompson<\/div>\n<div><b>Madison &#8212; <\/b>Jonathan Fullner<\/div>\n<div><b>McCook &#8212; <\/b>Stuart Frazier, Jessie Spencer<\/div>\n<div><b>Merna &#8212; <\/b>Jonathan Jacobsen<\/div>\n<div><b>Morrill<\/b> &#8212; Tyler Dickey<\/div>\n<div><b>Norfolk &#8212; <\/b>Kyle Smith, Clayton Thor<\/div>\n<div><b>North Bend &#8212; <\/b>Deann Settles<\/div>\n<div><b>North Platte &#8212; <\/b>Brigid O&rsquo;Holleran, Jeffrey Songster<\/div>\n<div><b>Oakdale &#8212; <\/b>Andrew Linnaus<\/div>\n<div><b>Ogallala &#8212; <\/b>Brian Harris<\/div>\n<div><b>Omaha<\/b> &#8212; Runa Acharya, Eric Bonness, Scott Cameron, Robert Corn, Christopher Danford, Matthew Dennis, Timothy Donovan, John Evans, Christopher Gartin, Meghan Gaule, Theresa Hahn, Emily Hill, Andrew Huss, Sarah Jacobitz-Kizzier, James Keblesh, Jordan Lacy, Elizabeth Lehn, Frank Lin, Thomas Magruder, Kingsley Okafor, Anastassia Persidsky, Christopher Peters, Clint Pettit, Michael Pichler, Valerie Prescher, Jessica Prusa, Timothy Rush, Adam Sutton, Shaun Thompson, Lauren Volentine, Nicole Westercamp, Andrea Wilson<\/div>\n<div><b>O&rsquo;Neill &#8212; <\/b>Gina Hoesing, Travis Ptacek, Nicholas Wittry<\/div>\n<div><b>Paxton &#8212;<\/b>Kallie Schneider<\/div>\n<div><b>Pender &#8212; <\/b>Shea Welsh<\/div>\n<div><b>Platte Center<\/b>&nbsp; Dena Brock<\/div>\n<div><b>Sidney<\/b> &#8212; Michelle Dorwart<\/div>\n<div><b>Spalding &#8212; <\/b>Hilary Miller<\/div>\n<div><b>Stratton &#8212; <\/b>Michael Carter<\/div>\n<div><b>Sutherland &#8212;<\/b>Elizabeth Bay, Daniel Kalin<\/div>\n<div><b>Valparaiso<\/b> &#8212; Genna Eller<\/div>\n<div><b>Wahoo &#8212; <\/b>Eric Hain<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><b>Phoenix, AZ &#8212; <\/b>Brian Keegan<\/div>\n<div><b>Del Mar, CA &#8212; <\/b>Brian Friend<\/div>\n<div><b>San Diego, CA &#8212; <\/b>Benjamin Cloyd<\/div>\n<div><b>Washington, D.C., &#8212; <\/b>Jill LaGrange<\/div>\n<div><b>Elliott, IA &#8212; <\/b>Bryant England<\/div>\n<div><b>Iowa City, IA &#8212; <\/b>Stephen Mohring<\/div>\n<div><b>Nampa, ID &#8212; <\/b>Jeremy Hartley<\/div>\n<div><b>Kansas City, MO &#8212; <\/b>James Maliszewski<\/div>\n<div><b>St. Louis, MO &#8212; <\/b>Adrian Epstein, Bradley Witbrodt<\/div>\n<div><b>Billings, MT &#8212; <\/b>Mariah Smith-Miloff<\/div>\n<div><b>Rapid City, SD &#8212; <\/b>Ryan Edwards<\/div>\n<div><b>Yankton, SD &#8212; <\/b>Scott Kindle<\/div>\n<div><b>San Antonio, TX &#8212; <\/b>Marissa Salazar<\/div>\n<div><b>Marshfield, WI &#8212; <\/b>Meredith Carpenter<\/div>\n<div><b>Nairobi, Kenya<\/b> &#8212; Sassen Kwasa<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><b>UNMC College of Nursing (Omaha)<\/b><\/div>\n<div><b>&nbsp;<\/b><\/div>\n<div><b>Bellevue<\/b> &#8212; Kate Nichole Bloemer, Young Cha McVay, Janet Maria Robinson<\/div>\n<div><b>Hartington<\/b> &#8212; Staci Christine Burbach<\/div>\n<div><b>Neligh<\/b> &#8212; Leah Brianne Anderson<\/div>\n<div><b>Omaha<\/b> &#8212; Kristen Elizabeth Augustyn, Nechole Antoinette Beale, Jessica Elaine Bosn, Jennifer Anne Boyle, Elizabeth Ann Christensen, Kristina Marie Conley, Quynh Phuong Dinh, Sarah Christine Dixson, Elizabeth Kae Fatte&#8217;, Brooke