MASH


July 21, 2022

UAMS MASH Program Gives High School Students Glimpse Behind the Scenes

David Wise

High school students learn suture techniques on pig feet at the UAMS MASH summer camp.

During the summer, high school students can go behind the scenes at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to find out what it really takes to be a health care professional. Since 1988, hundreds of high school students in Arkansas have donned surgical scrubs or lab coats at UAMS Regional Campuses and community…


February 27, 2020

UAMS Northwest Regional Campus Accepting Applications for Free Summer Health Careers Program

David Wise

FAYETTEVILLE — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Northwest Regional Campus is now accepting applications from junior high and high school students who are interested in exploring careers in health care. Students who will be entering eighth, ninth or 10th grade are eligible for a one-week intensive Community Health Applied in Medical Public…


August 15, 2018

AR SAVES Uses Simulation to Teach Students about Stroke

Ben Boulden

MASH students visiting the UAMS Simulation Center roleplay diagnosing a stroke patient through the AR SAVES network.

Aug. 14, 2018 | Although the high school students in the UAMS Simulation Center this summer may not have been stroke doctors or nurses yet, they got a chance to play those roles on TV and learn to recognize stroke symptoms.


February 1, 2016

UAMS Northwest Accepting Applications for Summer Health Careers Program

Ben Boulden

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Northwest is now accepting applications from students who will be entering the 11th or 12th grade and interested in exploring careers in health care for its two-week, intensive Medical Applications of Science for Health (MASH) program July 11-22. During the MASH program, students will…


July 12, 2011

MASH Program Gets Students Excited About Health Careers

David Robinson

July 12, 2011| Abby Rinchuso, a high school senior, was in her element. The 17-year-old from Mount St. Mary Academy in Little Rock was in a lab at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), holding a pig’s heart.