Legislative District #19

273 health professionals residing in District 19 graduated from UNMC.
(Includes graduates from the Colleges of Allied Health Professions, Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Public Health, and Graduate Studies.)

22 health professionals in District 19 are UNMC preceptors who volunteer to train UNMC students in the clinical setting.

55 current UNMC students graduated from high school in District 19.

24 UNMC employees live in District 19.

UNMC’s Residency Rural Training Track is a program developed by the department of family medicine that prepares residents to practice in rural areas. Established in 1991, the program is now the largest in the nation. Norfolk is a rural training site.

Children’s Dental Day provides free comprehensive dental care for at-risk children. More than $2.5 million in services has been delivered through the event. UNMC’s College of Dentistry has held the event twice a year since 2001. 

UNMC’s College of Nursing, Norfolk Division opened is located on the Northeast Community College and opened in August 2010.