UAMS has had a long-standing and deep relationship with the Arkansas Rural Health Partnership. We consider this to be a strategic partnership joined by a passionate, shared commitment to common goals and a focus on how the university can support the training, education and clinical initiatives in the Delta region of Arkansas.
ARHP is committed to improving the healthcare workforce in the Arkansas Delta by providing free, on-site trauma simulation training and certification for hospital teams, emergency department staff, and nursing students.
ARHP is committed to improving the healthcare workforce in the Arkansas Delta by providing free, on-site trauma simulation training and certification for hospital teams, emergency department staff, and nursing students. These trainings, provided by UAMS Centers for Simulation Education, include classroom instruction as well as expanded simulation-based training, which delivers an opportunity for learning that is both immersive and experiential. This enables participants to practice procedure-based skills as individual healthcare workers as well as practice communication, leadership and team working to improve system performance.
ARHP’s mobile unit transports simulation training equipment, supplies, and UAMS certified physicians and staff to sites throughout rural Arkansas to provide: