{"id":53474,"date":"2015-08-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-08-24T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2015\/08\/24\/com-student-of-the-month-derek-shafer-a-fourth-year-medical-student\/"},"modified":"2015-08-24T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-08-24T05:00:00","slug":"com-student-of-the-month-derek-shafer-a-fourth-year-medical-student","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2015\/08\/24\/com-student-of-the-month-derek-shafer-a-fourth-year-medical-student\/","title":{"rendered":"COM Student of the Month – Derek Shafer, a fourth-year medical student"},"content":{"rendered":"

\nCollege of Medicine Student of the Month –<\/strong> Derek Shafer, a fourth-year medical student.<\/p>\n

\nEditor’s Note:<\/em><\/strong> Each month, InterCOM will highlight a "Student of the Month" from the College of Medicine. Students will be featured for their participation in activities outside of medical school and for making a difference in the community. The goal is to recognize students for what they are doing and to encourage other students to get involved in the community. After all, medical school should be much more than studying.  <\/p>\n

\nPersonal: <\/strong>
\nName: Derek Shafer
\nHometown: Sioux Falls, S.D.
\nProgram\/Year: College of Medicine\/M4
\nEducation:  Biological systems engineering at UNL<\/p>\n

\nActivities:  <\/strong>
\nCampus Fellowship for Christ at UNMC
\nCouples Bible Study
\nIntramurals
\nPrimary Care Program
\nBridge to Health (Clinic for sexually transmitted infections)
\nFormerly active – SHARING Clinics board, Ethical Medicines Industry Group (EMIG), and Hospital Buddies<\/p>\n

\nHobbies:<\/strong>
\nHusker sports
\nBoard games (best game: Agricola)
\nDisc golf
\nFantasy sports
\nReading (usually fiction)
\nBroomball<\/p>\n

\nStaying Balanced:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\nMy wife is a daily reminder that there are more important things than medical school. We have been married for quite some time now (two whole years!), and it’s a blast. She helps bring me back to earth occasionally.  <\/p>\n

\nList three things people may not know about you:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n1. I have four younger brothers and one adorable two-year-old sister.
\n2. I am going into family medicine.
\n3. I like to country swing dance. <\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n<\/a><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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