Chadron State College selects RHOP participants
Twenty-seven Nebraska high school students have been selected for the Rural Health Opportunities Program (RHOP) at Chadron State College. Students selected as participants in RHOP receive a full-tuition scholarship to CSC.
By News Channel NebraskaCHADRON – Twenty-seven Nebraska high school students have been selected for the Rural Health Opportunities Program (RHOP) at Chadron State College. Students selected as participants in RHOP receive a full-tuition scholarship to CSC.
Alternates to the program complete the same curriculum and have the same benefits, excluding the scholarship, and often receive nearly or the same financial support through other scholarships. If a participant position opens, alternates are the first to be considered. Otherwise, alternates have been highly successful in their applications through the traditional route, according to Dr. Joyce Hardy, Professor and Department Chair of Biology.
Students who successfully complete their pre-professional education at CSC advance directly to the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC). Founded in 1989, RHOP is a collaborative program between Chadron State College and UNMC. After earning their professional degrees, RHOP participants are expected and encouraged to return to rural Nebraska to provide health care.
Dental students will complete their advanced training at Lincoln, dental hygiene students at Gering, nursing students at Scottsbluff, and all others at the UNMC campuses in Omaha or Kearney. Students chosen for RHOP at CSC include the names below.
Dental Hygiene
Kylee Simon of Burwell
Dentistry
Samuel Aitken of Wausa
Hailey Markee of Imperial
Medicine
Erin Hildebrand of Gretna
Olivia Hodge of McCook
Teyla Huff of Gering
Alissa Morales of Gering
Hailey Rademacher of Loup City
Carlie Schneider of Alliance
Peyton Wieting of Pierce
Nursing
Emma Carfield of Trenton
Caitlyn Dolezal of Grant
Ailee Lohr of Gering
Cora Payne of Utica
Rylee Poessnecker of Atkinson
Shaylee Thomsen of Ord
Gabrielle Twarling of Hay Springs
Occupational Therapy
Kaylee Sprock of Chadron
Physician Assistant
Mallory Belitz of Neligh
Karsten Bradley of Republican City
Pharmacy
Meradith Rhembrandt of Chadron
Physical Therapy
Hans Bastron of Scottsbluff
Casey Miller of Hemingford
Radiography
Faith Hauxwell of Imperial
Demaris Kelso of Chadron
Brandon Kollars of Norfolk
Wrylee Osterhaus of Blair