VIRGINIA-NEBRASKA ALLIANCE 2009

Mary J. McNamee, MSN, Ph.D.Assistant Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs

Office of Student Equity and Multicultural AffairsUniversity of Nebraska Medical Center

Omaha, Nebraska

University of Nebraska Medical Center

UNMC SUMMER RESEARCH 2009Hosted: Research

• 4 Graduate students Hampton Univ. Med. Sci.

• 1 Undergraduate student (VSU)• 1 Faculty Member (VSU)

Summer Medical Dental Education Program • 3 undergraduate students (UVA, VT [(2] )

UNMC PARTICIPATION 2004-2009

21 Summer Research

students

5 Students at UNMC for 2 or more summers

2009 SUMMER MEDICAL DENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAM STUDENTS (SMDEP)

Sylvia Byun

Ralph Ababio

Chelsea Kidd

Virginia Polytechnic Institute

U of Virginia

2009 STUDENT HIGHLIGHTS

2008 - UNMC Summer Research Program

VA-NE Alliance 1st

student to:2008 - admitted/completed UNMC Post baccalaureate program2009 - admitted to UNMC College of Medicine

Bryan Spells Hampton

Med Sciences Program 2008

Philise Williams Hampton University, 2009

1st Doctoral VA-NE Alliance student admitted to UNMC Graduate studies in pharmaceutical science

2009 STUDENT HIGHLIGHTS

Jacquiline Watson

Hampton Med Sci Prgrm, ’08‘09 - Interviewed UNMC COM ‘08 - UNMC Summer Rsch PrgrmDanielle Williams ’08

‘09 - Interviewed UNMC College of Medicine

MCAT Prep at Univ. of Richmond‘07 - UNMC Summer Research Program

2009 STUDENT HIGHLIGHTS

Frazier KiettHampton Med Sci Prgrm, 2009

‘09 - UNMC Summer Research Prgrm9‘09 - Interviewed UNMC College of

Medicine

FALL 2009 VA-NE APPLICATIONS VIRGINIA STUDENT APPLICATIONS TO UNMC PROGRAMS, 2009

UNMC College/Program Applications

Admitted

College of Dentistry 0 0

College of Pharmacy 0 0

College of Public Health/Allied Health

0 0

College of Medicine 10 1

Graduate Studies 1 1

Total 11 2

MOVING FORWARD Greater Interface With Pre-professional Advisors

Few applications to other than Colleges of

Medicine

1 application/ admission to Graduate

Studies

No applications to 18 other

UNMC Programs

Colleges of : Dentistry Pharmacy

Nursing Public HealthAllied Health

MOVING FORWARD

Expansion of MCAT-PREP to other students via distance learning

Revisit procedure for collaboration on research and educational programs

Goal setting for each year

SUCCESS STORY

Khristian HarrisVSU, 20082007 - UNMC2008 - Univ. of Richmond

MCAT/Prep 2009 - admitted to East

Virginia Medical school

visiting faculty researcher, 2009

DR. FIFE, VSU