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Greater Nebraska's future healthcare workers are already here, but they may not know it yet.

In the last three years, Nebraska Community Foundation surveyed more than 3,200 middle and high school students across the state on what they want their future communities and careers to look like. In 2022 alone, more than 700 students responded to the survey.

Students consistently rank medical or healthcare professions as their most desired career among multiple options. The most recent survey, however, found that although students want to work in health, they don't think opportunities exist nearby...