{"id":48654,"date":"2009-01-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-01-26T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2009\/01\/26\/139-new-unmc-nursing-students-participate-in-white-coat-ceremonies\/"},"modified":"2022-08-28T19:27:39","modified_gmt":"2022-08-29T00:27:39","slug":"139-new-unmc-nursing-students-participate-in-white-coat-ceremonies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2009\/01\/26\/139-new-unmc-nursing-students-participate-in-white-coat-ceremonies\/","title":{"rendered":"139 new UNMC nursing students participate in White Coat ceremonies"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 12pt\">The UNMC College of Nursing held its Nightingale White Coat Ceremony at its locations in Omaha, Lincoln, Kearney and Scottsbluff to recognize new students in nursing. During the ceremony, 139 nursing students recited an oath of professionalism and signed a pledge.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\">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 style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\">Below are the colleges, hometowns and names of the students who participated in White Coat ceremonies.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>UNMC College of Nursing (Omaha)<\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>&nbsp;<\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Alma<\/b> &ndash; Samantha Nelsen<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Chadron<\/b> &ndash; Erica Parish<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Columbus<\/b> &ndash; Emilie Gausman, Kimberly Whalen<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Harvard<\/b> &ndash; Amanda Cecilio<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Hastings<\/b> &ndash; Ashley Murphy<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Lexington<\/b> &ndash; Amanda Longly<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Lincoln<\/b> &ndash; Anna Melvin, Anita Soto, Allison Varilek, Claire McGowan<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>North Platte<\/b> &ndash; Kyle Brauer<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Omaha<\/b> &ndash; Jonathan Crosson, John Harnisch, Kellyn Kramolisch, Amy Mead, Elizabeth Meyers, Kristina Andresen, Jennifer Baehr, Audreya Comes, Nicholas Contryman, Kimberly Dizona, Chelsea Huntington, Patrina Johnson, Peter Landmark, Adele Love, Christopher Morehouse, Jessica Morris, Alexander Quint, Lucas Thomsen<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Platte<\/b><b> Center<\/b> &ndash; Amanda Kuhr<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Wakefield<\/b> &ndash; Kristi Schroeder<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Wilcox<\/b> &ndash; Emily Harms<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Wisner<\/b> &ndash; Heather Fullner<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Loveland<\/b><b>, CO<\/b> &ndash; Jessica Jenkins<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Onawa<\/b><b>, IA<\/b> &ndash; Amanda Bogard<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Alton<\/b><b>, IA<\/b> &ndash; Heather Schneider<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Council Bluffs<\/b><b>, IA<\/b> &ndash; Sarah Higgins<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Oakland<\/b><b>, IA<\/b> &ndash; Mary Kalb<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>West Des Moines<\/b><b>, IA<\/b> &ndash; Aric Thalman<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Downers Grove<\/b><b>, IL<\/b> &ndash; Sarah Broker<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Round Lake, MN<\/b> &ndash; Pamela Bonofede<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Shaw<\/b><b>, MS<\/b> &ndash; Canelda Perry<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Germany<\/b> &ndash; Sabine Clapper<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Mexico<\/b> &ndash; Anamari Boswell, Maribel Martinez<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Takjikistan<\/b> &ndash; Farrukh Usmonov<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Thailand<\/b> &ndash; Wattana Barrett<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>UNMC College of Nursing Lincoln Division<\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>&nbsp;<\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Ashland<\/b> &ndash; Mckayla Clark<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Aurora<\/b> &ndash; Lisa Havick<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Beatrice<\/b> &ndash; Chelsey Cozine<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Ceresco<\/b> &ndash; Amanda Shultz<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Clarks<\/b> &ndash; Holly Engel<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Columbus<\/b> &ndash; Hilary Brewer<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Doniphan<\/b> &ndash; Karah Muckel<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b><span style=\"color: black\">Gering <\/span><\/b><span style=\"color: black\">&#8212; Sydney Burns<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b><span style=\"color: black\">Grand Island<\/span><\/b><span style=\"color: black\"> &#8212; April Lopez<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Gretna<\/b> &ndash; Ian Neff<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b><span style=\"color: black\">Imperial<\/span><\/b><span style=\"color: black\"> &#8212; Whitney Paisley<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Ithaca<\/b> &ndash; Aaron Bartek<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Lincoln<\/b> &ndash; Meagan