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When Jose Nuño was a kid growing up in Fremont, Neb., seeing a health care professional was an awkward, intimidating experience. There was a language barrier — his parents’ first language is Spanish. <\/p>\n

Health care can be scary anyway, especially for little kids, like Jose and his big brother, Trino, were then. Medicine can sound like a foreign tongue, even in your first language. And if your parents are confused, and maybe a little nervous, how would a child feel?<\/p>\n


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\nUNMC College of Allied Health Professions alumnus Jose Nuño, right, calls cardiovascular surgery “intimidating,” but relishes the opportunity to improve the lives of patients.<\/span>
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“One of the things I wanted to do was help with that,” Nuño said. And so, when he grew up, he did.<\/p>\n

Today, he is a physician assistant, a graduate of UNMC’s PA program, at Faith Regional Health Services in Norfolk, Neb. He works mostly in cardiovascular care, including surgery. <\/p>\n

But on the weekends, he takes shifts in urgent care. Word of mouth has gotten around that there is a Latino PA who speaks the language, takes extra care to make his patients comfortable, and makes going to the clinic less scary for little kids.<\/p>\n

He’s only lived there a few months, but Nuño likes Norfolk. It reminds him of his hometown.<\/p>\n

“It’s very similar to Fremont, it’s essentially the same town,” he said. “A blue-collar hardworking town.”<\/p>\n

He knew hard work growing up. His dad still works at Hormel in Fremont. His mom took care of the family, and was a caregiver for a patient with multiple sclerosis.
\nNuño was an enthusiastic student-athlete (go, Tigers). But, being a first-generation college student is tough – the path isn’t set out for you; you have to keep pushing, and find your own way.<\/p>\n

As high school graduation came up, he was asked where he wanted to work.<\/p>\n

He wanted to go to school, he said.<\/p>\n

Trade school?<\/p>\n

Well, trade school is a good thing. <\/p>\n

But he wanted to be a health care professional – one who could use English or Spanish to let little kids know everything is going to be OK.<\/p>\n

Big brother Trino was a few steps ahead of him. Trino Nuño , D.D.S., graduated from UNMC’s College of Dentistry. Today, he owns Mockingbird Dental in Omaha.<\/p>\n

“He definitely paved the way,” Jose said.<\/p>\n

Jose graduated from UNMC’s College of Allied Health Professions in Dec. 2017 and is thrilled with the work he does.<\/p>\n

“We do cardiovascular surgery in Norfolk, Nebraska,” he said. “It’s amazing we can provide these services in this smaller town.”<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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