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Welcome
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Welcome to the first issue of Career Connections, a bi-monthly e-newsletter to keep you informed about healthcare career happenings with the Northeast Missouri Area Health Education Center.
We look forward to sharing upcoming opportunities for you. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.
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Staff
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Michelle Mollick, Executive Director
Dinah Coles, Office Manager
Becky Dawson, Health Education Coordinator
Nancy Johnson, Health Education Assistant
NEMO AHEC, 312 S. Elson St.
Kirksville, MO 63501
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Board Members
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Janice Clark Young, Ed. D
Barb Primm, BSN, RN
Tanya Taylor, BS
Audrey Gough, BSN
Leanna Leake, FNP
NEMO AHEC serves these 21 counties:
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MAHEC Mission
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To enhance access to quality health care, particularly primary and preventative care, by growing and supporting Missouri's healthcare workforce.
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Seminar Prepares Students For Job Shadowing
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M*A*S*H Camp Attendees
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Middle-school students from the following communities attended the Adair County M*A*S*H Camp in Kirksville:
* Brookfield * Edina * Galt * Green City * Hurdland * Kirksville * Knox City * LaPlata * Novinger Students from these communities were at the Lincoln County M*A*S*H Camp in Troy: * Bowling Green * Defiance * Elsberry * Eolia * Foley * Hawk Point * Moscow Mills * Troy
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Health Careers Spotlight
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 Field: Dental Job: Dental Hygienist Average salary in MO: $63,000 Predicted job growth: 20% growth in 2008-2018 Education: Associate/Vocational 2 yrs Source: Missouri Health Careers |
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Milan Health Careers Club 
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NEMO AHEC launched a Regional Chapter of Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) with initial focus on students at Milan High School. HOSA is a national student organization endorsed by the U.S. Department of Education which promotes career opportunities in the health care industry and enhanced delivery of quality health care.
Milan High School Health Careers Club members will attend monthly club meetings and guest presentations by regional college students, local health experts, and college admissions; receive an American Health Association CPR certification; job shadow area health providers; and
participate in one of 51 competitive events at the Missouri state HOSA Conference in March 2012.
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College Visit Focuses on
Health Professions Training
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Twelve northeast area high school students and 18 other AHEC students from across the state, attended the 1st Annual Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine and Truman State University Campus Visit Day on August 3rd.
The day involved skills stations and interactive case studies that demonstrated the health professions majors at these two institutions. Students interacted with Truman Nursing, Communication Disorders, and Health and Exercise Science faculty, as well as, KCOM faculty, physicians, and anatomy and OMM fellows.
An etiquette lunch gave students the opportunity to practice professional dinner protocol. Attendees experienced Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment demonstrations, conducted simulated patient interviews, practiced intubation and suturing skills on manikins, and saw cadavers first hand. Truman and KCOM admissions were also available to answer questions.
The Health Professions Campus Visit Day will repeat in August 2012.
At the ATSU Simulation Lab, David Kermode, DO, demonstrates intubation to Carli Jackson, a NWMO AHEC high school senior from Grant City, who is interested in pediatrics.
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Middle School M*A*S*H Camp
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Fifty middle-school students from seventeen communities attended Missouri AHEC Science and Health (M*A*S*H) Camps in July 2011.
Held in Kirksville and Troy, these hands-on camps used experiential activities to get the students excited about healthcare careers. A sampling of these activities included: exploring hospital departments, learning how to suture a wound, dissecting a sheep brain or fetal pig, learning first aid skills, taking and recording vital signs, and learning to make healthy choices.
NEMO AHEC would like to thank the Northeast Regional Medical Center and the Lincoln County Medical Center for co-hosting camp events. Locations for 2012 camps will be announced in March 2012.
 Christine Linnemeyer, Occupational Therapist at Lincoln County Medical Center (far left), demonstrates how electrodes affect hand mvements on M*A*S*H campers Michael Brooks (left) and Matthew O'Neal (right) while other campers Julia Percy, Danielle Pudiwitr, and Autumn Long watch.
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S.T.A.P.H. can be infectious!
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On the campus of Truman State University, Summer Talent Academy for Professions in Health (S.T.A.P.H.) is a new, one-week, residential program for high school juniors and seniors who want to learn more about working in medicine and allied health fields. Students will work with faculty from Truman State University, A.T. Still University of Health Sciences, local physicians, and guest speakers from July 15-22, 2012. The theme for STAPH 2012 is the Mind-Body Connection. Campers will learn about the underlying science behind individual medical fields and actively work together to bring the perspectives of each of these fields to bear on hypothetical medical scenarios.
Click here to view a see a You Tube video of 2011 STAPH.
For more information visit http://staph.truman.edu
STAPH's Nomination Deadline is October 28 and requires nomination by a School Counselor or Principal.
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UMKC Prospective Student Reception
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The UMKC School of Medicine will be hosting a prospective student reception in Macon on Sunday, October 9th, 2:00-3:30 p.m. High school students interested in learning about UMKC's 6-year BA/MD program should register and obtain additional information at www.med.umkc.edu.
- Click on Admissions (on left)
- Click on 6 year BA/MD Program (on left)
- Click on Campus Visit Options
The School of Medicine also offers more extensive visit options that allow an in-depth look at the B.A./M.D. program. You can visit the UMKC campus Friday, September 9th, Friday, October 7th or Monday, October 24th.
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