Goodman, Amanda Hamik, <span style=\"color: black\">Emily Harrison, <\/span>Brenna Lowrey, <span style=\"color: black\">Cuu Vinh Nguyen<\/span>, Abby Schmith, Serena Schweitzer, <span style=\"color: black\">Hong Vu<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b><span style=\"color: black\">Madison<\/span><\/b><span style=\"color: black\"> &#8212; Lori Oswald<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>McCook<\/b> &ndash; Julie Howard<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>North Platte<\/b> &ndash; Katy Nelson<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Omaha<\/b> &ndash; Erin Schrunk, <span style=\"color: black\">Allison Holst, Rebecca Johnson<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b><span style=\"color: black\">Ord <\/span><\/b><span style=\"color: black\">&#8212; Sadie Bredthauer<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b><span style=\"color: black\">Pawnee<\/span><\/b><b><span style=\"color: black\"> City<\/span><\/b><span style=\"color: black\"> &#8212; Laurel Sunneberg<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Scottsbluff<\/b> &ndash; Lacey Chlopek<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Syracuse<\/b> &ndash; Nicole Wenzel<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b><span style=\"color: black\">Idaho Springs<\/span><\/b><b><span style=\"color: black\">, CO<\/span><\/b><span style=\"color: black\"> &#8212; Meagan Small<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>St. Petersburg<\/b><b>, FL<\/b> &ndash; Victoria Robison<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Des Moines<\/b><b>, IA<\/b> &ndash; Brandon Bowles<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Rolling Prairie, IN<\/b> &ndash; Lindsey Bostock<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b><span style=\"color: black\">Lenexa<\/span><\/b><span style=\"color: black\">, <b>KS<\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: black\"> &#8212; Laura Dopp<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b><span style=\"color: black\">Olathe<\/span><\/b><b><span style=\"color: black\">, KS<\/span><\/b><span style=\"color: black\"> &#8212; Julianne McDonald<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Hagerstown<\/b><b>, MD<\/b> &ndash; Douglas Gatz<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b><span style=\"color: black\">Kansas City<\/span><\/b><span style=\"color: black\">, <b>MO<\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: black\"> &#8212; Kelsey Gutschow<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b><span style=\"color: black\">Watertown<\/span><\/b><b><span style=\"color: black\">, SD<\/span><\/b><span style=\"color: black\"> &#8212; Elizabeth Elliott<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Houston<\/b><b>, TX<\/b> &ndash; Carly Dittenber<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>UNMC College of Nursing Kearney Division<\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>&nbsp;<\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Ansley<\/b> &ndash; Angela Jameson<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Bellevue<\/b> &ndash; Heather Barber<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Bertrand<\/b> &ndash; Brittney Barnes<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Geneva<\/b> &ndash; Brianna Dohrman<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Grand Island<\/b> &ndash; Melanie Olsufka, Chelsea Wessel<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Hastings<\/b> &ndash; Kelsey Henkel<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Henderson<\/b> &ndash; Melissa Hiebner<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Imperial<\/b> &ndash; Christine Elder, Jaclyn Liewer<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Kearney<\/b> &ndash; Nathan Klaus, Autumn Trimble, Maria Zink<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Lexington<\/b> &ndash; Nancy De Santiago, Mandy Taylor<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Madison<\/b> &ndash; Brenda DeLeon<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>McCook<\/b> &ndash; Jennifer Chmiel, Nicole Felker<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Murdock<\/b> &ndash; Nicole Backemeyer<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>North Platte<\/b> &ndash; Jeana James<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Weston<\/b> &ndash; Ashley Brazda<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Wellington<\/b><b>, CO<\/b> &ndash; Sadie Burns<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Kathmandu<\/b> &ndash; Sunita Subedi<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>UNMC College of Nursing West Nebraska Division (Scottsbluff)<\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>&nbsp;<\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Bayard<\/b> &ndash; Cassandra Jimenez<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Bridgeport<\/b> &ndash; Jessica Velazquez<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Chappell<\/b> &ndash; Rebecca Peters<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Dannebrog<\/b> &ndash; Jamissa Davis<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Gering<\/b> &ndash; Jeffrey Johnson, Brittny Smith<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Grand Island<\/b> &ndash; Seth Reher, Mollie Seim<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Hay Springs<\/b> &ndash; Amy Bond<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Henry<\/b> &ndash; Lee (Martin) Webb<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Hyannis<\/b> &ndash; Jared Sibbitt<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Imperial <\/b>&ndash; Janette Davidson<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Kearney<\/b> &ndash; Kara Jarzynka<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Lincoln <\/b>&ndash; Duong Hoang, Samantha Moline, Christopher Wiles<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>McCook<\/b> &ndash; Kelsey Lyster<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Norfolk<\/b> &ndash; Susan Samuels<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>North Platte<\/b> &ndash; Joslynne Simpson<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Paxton<\/b> &ndash; Bette Fisher<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Fresno<\/b><b>, CA<\/b> &ndash; Trisha Magnuson<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Arvada<\/b><b>, CO<\/b> &ndash; Kayla Houser<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Colorado Springs<\/b><b>, CO<\/b> &ndash; Amanda Penzes<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Fort Collins<\/b><b>, CO<\/b> &ndash; Tiffani Hammond, Megan Ries<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Salt Lake City<\/b><b>, UT<\/b> &ndash; Chantel Brewer<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Lingle<\/b><b>, WY<\/b> &ndash; Tara Rose<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Torrington<\/b><b>, WY<\/b> &ndash; Lori Fields<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>&nbsp;<\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b><u>UNMC School of Allied Health Professions physical therapy students<\/u><\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Ashland <\/b>&ndash; Ashley Gress<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Auburn<\/b> &ndash; Brandon Wehenkel<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Bellevue<\/b> &ndash; Airon Seitz, Beverlijane Shumaker<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Cairo<\/b> &ndash; Erika Hadenfelt<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Central City<\/b> &ndash; Bradley Dexter<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Chadron<\/b> &ndash; Matthew Janssen<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Chappell<\/b> &ndash; Margo Hardy<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Elkhorn<\/b> &ndash; Brianne Walbrecht<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Fremont <\/b>&ndash; Jami Redding<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Fullerton<\/b> &ndash; Jenny Rother<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Grand Island<\/b> &ndash; Laura Gnewuch<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Hadar<\/b> &ndash; Brett Kollars<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Hastings<\/b> &ndash; Amy Strand, Scott VanCura<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Hay Springs<\/b> &ndash; Lindsey Heiting<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Lexington<\/b> &ndash; Kelsey Roberts<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Lincoln<\/b> &ndash; Sarah Sedlak<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Mitchell <\/b>&ndash; Brant Loose<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>North Platte<\/b> &ndash; Maressa Lee<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Ogallala<\/b> &ndash; Anna Budziszewska<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Omaha<\/b> &ndash; Ann Christiansen, David Fredericks, Crystal Hollatz, Elizabeth Pavlik, Mark Shearer, Jill Smolczyk<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Paxton<\/b> &ndash; Joshua tenBensel<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Schuyler<\/b> &ndash; Chad Doerneman<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Shelton<\/b> &ndash; Krista Hannon<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Sidney<\/b> &ndash; Allyson Malzahn<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>St. Edward<\/b> &ndash; Joshua Fitchner<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>St. Paul<\/b> &ndash; Amy Brenden<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Tilden<\/b> &ndash; Deniece Petersen<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Valley<\/b> &ndash; Jeffrey Foster<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>York<\/b> &ndash; Caitlin Demuth<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Cupertino, Calif.<\/b> &ndash; Margaret Rauth<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Davis, Calif.<\/b> &ndash; Andrea Bowen<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Sioux City, Iowa<\/b> &ndash; Chad Jacobson<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Garden City, Kan.<\/b> &ndash; Hailey Mireles<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Volga, S.D.<\/b> &ndash; Leslie Kleinjan<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><b>Casper, Wyo.<\/b> &ndash; Dustin Davidson<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;text-indent: 0.5in\"><i><span style=\"font-size: 9pt;color: black\">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.<\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\" align=\"center\">-30-<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; The UNMC College of Nursing held its Nightingale White Coat Ceremony at its locations in Omaha, Lincoln, Kearney and Scottsbluff to recognize new students in nursing. During the ceremony, 139 nursing students recited an oath of professionalism and signed a pledge. 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