M*A*S*H* camps set for area communities
LITTLE ROCK — M*A*S*H (Medical Applications of Science for Health) camps will be
held in communities throughout Arkansas this summer. A location change for UAMS
South to Magnolia will allow the regional center to host camps at four facilities this year.
These include Camden, El Dorado, Magnolia and Warren.
The two-week M*A*S*H camps are designed to expose rising high-school juniors and
seniors to health care-related vocations. Most of the camps are conducted at rural
medical centers in hopes of attracting local students.
“This M*A*S*H program provides wonderful opportunities for hundreds of Arkansas
students interested in medical careers,” said Jennifer Victory, rural health specialist for
Arkansas Farm Bureau. “ It allows them to receive hands-on experience and gain
knowledge that cannot be learned in the classroom. Many of these students are from
rural areas, and M*A*S*H gives them a chance to see the careers available in health
care, while encouraging them to eventually return to practice in those rural areas.”
The complete list of camp locations, with directors, is listed below:
June 9-20
Heber Springs, Baptist Health Medical Center-HS, Tamara Wright
Newport, Harris Hospital, Margaret Goodman
Salem, Fulton County Hospital, John Sontag
Searcy, White County Medical Center, Carolyn Nunnally
June 16-27
Clinton, Ozark Health Medical Center, Becky Bradley
Harrison, North Arkansas Regional Medical Center, Koby Lee
Mountain View, Stone County Medical Center, Heather McClanahan
Russellville, St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center, Carrie Pelfrey
July 7-18
Batesville, White River Medical Center, Sai Kode
County Farm Bureau organizations and the Arkansas Medical Mentor Partnership sponsor students so they may attend the camps at no cost. The partnership includes the University of Arkansas for Medical Science’s regional centers, Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Arkansas Farm Bureau, Baptist Health and the Arkansas Health
