UNMC Backstage Pass
Launch the media gallery 1 playerSeveral members of the junior class traveled to Kearney and attended the UNMC Backstage Pass event at UNK on April 9. Chaperoned by Mrs. Brianne Bachman, the students that attended were Mia Glissman-Mayner, Lexis Gleason, Jocelyn Donnelly, Ava Kasik, Karly Wendt, and Nevaeh Zulkoski. At the UNMC Backstage Pass, they engaged and participated in hands-on activities and learned new things in all kinds of different healthcare fields. They got to explore health care professions more in depth.
“It was an extremely informative and eye-opening experience,” Mia Glissman-Mayner said. “Honestly, I didn't know half of those careers existed, but they were all interesting and fun to learn about.”
The students got to partake in holding fake newborn babies, practicing ultrasounds, molding a thermoplastic mask on their face for radiation therapy, practicing CPR, and putting a tube into the trachea as a physician’s assistant.
“They were able to walk around and learn about the different professions and the opportunities in those professions. Each booth also had hands on experiences. Many of the girls said that they either learned about something they didn’t know about, or were able to further explore what they are considering as a future career path. It was a fantastic opportunity and everyone took something new or interesting away from the experience,” said Mrs. Bachman.
Overall, this was a great experience for the students to learn more about careers in healthcare!