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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 dcoles@nemoahec.org.
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Need a Healthcare Workshop?
We can provide one for you!
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Have an event or a club where you would like a healthcare workshop provided? We can provide one for you!
Available topics include:
- Emergency Preparedness
- Health Literacy & Service Learning
- Biomedical Ethics
- Medical Terminology
- Nutrition
- Health Careers (Basic overview, or specific for certain career options)
- AND MORE!
For more information, please contact
Jessica Wentworth
jwentworth@nemoahec.org
or
(660) 665-6404
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Board Members
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Janice Clark, EdD
Sandra Clarkson, FNP-BC
Michelle Frey, MSN
Audrey Gough, BSN
Ann Riggs, MSN, RN
Tanya Taylor, BS
Connie Thompson, RN, ADN
Susan Wathen, SPHR
Alicia Wodika, MS PhD
NEMO AHEC serves 21 counties:
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NEMO AHEC Staff
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Becky Dawson
Executive Director
Dinah Coles
Office Manager
Jessica Wentworth
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 Career Spotlight
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Job: Exercise Physiologist
Job Description: Oversee analysis and improvement of health and fitness, rehabilitation from disease or disability, work with athletes or people interested in sports.
Salary range: $37,479-$48,431
Predicted job growth: Very good
Education: Study exercise physiology and/or become certified by the American Society of Exercise Physiologists (ASEP)
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Upcoming Medical Explorations in Science and Anatomy (MESA) Dissections!
October 20th, 2015
November 12th, 2015
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"Journey of the GI System"
RSVP by Wednesday, October 14th.
Dissection Date: Tuesday, October 20th
Learn about the various functions of the gastrointestinal system through a dissection of a fetal pig. Figure out how waste leaves the body and learn about other necessary body functions.
"Follow Your Heart"
RSVP By Friday, November 6th
Dissection Date: Thursday, November 12th
Let your heart be your guide as you follow the pathway of blood circulating in the body. Living life takes a lot of heart. Come learn about what this means.
Live! at A.T. Still University
Couts Building, 800 W. Jefferson Street, Kirksville.
4:30-7:00 P.M.
Space is limited!
To RSVP for this workshop or for more information please call 660-665-6404
or email
jwentworth@nemoahec.org
Fee: $20 per session
* Scholarships Available
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 HOSA Fall Leadership Conferences |
Important dates:
FLC East- Warrenton High School
Registration Deadline: Friday, October 9th
Conference Date: Friday, October 23rd
9:00 A.M.-2:00 P.M.
FLC West- Blue Springs South High School
Registration Deadline: Friday, October 30th
Conference Date: Friday, November 13th
9:00 A.M.-2:00 P.M.
Both sessions will cover the same material. We suggest selecting one session to attend.
If you have any questions about the HOSA Fall Leadership Conferences, please call
660-665-6404 or send an e-mail to
jwentworth@nemoahec.org
Interested in learning about HOSA?
Competition, Rules, Events, Resources
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 NEMO AHEC's New Staff Member |
NEMO Area Health Education Center (AHEC) is pleased to announce Jessica Wentworth, BS, CHES, as their Health Careers & Health Education Coordinator. Wentworth will provide leadership in coordinating middle school and high school health career club and career exploration opportunities, while also supporting community outreach efforts in the NEMO AHEC 21-county service area.
Becky Dawson, Executive Director of NEMO AHEC, stated, "We are excited to have Jessica on our team. Her enthusiasm and fresh ideas will play a key role in providing high quality service and support to students and community agencies in our area. We are very fortunate that we were able to find someone with Jessica's experiences to fulfill this role."
Wentworth graduated from Truman State University in 2015 with her B.S. in Health Science and a Minor in Psychology. At Truman State, she served as a Student Advisor for three and a half years and enjoyed being a member of the Student Public Health Association. Wentworth is a native of Omaha, NE. "I enjoyed my time at Truman and as an intern with NEMO AHEC. The Kirksville community feels like home to me and I'm happy to be back." Wentworth commented.
As the Health Careers & Health Education Coordinator, Wentworth will work with the NEMO AHEC staff to continue providing programs to encourage young people to enter the health care workforce and increase the number of health care professionals in medically underserved areas in Missouri.
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