A team of Clinton School students has earned attention for their work on a project to access the health care needs of Little Rock 12th Street community.
The students are assisting the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Pharmacy and its Translational Research Institute with the effort to offer health and wellness services in the 12 Street neighborhood.
For their Practicum project requirement in the Master of Public Service degree program, the Clinton School students are conducting a community needs assessment and making recommendations for programs to be provided at the UAMS 12th Street Health & Wellness Center.
UAMS has highlighted the project in an article on its website:
Four students at the Clinton School will complete a project titled, “Assessing the Health Needs of Individuals Living in the Little Rock 12th Street Community,” in partnership with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy during the 2012-2013 academic year.
The partnership was praised by UAMS Chancellor Dan Rahn, M.D., at a recent reception for the practicum students that was hosted by the Translational Research Institute’s Community Engagement program. The students are Danae Halstead, Alex Handfinger, Angela Jimenez-Leon and Roger Norman.
The College of Pharmacy is leading the development of the UAMS 12th Street Health and Wellness Center in a donated building near 12th and Cedar streets, just five blocks south of the UAMS campus.
“We are thrilled to have the support of the Translational Research Institute and the Clinton School,” said Amy Franks, Pharm.D., who chairs the Department of Pharmacy Practice in the College of Pharmacy. “Their work will help us achieve our goals and ensure that we are providing the services the community needs most.”
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