{"id":657,"date":"2021-08-20T09:23:49","date_gmt":"2021-08-20T14:23:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/?p=657"},"modified":"2022-01-31T10:43:22","modified_gmt":"2022-01-31T16:43:22","slug":"why-unmc-a-nurses-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/why-unmc-a-nurses-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Why UNMC? A Nurse&#8217;s Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\">\n<p>As new students take part in orientation and the start of their first health professions classes at UNMC, we thought we would share one alum&#8217;s story on why they chose UNMC. Hear from Aaron Moore about what was going on in his life to make him pursue a bachelor&#8217;s degree and then what sparked further interest in him to get a master&#8217;s degree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Aaron Moore, MSN, RN &#039;09 Shares His &quot;Why UNMC?&quot;\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ahLKdZdBpY0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We wish all new (and returning!) students the best as you start this new academic year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are a couple of quotes to inspire you and incite curiosity in your life:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color:#ad122a\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><em>~ \u201cWe keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we\u2019re curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.\u201d<\/em> &#8211; Walt Disney<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color:#ad122a\" class=\"has-inline-color\">~ <em>\u201cOnce we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experience that reveals the human spirit.\u201d<\/em> \u2013 E. 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