Background and Introduction
The Division for Academic Pathways and Workforce Partnerships is committed to ensuring access to quality health care for all Arkansans. That work includes recruiting and training a health care workforce that is broadly representative of the patient population it serves. Research supports that having providers with different backgrounds and perspectives improves patient outcomes for all groups.
Target Populations
- Students from socially disadvantaged, rural and medically underserved communities
- First-generation college graduates