Elyse Jelden, Kimberly Marie Klein, Melinda Carol Love, Sarah Renee Melenka, Amanda Lynn Miller, Stephanie Lynn Mumm, Esther Nonye Okamkpa, Katherine Marie Parizek, Christine Marie Petersen, Katrina Rose Schultz, Laura Nicole Stopak, Heather Marie Surmeier, Erin Marie Vickers<\/div>\n<div><b>Papillion<\/b> &#8212; Vanessa Jeanette King, Chelsey Elizabeth Leiting<\/div>\n<div><b>Paxton<\/b> &#8212; Alexanne Sithay Barger<\/div>\n<div><b>Plattsmouth<\/b> &#8212; Tiffany Kay Doering<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>Seattle&nbsp; WA &#8212; Crystal Marie Modde<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><b>UNMC College of Nursing Lincoln Division<\/b><\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><b>Arapahoe<\/b> &#8212; Julie Wendland<\/div>\n<div><b>Bellevue<\/b> &ndash; Heather Bradley<\/div>\n<div><b>Byron<\/b> &ndash; Maggie Marquart<\/div>\n<div><b>Clearwater<\/b> &ndash; Cassandra Thiele<\/div>\n<div><b>Crete<\/b> &ndash; Gerardo Cordova<\/div>\n<div><b>Liberty<\/b> &ndash; Shelby McGuire<\/div>\n<div><b>Lincoln<\/b> &ndash; Allison Canny, Jessica Cheever, Jamie Connor, Callie Duryea, Deborah Hazen, Hannah Hoebelheinrich, Marinda Kolar, Sarah Musil, Allison Pettit, Roseanne Schmidt, Katie Teel, Ngoc Loan Tong, Dieu-My Tran<\/div>\n<div><b>Madison<\/b> &ndash; Stacie Brandl<\/div>\n<div><b>Madrid<\/b> &ndash; Roxanne Hagan<\/div>\n<div><b>Omaha<\/b> &ndash; Raymond Chase, Ashlee Granger, Brittany Hayduk, Jessica Mai, Kari Masching, Brynn Rasmussen, <\/div>\n<div><b>O&#8217;Neill<\/b> &ndash; Stephanie Miller<\/div>\n<div><b>Plainview<\/b> &ndash; Tyler Wells<\/div>\n<div><b>Ralston<\/b> &ndash; Nicole Jochimsen<\/div>\n<div><b>Seward<\/b> &ndash; Karra Higgins<\/div>\n<div><b>Valley <\/b>&ndash; Markaya Feldhacker, Emily Fleissner<\/div>\n<div><b>Wayne<\/b> &ndash; Emlyn Mann<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><b>Lake Zurich, IL<\/b> &ndash; Kristin Penney<\/div>\n<div><b>Angola, IN<\/b> &ndash; Caitlyn Hoeper<\/div>\n<div><b>Simpsonville, SC<\/b> &ndash; Stephanie Ficht<\/div>\n<div><b>Sioux Falls, SD<\/b> &ndash; Shandi Johnson<\/div>\n<div><b>Ft Worth, TX<\/b> &ndash; Stephanie Nun<\/div>\n<div><b>Broadway, VA<\/b> &ndash; Jennifer Lantz<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><b>UNMC College of Nursing Kearney Division<\/b><\/div>\n<div><b>&nbsp;<\/b><\/div>\n<div><b>Albion &#8212; <\/b>Hillary Borer<\/div>\n<div><b>Ashton &#8212; <\/b>Emily Jerabek<\/div>\n<div><b>Beatrice &#8212; <\/b>Megan Smith<\/div>\n<div><b>Benkelman &#8212; <\/b>Vanessa Shill<\/div>\n<div><b>Farnam &#8212; <\/b>Megan Larson<\/div>\n<div><b>Grand Island &#8212; <\/b>Ryan Zulkoski<\/div>\n<div><b>Gurley &#8212; <\/b>Elizabeth Egging<\/div>\n<div><b>Kearney &#8212; <\/b>Danielle Fehringer, Sarah (Steffen) Gierhan, Jade Gunther, Tara Kennedy, Kristen Messbarger, Regan Metz, Crystal Nielsen, Lindsey Reinke<\/div>\n<div><b>Lexington &#8212; <\/b>Myron Nass<\/div>\n<div><b>Lincoln &#8212; <\/b>Nicole Shaffer, Larua Taege, Joanna Tyler<\/div>\n<div><b>McCook &#8212; <\/b>Amelia Doak<\/div>\n<div><b>Orleans &#8212; <\/b>Elizabeth, Nelson<\/div>\n<div><b>Stuart &#8212; <\/b>Kathleen Schaaf<\/div>\n<div><b>Weston &#8212; <\/b>Kathryn Bartek<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><b>Monroe, GA&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/b>Emily Ross<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><b>UNMC College of Nursing West Nebraska Division <\/b>(Scottsbluff)<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><b>Alliance<\/b> &ndash; Megan Odell<\/div>\n<div><b>Farnam<\/b> &ndash; Tammy Cox<\/div>\n<div><b>Gering<\/b> &#8212; Michelle Payne, Kylie Sauter<\/div>\n<div><b>Lincoln<\/b> &ndash; Aleece Kastanek<\/div>\n<div><b>Minatare <\/b>&ndash; Marlena Meloney<\/div>\n<div><b>North Platte<\/b> &ndash; Michelle Cramer<\/div>\n<div><b>Scottsbluff<\/b> &#8212; Brittany&nbsp; Chlopek<\/div>\n<div><b>Tryon<\/b> &ndash; Elizabeth Licking<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><b>Phoenix, AZ<\/b> &#8212; Kelly Sandford<\/div>\n<div><b>Arvada, CO<\/b> &#8212; Ericah Netzer<\/div>\n<div><b>Boulder, CO<\/b> &#8212; Mark Gebert<\/div>\n<div><b>Centennial, CO<\/b> &ndash; Rachel Franceschi, Rebecca Getz<\/div>\n<div><b>Fort Collins, CO<\/b> &ndash; Katie Doran<\/div>\n<div><b>Longmont, CO<\/b> &#8212; Sara Conlin<\/div>\n<div><b>Loveland, CO<\/b> &#8212; Arba Boci<\/div>\n<div><b>Superior, CO<\/b> &ndash; Megan McCarthy<\/div>\n<div><b>Poulsbo, WA<\/b> &#8212; Priscilla Leavitt<\/div>\n<div><b>Cheyenne, WY<\/b> &#8212; Rebecca Wendell<\/div>\n<div><b>Torrington, WY<\/b> &#8212; Sarah Voltmer<\/div>\n<div><b>Wheatland, WY<\/b> &#8212; Tammie Kennedy<\/div>\n<div><b>Yoder, WY<\/b> &ndash; Candice Lowry<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><b>UNMC College of Dentistry (located in Lincoln)<\/b><\/div>\n<div><b>Doctor of Dental Surgery program<\/b><\/div>\n<div><b>&nbsp;<\/b><\/div>\n<div><b>Aurora &#8211;<\/b>Aaron Bradley<\/div>\n<div><b>Cozad &#8212; <\/b>Ashton Hecox<\/div>\n<div><b>Crete &#8212; <\/b>Casey Gustafson<\/div>\n<div><b>Culbertson &#8212; <\/b>Sharlene Hock<\/div>\n<div><b>Elwood &#8212; <\/b>Kole Kugler<\/div>\n<div><b>Grand Island &#8212; <\/b>Andrew Benson, Wendy Foster<\/div>\n<div><b>Hastings &#8212; <\/b>Sean Hershberger, Conrad Parks<\/div>\n<div><b>Hershey &#8212; <\/b>John Huebner<\/div>\n<div><b>Imperial &#8212; <\/b>Breanna Bjerrum<\/div>\n<div><b>Kearney &#8212; <\/b>Peter Longo<\/div>\n<div><b>Lincoln &#8212; <\/b>Katrina Conrad, Brienne Lineweber, Shari Pacquette, Jared Schoettger, Wesley&nbsp;Wright<\/div>\n<div><b>Neligh &#8212; <\/b>Jonathan Jessen<\/div>\n<div><b>North Bend &#8212; <\/b>Moira Groh<\/div>\n<div><b>Ogallala &#8212; <\/b>Justin Weber<\/div>\n<div><b>Omaha &#8212; <\/b>Daniel Ellingson, Mitchell Kramer, Piper Larson, Kristin Schroeder<\/div>\n<div><b>Ravenna &#8212; <\/b>Jane Trambly<\/div>\n<div><b>Raymond &#8212; <\/b>Trevor McGerr<\/div>\n<div><b>Superior &#8212; <\/b>Joshua Kats<\/div>\n<div><b>Wayne &#8212; <\/b>Natalie Fendrick<\/div>\n<div><b>York &#8212; <\/b>Michael Augustine, Miles Berg<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><b>Springdale, AR &#8212; <\/b>Corey Nichols<\/div>\n<div><b>Sabetha, KS &#8212; <\/b>Ragan