Several existing projects exemplify UAMS’ efforts in community engagement,
each of which is being leveraged and extended into Arkansas’ communities through
the CCTR. Below are highlights of a few of these partnerships and programs.
Lay Community Program
Office of Community-Based Public Health
This office is a resource to promote community-based public health and
community-based participatory research through nurturing close, long-standing
partnerships. Community Connectors Program Based in the AR Delta, this
program employs
community health workers who connect people to home & community-based long-term
care services. Mid-Delta Community Consortium
This non-profit organization, increases resources &
understanding of partnerships to enhance and promote community-driven health
improvement in the AR Delta. Agricultural Research Service’s Delta Nutrition Intervention Research Initiative
This program investigates nutritional health in the Lower Mississippi Delta by
identifying and evaluating interventions; building rural capacity; enhancing
teaching research; and outreach in nutrition, food, and health.
Health Practice Community Program
UAMS Rural Hospital Program (RHP)
Established in 1991, the RHP pioneered the state’s telehealth efforts. The UAMS
Telehealth Network educational program was created under UAMS Regional Programs
to broadly address health care policies and needs of rural Arkansans. By using
technology to provide ready access to health care education for rural settings,
RHP extended telehealth services into some of the most rural, needy areas of
Arkansas. From its two original network sites, RHP now includes >50 rural
hospital, AHEC, and clinic sites in Arkansas. Hospitals act as a point of
integration for lay, health practice, and academic communities by supporting the
network’s teleconferences. In 2006, RHP held 272 different continuing education
programs by telemedicine, serving 5,820 health care professionals, and broadcast
34 different consumer education programs, with 614 consumer attendees.
Academic Research Community
UAMS Academic Research Community
The UAMS Academic Community comprises a large, diverse faculty with
health-relevant disciplines in five colleges (Medicine, Nursing, Health Related
Professions, Pharmacy, Public Health). UAMS research interests and expertise
span the health processes and research methodologies in the Social Ecological
Model. Efforts to integrate research with health service delivery are formally
recognized at several UAMS institutes: Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute,
Reynolds Institute on Aging, Jones Eye Institute, Myeloma Institute for Research
and Therapy, and Stephens Spine and Neurosciences Institute. In FY05–06, UAMS
investigators held 120 research grants (5 P01s, 4 P20s, 1 P30, 3 U awards, 2
T32s, 7 K awards, 158 industry contracts) with funding >$135 million. The
Academic Community includes investigators from state and private agencies.
AHEC Academic Fellowship
This fellowship helps to formalize the attitudes, knowledge, and skills required to respond to the changing health care needs of today's patients and the educational needs of family medicine residents and students. The purpose of this fellowship is to provide a program of advanced study for faculty members in the AHEC program. In this two-year fellowship, participants will learn will learn to apply the application of new knowledge for the ongoing improvement of healthcare services and medical education.
UAMS Center for Clinical and Translational Research 4301 W. Markham #Slot 577, Little Rock, AR 72205, 501-526-7800
