{"id":725,"date":"2022-01-12T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-12T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/?p=725"},"modified":"2022-01-31T10:36:45","modified_gmt":"2022-01-31T16:36:45","slug":"servant-leadership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/servant-leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"Servant Leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><em>Today\u2019s health professions students represent the future of health care for our communities, our state, and beyond. They\u2019re on this amazing journey, a journey that both of us have experienced as health care providers ourselves, to gain the knowledge, tools, and skills to make a difference in the lives of our patients. And we feel compelled to support that journey in any way we can. We see different ways that we can chip in both big and small, whether through a mentorship conversation with a student, or in a financial gift towards a program that benefits all students, whatever it may be. We feel a deep sense of gratitude for the opportunities we\u2019ve had, and we are fortunate to be able to pay it forward.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">~ Lisa Scheppers, MD &#8217;98 &amp; Mike Wharton, MSOM, BSN, RN &#8217;93<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/12\/Mike-Wharton-Lisa-Scheppers-764x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-735\" width=\"382\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/12\/Mike-Wharton-Lisa-Scheppers-764x1024.jpg 764w, https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/12\/Mike-Wharton-Lisa-Scheppers-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/12\/Mike-Wharton-Lisa-Scheppers-768x1029.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/12\/Mike-Wharton-Lisa-Scheppers-1146x1536.jpg 1146w, https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/12\/Mike-Wharton-Lisa-Scheppers-1528x2048.jpg 1528w, https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/12\/Mike-Wharton-Lisa-Scheppers-120x161.jpg 120w, https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/alumni-association\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2021\/12\/Mike-Wharton-Lisa-Scheppers-scaled.jpg 1910w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 382px) 100vw, 382px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today\u2019s health professions students represent the future of health care for our communities, our state, and beyond. 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