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Liz Yohn<\/dt>\n
Degree:BS in Nursing<\/dd>\n
Hometown:Milwaukee<\/dd>\n
It\u2019s a fact:She\u2019d rather be on her motorcycle. Her BMW R1100R is her daily ride; sometimes, for fun, she takes out her 1977 Honda Gold Wing.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n

For a number of years, Liz Yohn worked in animal welfare as a certified veterinary technician, focusing on animal-population health in areas that lacked access to veterinary care.<\/p>\n

Her dedication took Yohn to Appalachia, the Caribbean and American Indian reservations. Her efforts included high-volume spay-and-neuter and vaccination campaigns, rabies eradication programs and client education. Along the way, she noticed the disparity in health-care delivery in human populations.<\/p>\n

That observation, combined with the skill set learned in veterinary medicine, shaped Yohn\u2019s decision to make a nursing degree part of her \u201cnext step.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAn important part of my education at 51ÁÔÆæ is the encouragement I\u2019ve received to focus on more than the nursing curriculum,\u201d Yohn says. \u201cCoursework leading to my nursing degree has been just one element of my education here. A lot of the perspective I\u2019ve gained has come from taking classes in other disciplines.\u201d<\/p>\n

In particular, she points to the \u201cguidance and mentorship\u201d from Associate Professor of History Cary Miller. Yohn credits Miller with helping her recognize the importance of historical context and its impact on her work in public health.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile it\u2019s important to understand how someone else\u2019s situation is dictated by history and policy, I also need to own the fact that my personal story is part of the picture. There\u2019s my own \u2018privilege\u2019 and the profound advantages awarded me by being raised in a white, middle-class culture. I need to be open to what that means to somebody else.\u201d<\/p>\n

This sensitivity was important during her work at the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Tribal Health Center through the Wisconsin Community Health Internship Program (WI CHIP).<\/p>\n

During summer 2011, Yohn preserved the birth stories of the elders through a digital storytelling project, \u201cEchoes of the Beginning.\u201d She also worked with the Honoring Our Children Program, addressing maternal and child health disparities; Nooni Group, providing breast-feeding support, and CenteringPregnancy, bringing pregnant women together group to share concerns.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn the reservation, topics such as white privilege, Manifest Destiny, ceded territories, self-determination and allotment are part of the every-day conversation,\u201d Yohn says. \u201cAs a white person, I need to understand these issues as well as my role in them \u2013 and always in a spirit of love and service.\u201d<\/p>\n

Yohn\u2019s passion for another clinical experience \u2013 with the Kenosha County Division of Health Prenatal Care Coordination (PNCC) program \u2013 also is evident. PNCC, a Medicaid benefit, assigns a nurse to pregnant women with multiple risk factors to help them access the resources needed for a positive birth outcome.<\/p>\n

Yohn participated in home visits with the R.N. assigned to the program, and loved the opportunity to develop relationships with the clients and their family members.<\/p>\n

As a Health Resources and Services Administration Nursing Scholarship Program recipient 2011-12, Yohn is committed to two years of work as a registered nurse in \u201cunderserved communities experiencing a critical shortage of qualified nurses.\u201d<\/p>\n

That lines up with the objective on her newly revised r\u00e9sum\u00e9. \u201cA public servant at heart, graduate nurse seeks to fulfill a personal and professional commitment through a second career: Providing high-quality, culturally competent nursing services to medically underserved individuals, families and communities.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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