UA Medical Sciences

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Northwest Regional Campus offers the Medical Applications of Science for Health (MASH) program, an intensive two-week program for 11th- and 12th-graders interested in exploring careers in health care. During the MASH program, students will participate in hands-on activities, including dissection, casting and suturing, and earning certification in CPR. The students also will shadow health professionals in family and internal medicine, nursing, pharmacology, laboratory sciences, physical and occupational therapy, respiratory therapy, radiology, radiation therapy, kinesiology and ophthalmology as they work.

The program is hosted by Mercy Northwest on June 12-23 and at the UAMS campus in Fayetteville on June 19-30. There is no cost to the students.

Applicants must have grade-point averages of 3.5 or higher and provide recommendations

from high school health or science teachers and counselors.

The school also accepts applications from students who will be entering the eighth through 10th grades and are interested in health care careers the Community Health Applied in Medical Public Service (CHAMPS) program. Students will participate in hands-on activities, including casting and suturing, pharmacy lab activities and earning certification in CPR. The students also will visit health-care professionals at the UAMS Schmieding Developmental Center and UAMS Northwest Walker Clinical Education Center.

The program runs June 12-16 at the UAMS campus in Fayetteville. There is no cost to students.

Applicants must have grade-point averages of 2.7 or higher and provide a recommendation

letter from a school health or science teacher or school counselor.

Applications for both programs are available from school counselors’ offices, UAMS Northwest or online at arkansashealthcareers.com or regionalprograms.uams.edu.

Information: 684-5177, apsanchez@uams.edu.