<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4cuSig_1GwToVLi00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4cuSig_1GwToVLi00" width="752" height="420" >COLUMBUS, Neb. — A new partnership between Columbus Public Schools and the University of Nebraska Medical Center will give qualifying Columbus High School students an opportunity to reserve a future seat in UNMC's nursing program in Norfolk.Students must meet the required prerequisites and complete the university's admissions process to secure their seats.For Columbus High School junior Jasmine Martinez, the opportunity means more than just a future career in nursing.“I have five siblings, three of which were premature. So they spent a lot of time in the hospital and the NICU and stuff,” Martinez said. “Just seeing all the work that the nurses and the health care staff, the doctors did for my family, it's just something that I want to give back one day.”Columbus High School Principal David Hiebner said students must complete the school's certified nursing assistant (CNA) training and health science program to qualify for the opportunity.“And when they do that, they're going to have an opportunity to apply through UNMC. They're going to have to meet some prerequisite college courses once they get in, but this gives them that opportunity to be a part of that program right away,” Hiebner said.The agreement is also part of a broader effort to address Nebraska's nursing shortage, particularly in rural communities.“The College of Nursing has five divisions across the state. We're in Omaha, Lincoln, Kearney, Norfolk and Scottsbluff,” UNMC College of Nursing Dean Lepaine Sharp-McHenry said. “But this early high school pathway is being targeted on our three rural divisions. That's Scottsbluff, Kearney and Norfolk, and we're being very intentional about that because that's where the need is the greatest.”Sharp-McHenry said Nebraska faces a projected shortage of approximately 6,700 nurses statewide.“We are interested in making sure that we're addressing workforce needs, and this program is symbolic of that,” she said.Columbus High School joins several other Nebraska schools offering students an early pathway to UNMC's nursing program.For Martinez, having the opportunity to reserve a future seat brings her nursing career goals one step closer.“I think everybody just thinks it's, like, a really cool opportunity just to have the idea of just having your spot reserved one day to be able to pursue this nursing program,” Martinez said.</div></body>

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COLUMBUS, Neb. — A new partnership between Columbus Public Schools and the University of Nebraska Medical Center will give qualifying Columbus High School students an opportunity to reserve a future seat in UNMC's nursing program in Norfolk. Students must meet the required prerequisites and complete the university's admissions process...

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Columbus High School students get early pathway to UNMC nursing program

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