LITTLE ROCK — Applications are now available to high school students for the summer M*A*S*H camps. These camps will be located at 34 medical facilities throughout Arkansas. Two new host facilities have been added this year: DeQueen Medical Center and Black River Technical College in Pocahontas.

  The two-week M*A*S*H camps are designed to expose rising high-school juniors and seniors to healthcare-related vocations.   “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, rural health specialist 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,” said Victory.
Applications are available through school guidance counselors or by contacting the M*A*S*H director in your area or visiting www.arkansashealthcareers.com.   The complete list of camp locations, with directors, is listed below:

• Arkadelphia,Baptist Health Medical, Loretta Kilts (870) 245-1242
• Batesville, White River Medical Center, Sai Kode (870) 262-1485
• Blytheville, Arkansas Northeastern College, Kyra Langley (870) 762-1020
• Camden, Quachita Medical Center, Dennis Cooper (870) 562-2563
• Clinton, Ozark Health Medical Center, Brandy Hendrix (501) 745-9569
• Crossett, Ashley County Medical Center, Shirley White (870) 364-1272
• DeQueen Medical Center, Ramona Driver (870) 584-4111
• Dumas, Delta Memorial Hospital, Laura Potter (870 )265-9377
• El Dorado, Southark Community College, Dennis Cooper (870) 562-2563
• Fayetteville, UAMS Northwest, Ana Sanchez (479) 684-5177
• Fordyce, Dallas County Medical Center, Dennis Cooper (870) 562-2563
• Forrest City, Forrest City Medical Center, Holly Loewer (870) 270-3827
• Ft. Smith, Sparks Health System, Monique Forehand (479) 424-3181
• Ft. Smith, Mercy Medical Center, Monique Forehand (479) 424-3181
• Harrison, North Arkansas Regional Medical Center, Koby Lee (870) 414-4592
• Heber Springs, Baptist Health Medical Center-HS,Charmaine Allen (501) 887-3284
• Helena, UAMS East, Janet Ligon (501) 572-2727
• Jonesboro, UAMS Northeast, Yalanda Young Merrell (870) 336-7986
• Lake Village, Chicot Memorial Hospital, Laura Potter (870) 265-9377
• Magnolia, UAMS South, Chantal Martel (870) 235-3209
• Mena, Mena Regional Health System, Pam Posey (479) 243-2135
• Mountain Home, ASU Mountain Home, Julia Gist (870) 508-6154
• Mountain View, Stone County Medical Center, Heather McClanahan (870) 269-7444
• Nashville, Howard Memorial Hospital, Gayla Lacefield (870) 845-4400
• Paragould, Arkansas Methodist Medical Center, Shannon Gomer (870) 239-7015
• Pine Bluff, UAMS Southcentral, Angela Turner (870) 541-6016
• Pocahontas, Black River Technical College, Angie French (870) 248-4000
• Rogers, Mercy Hospital, Michele Villines (479) 338-3143
• Russellville, St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center, Carrie Pelfrey (479) 964-5346
• Salem, Fulton County Hospital, Charish Dailey (870) 895-6067
• Texarkana, UAMS Southwest, Bradi Kelley (870) 779-6040
• Van Buren, Summit Medical Center, Monique Forehand (479) 424-3181
• Warren, Bradley County Medical Center, Tiffany Holland (870) 226-4304

County Farm Bureau organizations and the M*A*S*H 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, and Baptist Health. More information on the M*A*S*H program can be obtained by contacting 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.