HJAR Nov/Dec 2021

52 NOV / DEC 2021 I  HEALTHCARE JOURNAL OF ARKANSAS RURAL HEALTH Arkansas, UAMS Institute of Digi- tal Health and Southeast Arkansas Economic Development District to implement a new project: Connect to TechAR. This project will fund tuition, books, laptops, paid apprenticeships, community health worker training and career guidance and placement for 70 Arkansas Delta students wanting to study health information technology and behavioral health technology. • ARHP has partnered with UAMS to begin working toward establishing a Rural Residency training program at Ashley County Medical Center and Mainline Health Systems. This new res- idency program should begin in 2023. • Recently, ARHP members met with seven SouthArkansas university presi- dents to discuss establishing a nurs- ing school task force. This task force, comprised of nursing school leaders and nursing directors inARHPmember hospitals and clinics, will begin work- ing to coordinate and expand nursing school clinical rotation sites through- out South Arkansas to increase the nursing school capacity in the region. • ARHP, Jefferson Regional and UAMS East recently opened UAMS Satellite Telehealth Resource Centers that will provide on-site telehealth training and education to healthcare providers and patients on remote patient monitor- ing devices. The ARHP Lake Village site created an educational/training room that will be able to offer virtual college classes with an on-site proc- tor and student coordinator. ARHP and UAMS will continue to expand these sites throughout the region. ARHP and their university partners will continue to work together to offer more opportunities for South Arkansas students and community members — so stay tuned! And remember, success can be achieved anywhere with teamwork and communication. n pods and one small exam room that can be used for simulation demonstra- tion purposes. Students will be able to learn about healthcare careers virtually fromhealthcare workers and professionals who are currently working inArkansas hospitals, clinics, uni- versities and state health organizations by accessing interactive white boards that can be set up under the mobile unit awning or inside schools and event venues. Students will be able to touch the screen on health ca- reer categories and then choose a healthcare career that they are interested in pursuing. Once they touch the icon of their choice, a healthcare worker/professional will appear and provide them with information about who they are, where they work, what they love about their job, what they do, what they studied and where they went to school. At the end of each presentation there will be information on the average salary of that profession and a list of schools, colleges and universities inArkansas that offer those courses of study, the cost of the program and the length of study. Individualized college counseling and access to college admissions offices will be offered inside the unit, which is equipped as a telehealth resource center. • ARHP has partnered with University of Arkansas at Monticello College of Technology-Crossett, Phillips Com- munity College of the University of “Success can be achieved anywhere with teamwork and communication.”