Josh grew up in Alliance, the son of Mike & Jane McConkey of Alliance and Brian & Lori Tegen of Renton, WA.  Josh graduated from High School in 1996 and attended the RHOP program through Chadron State College and the University of Nebraska Medical Center graduating in 2003.  While attending Medical School Josh enlisted in the Nebraska Army Reserves.  Josh served as a Flight Surgeon and was the leader of the Critical Care Air Transport Team.  He was deployed to Iraq in 2007, caring for both soldiers and civilians.  Josh completed additional training at the War College, after which he transferred to the Air Force Reserve and, in 2019, was promoted to Colonel while serving at the Portland, OR, base.  During this time, Josh attended to Vets at the VA Centers in Durham, SC, and Hot Springs, SD.  He is currently based in Texas for his Air Force Reserve military service.

Josh is certified and practices ER medicine throughout the US, New Zealand, and Australia.  He currently practices medicine for the Department of Defense in Lincoln, NE, as a contractor, providing virtual ER care.  He also serves the Alliance community as an ER Provider.

Josh has been awarded the Meritorious Service Medal, Air Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Air Force Outstanding Unit Award, Iraq Campaign Medal, and a Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon. He recently received a Quilt of Valor.

Josh and his wife, Elsa, have three children and, since returning from Australia, have made their home in Apex, North Carolina.
Please join me in congratulating this accomplished alumnus of Alliance High School, Colonel Joshua McConkey, MD, as the recipient of the 2022 Alliance Public Schools Foundation Wall of Fame designation.
Alliance Public Schools has provided its students with a quality education and a solid foundation from its faculty for many years.
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