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Upcoming Events
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October
22: MESA Dissection: "Once Bitten"
5:30-8:00 p.m., A.T. Still University
*Light meal will be served
November
3-9: National HOSA Week!
12: MESA Dissection: "Just Breathe"
4:30-7:00 p.m., A.T. Still University
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Job Shadowing Opportunities
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Opportunities are available for undergraduate pre-medical and pre-dental students to job shadow within certain Kirksville clinics.
For more information on qualification requirements, please contact
Dinah Coles at NEMO AHEC dcoles@nemoahec.org.
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Board Members
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Janice Clark, EdD, President
Audrey Gough, BSN, Treasurer
Leanna Leake, FNP
Tanya Taylor, BS, Secretary
Connie Thompson, RN, ADN
Susan Wathen, SPHR
NEMO AHEC serves 21 counties:
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Staff
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Becky Dawson
Executive Director
Dinah Coles
Office Manager
Anna Kaminski
Health Careers & Health Education Coordinator
NEMO AHEC 312 S. Elson St. Kirksville, MO 63501
(660) 665-6404
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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: Human Services
Job: Direct-Service Social Worker
Job Description: Help people solve and cope with challenges in life, such as being diagnosed with a disease.
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http://www.bls.gov/ooh/
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Average Salary:$42,480
(May 2010)
Predicted job growth: Increase by 25% by 2020 (faster growth than average)
Education:Bachelor's degree is required (Psychology, Sociology, etc.), and a Master's degree may be required to work as a Direct-Service Social Worker.
Important Qualities:
- Compassion. Often work with clients who are in stressful/difficult situations. To be able to develop strong relationships, must have compassion and empathy for clients.
- Listening skills. Clients talk to social workers about the challenges in their lives. To effectively help, social workers must listen to and understand their clients' needs.
- Organizational skills. Social workers often help many clients and will assist with paperwork and documenting treatment. Keeping these documents correct and up-to-date requires excellent organizational skills.
- People skills. Being able to work with different groups of people is essential for social workers.
- Problem-solving skills. Social workers need to develop realistic and innovative solutions to their clients' problems.
- Time-management skills. Social workers often have many clients. They must manage their time well to provide adequate service to all of their clients.
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Congratulations to NEMO AHEC HOSA Scholarship Recipients!
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NEMO AHEC HOSA had funding available from their grant funders, Missouri Foundation for Health, to offer scholarships for HOSA members to attend health career exploration experiences this summer. Therefore, all of the students and HOSA advisors attending the National HOSA Leadership Conference (NLC) have received scholarships to cover their lodging and registration fees. Congratulations!  | Milan's 2013-2014 Officers, most of who went to NLC
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NEMO AHEC HOSA was also able to cover the tuition cost of the Summer Talent Academy for Professionals in Health (S.T.A.P.H.) Camp at Truman State University for Holly from Knox Co. R-1 High School. Holly was also recently installed as the 2013-2014 Knox Co. HOSA President. Congratulations Holly!  NEMO AHEC HOSA also gave scholarships to 3 students from Milan and Green City to attend a summer Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) training course. NEMO AHEC HOSA is thrilled to help students acquire skills that will assist them in reaching their future health career goals! |
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National HOSA Leadership Conference Results
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The National HOSA: Future Health Professionals Leadership Conference (NLC) was held on June 26-29 in Nashville, Tennessee. Students qualified for Nationals by placing in the Top 3 in their event at the Missouri State HOSA Leadership Conference. Of the seven students that qualified, five students from the NEMO AHEC Chapter, attended the NLC. The students competed in the following competitive events: Medical Law & Ethics, Sports Medicine, Human Growth & Development, Pathophysiology, and Nutrition.
They had a great time competing, listening to guest speakers, attending workshops, visiting with HOSA students from all over the country, and exploring Nashville! One of our students even described his experience as the "highlight of [his] summer."
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Milan C-II students capturing the moment in Nashville
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We are very proud of them, and look forward to even more qualifying next year! Those that qualify will have the opportunity to attend the National Conference in Orlando, Florida.
If you would like to read more about our student's experience at the National HOSA Leadership Conference, please visit: www.nemoahechosa.blogspot.com
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For more information about NEMO AHEC's
HOSA Clubs, please contact Anna Kaminski at akaminski@nemoahec.org or (660) 665-6404
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2013 Summer M*A*S*H Camps
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The Northeast Missouri AHEC conducted two M*A*S*H (Missouri AHEC Science & Health) Camps this summer in Brookfield, at Brookfield Middle School, and in Lincoln County, at the Lincoln County Medical Center in Troy. Students were eager to learn more about the healthcare field, while also having fun with their friends. During the camp, students had the opportunity to learn how to suture chicken legs and pigs feet, perform cow eye dissections, learn basic first aid, tour their local ER, Ambulance District, and Air Evac Lifeteam, develop and film their own PSA, and more!
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Suturing pig's feet at the Lincoln County M*A*S*H Camp!
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Learning their personal blood type with the laboratory staff at the Lincoln County Medical Center
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Brookfield students excited to learn about a career as a Flight Paramedic/Nurse for Air Evac Lifeteam!
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Students showing off their bandaging skills at the Brookfield M*A*S*H Camp!
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NEMO AHEC is looking forward to next summer's
M*A*S*H Camps!
For more information, please contact Anna Kaminski at akaminski@nemoahec.org or (660) 665-6404.
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