{"id":513,"date":"2021-01-13T09:03:29","date_gmt":"2021-01-13T15:03:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/?p=513"},"modified":"2022-01-31T10:50:33","modified_gmt":"2022-01-31T16:50:33","slug":"why-unmc-advice-to-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/why-unmc-advice-to-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Why UNMC &amp; Advice to Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\">\n<p>Lisa Vajgrt-Smith, a 2013 public health alumnus, attended UNMC during the time of Ebola and credits UNMC&#8217;s prominent presence on the national and global scene for making her stand out, at least initially, to her employers. 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