{"id":55488,"date":"2016-04-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-04-26T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2016\/04\/26\/com-employee-spotlight-rita-smith\/"},"modified":"2016-04-26T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-04-26T05:00:00","slug":"com-employee-spotlight-rita-smith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2016\/04\/26\/com-employee-spotlight-rita-smith\/","title":{"rendered":"COM employee spotlight — Rita Smith"},"content":{"rendered":"

\nName:<\/strong> Rita Smith<\/p>\n

\nTitle:<\/strong> Residency coordinator, Department of Family Medicine<\/p>\n

\nHometown: <\/strong>Utica, Neb., home of the Centennial Broncos<\/p>\n

\nTalk about your job and what you like best about it: <\/strong><\/p>\n

\nI have been working at UNMC and with residents for 15 years. As the family medicine residency coordinator, I help oversee the resident’s education during their residency training. I am one of the first people the residents meet when they start their first day of residency. My phone number is quickly memorized and will be called many times over the next three years and for many years to come. I like that there is a lot of variety to my days and that I get to interact with all of the residents, faculty and support staff in the department of family medicine. I feel lucky to work for one of the best departments at UNMC.  <\/p>\n

\nYour favorite memory of working at UNMC: <\/strong><\/p>\n

\nThere are really too many to name since I have been here so long. One that I enjoy each year is planning and attending the graduation ceremony. It is great being able to celebrate with the residents and their families and have them be recognized for their accomplishments. <\/p>\n

\nHobbies: <\/strong><\/p>\n

\nReading, traveling, spending time with family and friends, collecting dust bunnies.<\/p>\n

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