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Upcoming Events
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12-13: T.E.A.C.H. Academy
19-24: HOSA National Leadership Conference, Orlando, FL
28-29: Pike Co. M*A*S*H Camp
July
12-13: Adair Co. M*A*S*H Camp
19-20: Marion Co. M*A*S*H Camp
24-25: Lincoln Co. M*A*S*H Camp
24-25: ATSU/TSU Visit Day
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T.E.A.C.H. Academy
June 12-13
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The T.E.A.C.H. (Teachers Exploring and Advocating Careers in Health) Academy will be held June 12th and 13th in Kirksville. T.E.A.C.H. Academy is an instructional and experiential program for high school educators and HOSA advisors, designed to promote health career advocacy.
Participants will be provided a unique opportunity to explore health care through the lens of practitioners and their workday. Additionally, the T.E.A.C.H. curriculum provides instructional tools, activities, and information educators can utilize to motivate students who are interested in healthcare careers.
Registration deadline is June 1st. Travel stipends are available. For more information, contact Maegan Hilton at hosa@nemoahec.org or 660-665-6404.
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ATSU/TSU Visit Days
July 24-25
| The 2012 ATSU/TSU Visit Day will be held July 24-25. Intubation, suturing, osteopathic manipulation, medicinal garden, cadavers, newborn simulation assessment, and even an etiquette lunch were all part of last summer's ATSU/TSU Visit Day for high school juniors and seniors interested in medicine and nursing.
In August 2011, forty students from all over the state attended the two-day health exploration workshop hosted by the Universities and AHECs. In addition to school tours, the students engaged with medical, nursing, and health science students via a panel discussion and hands-on activities.
Contact NEMO AHEC for more information. A fee is required of those staying overnight.
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Staff
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Michelle Mollick, Executive Director
Dinah Coles, Office Manager
Becky Dawson, Health Ed. Coord.
Maegan Hilton, Health Careers Coord.
Vanessa Shaw, Summer Camp Intern
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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Health Careers Spotlight
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Field: Emergency Medicine
Job: Emergency Medical Technician or Paramedic
Average salary in MO: $33,000
Predicted job growth:
10-14.9% growth in 2008-2018
Education: Associate/Vocational-2 yrs
Source: Missouri Health Careers
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Greetings!
Welcome to Maegan Hilton, CHES, and Vanessa Shaw who have recently joined the NEMO AHEC staff.
Maegan is a certified health education specialist and has assumed the duties of part-time Health Education Coordinator with primary responsibility for the summer TEACH Academy and year-round HOSA Chapter administration. Maegan's experience includes teaching smoking cessation, weight loss, healthy lifestyle choices, and arthritis exercise. Immediately before coming to AHEC, she served as an Instructor at Truman State University teaching health and wellness courses.
Maegan's husband, Dan, is a 3rd year ATSU student and plans to complete an Anatomy Fellowship during the 2012-2013 academic year. Before moving to the area, they lived in Ogden, Utah. Maegan can be reached at hosa@nemoahec.org or our main office number.
Vanessa has primary responsibility for coordinating 2-day M*A*S*H camps for middle school students in Adair, Lincoln, Pike, & Marion counties. She is a senior Health Science student at Truman State University with intent to graduate May 2013. Her pattern is Health Administration, Community Worksite and Public Health.
Last summer, Vanessa worked as a Certified Nurse Assistant (C.N.A.) at a long-term care facility in her hometown of Brookfield, MO. Vanessa's internship is 320 hours and she can be reached at her student address of vgs4566@truman.edu or our main office number.
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Health Career Clubs - HOSA Meetings
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 NEMO AHEC's Health Occupation Students of America (HOSA) Milan High School club had 11 students attend State Leadership Conference in Washington, MO.
Of the students who competed, three received medals! Congratulations!
Two of the students receiving medals will be traveling to Orlando, Florida in June to compete in the National Leadership Conference. Best of luck to Jessica Hoover and Miranda Brittain, as well as their Advisor Helen Leslie, RN, at Nationals!
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Jessica Hoover (medal in Medical Photo) and Kaylee Michael (medal in Nutrition) are "thumbs up" after competing at State.
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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. |
Summer Day Camps for Middle Schoolers
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M*A*S*H Camp is back! This event allows kids to: *Type their own blood *Scrub & sew up a wound *Climb in the chopper with emergency medical personnel *Dissect organs to find out how they work If this sounds like fun...then you should attend a M*A*S*H (Missouri AHEC Science & Health) Camp! These summer day-camps are intended for students entering 6th, 7th or 8th grade (fall 2012) who have an interest in exploring health care careers. M*A*S*H Camps will be held in:
Hannibal, MO (Marion County)
Kirksville, MO (Adair County)
Louisiana, MO (Pike County)
Troy, MO (Lincoln County)
Registration requires a $40 fee for meals, activities and t-shirt. Click here for downloadable registration forms from the NEMO AHEC website. Financial aid available for families with severe hardships.  | |
Adair County M*A*S*H campers "ready for surgery" after the "Gown & Glove Scrub in/Surgery Lab" with Northeast Regional Medical Center's ER nurses.
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