Career  Connections       March 2016
Northeast Missouri Area Health Education Center 
Phone 660.665.6404     Fax 660.665.6439   

In This Issue
Job Shadowing Opportunities 

 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 [email protected].

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 

[email protected] 

or 

(660) 665-6404  

Board Members
Janice Clark, EdD
Michelle Frey, MSN
Audrey Gough, BSN
Anne Riggs, MSN, RN
Tanya Taylor, BS
Connie Thompson, RN, ADN
Alicia Wodika, MS PhD

NEMO AHEC serves 21 counties:
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NEMO AHEC Staff

 

Becky Dawson 

Executive Director

 

Dinah Coles

Office Manager


Jessica Wentworth
Health Careers/Health Education Coordinator
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NEMO AHEC

312 S. Elson St. 

Kirksville, MO 63501  
(660) 665-6404
MAHEC  Mission

To enhance access to quality health care, particularly primary and preventative care, by growing and supporting Missouri's healthcare workforce.
Online Resources
Health Career Spotlight

Job: Physician Assistant
 
In a primary care setting, Physician Assistants can:  
  • Take medical histories
  • Perform physical exams
  • Order and interpret lab tests
  • Diagnose and treat illness
  • Counsel patients
  • Assist in surgery
  • Set fractures  
Average Salary: $94,350
Years in School: 2-6
Job Outlook: Excellent  

Source:

State HOSA Results

Congrats to all students from Newtown-Harris High School and South Shelby High School that participated in the State HOSA  Conference! You represented your school and Missouri HOSA well. 

Mercy Parker, South Shelby High School- Elected to serve as Missouri HOSA Vice President for 2016-2017 school year 

Ben Henry, Newtown-Harris High School- Prepared Speaking 1st Place 

Ben Busick, Dakota Gates, John Garcia, Esly Ortega, Emily Otto, Newtown-Harris High School- Parliamentary Procedure 1st Place 

Allie Gibson, Newtown-Harris High School- Job Seeking Skills 2nd Place 

Aby Ortega, Newtown-Harris High School- Nursing Assisting Finalist
Upcoming M*A*S*H 
(Missouri AHEC Science & Health) 
Camps
Adair County students learned about an Air Evac helicopter at the Northeast Regional Medical Center.

M*A*S*H Camps give middle school students the opportunity to participate in hands on activities about science and careers in healthcare. The camps are two days long.  Make sure to save the information for our upcoming camps! 

Lincoln County: June 7th and 8th 

Linn County: July 12th and 13th 

Marion County: July 21st and 22nd 

Randolph County: July 28th and 29th

If you have questions about M*A*S*H Camps, please call 660-665-6404
or email

HPV Vaccine in the News

Click the links included below to learn more about cancer prevention through the HPV vaccine. 


National Public Health Week
National Public Health Week is April 4th-10th.

"Healthiest Nation 2030"

"During the first full week of April each year, APHA brings together communities across the United States to observe National Public Health Week as a time to recognize the contributions of public health and highlight issues that are important to improving our nation. For over 20 years, APHA has served as the organizer of NPHW. Every year, the Association develops a national campaign to educate the public, policymakers and practitioners about issues related to each year's theme. APHA creates new NPHW materials each year that can be used during and after NPHW to raise awareness about public health and prevention." 

Save the dates for future National Public Health Weeks! 
  • April 3-9, 2017
  • April 2-8, 2018
  • April 1-7, 2019
  • April 6-12, 2020