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New PGY-1 resident class at AHEC Northwest
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Mission: To improve the supply and distribution of health care professionals in Arkansas, with an emphasis on primary care, through community/academic educational partnerships, to increase quality health care for all Arkansans.
Quality training experiences in settings away from the academic medical center expose trainees to opportunities in underserved communities, helping encourage rural practice choices. The teaching atmosphere, library services, and continuing education offerings enhance the rural professional environment, aid in provider retention, ultimately strengthening the participating community health care systems.
Specific program goals:
• Enhance the quality of health professions education by using the best academic resources available statewide
• Retain Arkansas graduates of health professions schools within the state
• Improve the supply and distribution of primary health care providers in Arkansas
• Increase the number of individuals from underserved populations who enter health career programs
• Supply professional support and continuing education for health care providers statewide
• Promote cooperation and coordination among communities, health care providers, educational institutions, and health related organizations
• Provide quality health care services and educational programs to the public
The AHEC approach:
• Form education and training linkages between health care delivery systems in underserved rural communities and educational resources within the regions and at UAMS
• Create collaborative community-based education and training for health professionals, health professions students, and primary care residents
• Create systems for learning and networks for information dissemination in support of health care providers in underserved communities
• Support multi-disciplinary and interdisciplinary training that is responsive to community needs
• Promote improved health, disease prevention, primary health care services and cost containment through educational interventions
• Respond to population-based needs and priorities for health professions education |