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Upcoming Events
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7 - Legislative Day, Jeff City
March
1 - Deadline to register for Mini-Med School
8 - MESA @ ATSU/KCOM
24 - Dental Workshop, Kirksville
30 - HOSA State Conference @ Washington, MO
April
3 - MESA @ ATSU/KCOM
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Staff
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Michelle Mollick, Executive Director
Dinah Coles, Office Manager
Becky Dawson, Health Ed. Coord.
Nancy Johnson, Health Careers Coord.
NEMO AHEC, 312 S. Elson St. Kirksville, MO 63501
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Board Members
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Janice Clark, Ed. D
Barb Primm, BSN, RN
Tanya Taylor, BS
Audrey Gough, BSN
Leanna Leake, FNP
NEMO AHEC serves 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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Applying to College
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With a shaky economy, now is an unsettling time to apply to college. While you and others like you are doing your best to make ends meet, you may wonder whether you should even apply-and, if so, how? Want some answers, click here to read more . . .
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Scholarship Corner
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Looking for financial help to continue your education? Check out these websites:
For high school seniors with 2.5 GPA. 1,200 scholarships to be granted - each $1,000. Applications due February 15, 2012. Christian Connector Inc. allows students to search for scholarships and grants offered by participating Christian Colleges.
Johnson & Johnson hosts this search engine to match students at all levels of nursing with financial aid opportunities. See also the sections describing nursing, sharing profiles and listing training programs. |
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Health Careers Spotlight
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Field: Diagnostic Imaging Services
Job: Radiologic Technologist
Average salary in MO: $48,000
Predicted job growth:
5-9.9% growth in 2008-2018
Education: Associate/Vocational
Degree (2 yrs)
Source: Missouri Health Careers
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NEMO AHEC Awarded MFH Grant:
Health Career Clubs
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 In December, NEMO AHEC received notice of grant award for the creation of High School Health Career Clubs in six ultra rural northeast Missouri schools.
The 3-yr award totaling $179,968 will enable over 100 students from rural schools to attend anatomy dissection labs, college visit days, CPR and bloodborne pathogen training, and other related fieldtrips. Additionally, the grant allows for school-based clubs, bus transportation, advisor stipends, and a 0.5FTE Regional HOSA Coordinator located at the NEMO AHEC office.
Students will enroll in Health Occupations Students of America, a national career training student organization (CTSO) endorsed by the U.S. Department of Education; train; and become eligible to compete against other high school students at the State HOSA Conference. Local school agreements are underway and we anticipate showcasing each school in future editions of Career Connections.
Funding for this project is provided in part by the Missouri Foundation for Health. The Missouri Foundation for Health is a philanthropic organization whose vision is to improve the health of the people in the communities it serves. |
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Summer Health Career Camps
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 The University of Missouri School of Medicine will again offer a unique summer experience for high school students interested in careers in medicine. The 14th annual High School Mini Medical School is a one-week experience in June designed to give students a preview of medical school. The program is intended for students who will begin their senior year in the fall of 2012 and who want to explore the career of a physician. Click here for more information. Financial aid is available - particularly for rural students! 
The University of Missouri - Kansas City Hospital Hill Health Science Camp is a weeklong academy designed to introduce high school students, primarily from minority, underrepresented, and rural populations, to health professional careers. Students attend sessions at UMKC's Hospital Hill campus for one week in June and learn about careers in dentistry, nursing, pharmacy and educational pathways. This program requires only a $25 non-refundable application fee. Click here to get the June 2012 camp application. Southeast Health in Cape Girardeau offers 4-day long summer camps for high school Girls and Guys interested in nursing and other health careers. Tuition ranges from $230-$275 including room and board. Click here to get June 2012 camp applications. |
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Medical Explorations in Science & Anatomy
Save the Dates: March 8 & April 3
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Medical Explorations in Science & Anatomy (M.E.S.A.) are interactive distance learning workshops which provide hands-on educational opportunities to enhance skills and to academically prepare and motivate high school students who are interested in healthcare careers. Fees includes pre-course assignment, hands-on instruction, lecture notes, assessment and use of dissection equipment and specimens.March 8, 4:30-7:00pm, "The Key to My Heart", Fee: $20
An exploration of the surface and internal anatomy of a sheep heart. Dissection will include the chambers, valves and other primary features. Additional discussion of heart diseases and defects help students connect lecture and lab to human experience.April 3(tentative), 4:30-7:00pm, "Food Loops", Fee: $20An exploration of digestive pathways, including the esophagus, small intestine, large intestine and other abdominal organs. Discussion and activities will help students draw corollaries between sheep organ dissection and human anatomy.Kirksville workshops will be held: LIVE! at A.T. Still University - Microbiology Lab, 800 W. Jefferson Street, Kirksville. To register and for campus directions, please contact Dinah at 660-665-6404 or dcoles@nemoahec.org
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Dental Careers Workshop:
"Can you handle the tooth?"
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"Can you handle the tooth?" is a dental careers workshop that is designed for high school seniors and undergraduates interested in dental health careers.
This FREE workshop will be held on Saturday, March 24, at the Northeast Missouri Dental Clinic, Kirksville, from 9:30 am - 3:00 pm (lunch provided). Highlights include.Dental Career Information, Pediatric Oral Surgery and hands-on in the dental clinic - X-rays, Oral hygiene skills, Dental charting and Impressions. For more information or to register, call 660.665.6404 or email Dinah at dcoles@nemoahec.org LIMITED TO THE FIRST 12 WHO REGISTER!
Funding for this project is provided in part by the Missouri Foundation for Health. The Missouri Foundation for Health is a philanthropic organization whose vision is to improve the health of the people in the communities it serves.
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