Applications are available to high school students for the summer M*A*S*H (Medical Applications of Science for Health) camps.
M*A*S*H camps are designed to expose high school juniors and seniors to healthcare-related vocations, according to a news release.
These camps will be located at 34 medical facilities throughout the state, including Pine Bluff and Southeast Arkansas.
M*A*S*H camp locations and dates are as follows in Southeast Arkansas: DeWitt, June 11-22; Dumas, June 11-22; Fordyce, June 11-22; Lake Village, June 4-15; Monticello, July 16-27; Pine Bluff, June 11-22; and Warren, to be determined.
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the M*A*S*H program in Arkansas where nearly 9,000 students participated.
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“The M*A*S*H program gives students an inside look at various medical professions and is designed to spark students’ interest in the medical field,” said Jennifer Victory, director of rural health for Arkansas Farm Bureau.
“A large number of the camps are held at rural medical centers and attract local students with a rural background. The idea is that future medical students from a rural background are more likely to return to their roots,” Victory said.
County Farm Bureau organizations and the M*A*S*H Partnership sponsor students so they may attend the camps free. The partnership includes the University of Arkansas for Medical Science’s Regional Centers, Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Arkansas Farm Bureau and Baptist Health.
Applications are available through school guidance counselors, by contacting the M*A*S*H director in the area or by visiting www.arkansashealthcareers.com/summer-camps/.
Details: Amber Marshall with UAMS, 501-686-6188; or Victory of Arkansas Farm Bureau, 501-228-1269.
Arkansas Farm Bureau is a nonprofit, private advocacy organization of more than 190,000 families throughout the state working to improve farm and rural life, according to the release.