Legislative District #16

138 health professionals residing in District 16 graduated from UNMC.
(Includes graduates from the Colleges of Allied Health Professions, Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Public Health, and Graduate Studies.)

12 health professionals in District 16 are UNMC preceptors who volunteer to train UNMC students in the clinical setting.

37 current UNMC students graduated from high school in District 16.

27 UNMC employees live in District 16.

UNMC’s High School Alliance partners with public schools in your district to provide high school juniors and seniors the opportunity to observe, shadow and work alongside health care professionals and researchers at UNMC. For more information, visit www.unmc.edu/alliance. 

Through the TeamSTEPPS program, professionals from the College of Allied Health Professions implement and evaluate the effect of teamwork training on the safety culture of 63 Nebraska hospitals, including hospitals in your district.

CAPTURE Falls is a project sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to assist 35 rural hospitals in creating an action plan to reduce the risk of patient falls.