Frederick<\/div>\n<div><b>Salina, KS &#8212; <\/b>Ashley Young<\/div>\n<div><b>Wichita, KS &#8212; <\/b>Rose Nguyen<\/div>\n<div><b>Huron, SD &#8212; <\/b>Ryan Hajek<\/div>\n<div><b>Pierre, SD &#8212; <\/b>Patrick Anderson, Karli Larsen<\/div>\n<div><b>Sioux Falls, SD<\/b> &#8212; Stacy Gould, Cory Peterson<\/div>\n<div><b>Casper, WY<\/b> &#8212; Miranda Martin, Jenelle Paulson, Brian Rochelle&nbsp; <\/div>\n<div><b>Evanston, WY &#8212; <\/b>Holly Schamber <\/div>\n<div><b>Green River, WY<\/b> &#8212; Lori Petersen<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><b>UNMC College of Dental Hygiene program<\/b><\/div>\n<div><b>&nbsp;<\/b><\/div>\n<div><b>Albion &#8212; <\/b>Betsy Morgan<\/div>\n<div><b>Chadron &#8212; <\/b>Alexa Miskimins&nbsp; (Scottsbluff division)<\/div>\n<div><b>Chappell &#8212; <\/b>Megan Akeson<\/div>\n<div><b>Columbus &#8212; <\/b>Rochelle Wright<\/div>\n<div><b>Falls City &#8212; <\/b>Abigail Lemerond<\/div>\n<div><b>Fort Calhoun &#8212; <\/b>Lauren Miller<\/div>\n<div><b>Grand Island &#8212; <\/b>Michelle Schultz&nbsp; (Scottsbluff division)<\/div>\n<div><b>Lincoln &#8212; <\/b>Channing Anseth, Jennifer Marshall, Jennifer Olson, Abbie Seitz, Sheena Sullivan, Jenna Topil<\/div>\n<div><b>Norfolk &#8212; <\/b>Kerri Bohn<\/div>\n<div><b>Omaha &#8212; <\/b>Erica Asher&nbsp; (West Div), Erica Jasa, Molly Kolar<\/div>\n<div><b>Ord &#8212; <\/b>Suzanne Melia<\/div>\n<div><b>Page &#8212; <\/b>Amber Trowbridge<\/div>\n<div><b>Schuyler &#8212; <\/b>Lindsay Goodrich<\/div>\n<div><b>Springview &#8212; <\/b>Ryan Rutar<\/div>\n<div><b>Sterling &#8212; <\/b>Mellisa Keim<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><b>Hays, KS &#8212; <\/b>Sara Wasinger<\/div>\n<div><b>Newcastle, WY &#8212; <\/b>Lisa Bruch (Scottsbluff division)<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><i>UNMC is the only public health science center in the state. Its educational programs are responsible for training more health professionals practicing in Nebraska than any other institution. Through their commitment to education, research, patient care and outreach, UNMC and its hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center, have established themselves as one of the country&#8217;s leading centers in cancer, transplantation biology, bioterrorism preparedness, neurodegenerative diseases, cardiovascular diseases, genetics, biomedical technology and ophthalmology. UNMC&rsquo;s research funding from external sources now exceeds $82 million annually and has resulted in the creation of more than 2,400 highly skilled jobs in the state. UNMC&#8217;s physician practice group, UNMC Physicians, includes 513 physicians in 50 specialties and subspecialties who practice primarily in The Nebraska Medical Center. For more information, go to UNMC&rsquo;s Web site at www.unmc.edu.<\/i><\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\">-30-<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Nebraska Medical Center held White Coat ceremonies in Omaha, Lincoln, Kearney and Scottsbluff this week to recognize new students in medicine, nursing, pharmacy and dentistry. 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