About AHEC-NW
Mission
To provide quality, dependable, convenient, and affordable healthcare education services and programs to the healthcare providers, healthcare professionals, and citizens of northern Arkansas.
Description
The North Arkansas Partnership for Health Education (NAPHE) is a 501(c) 3 not-for-profit partnership between two of North Arkansas's largest institutions, North Arkansas College (Northark) and North Arkansas Regional Medical Center (NARMC). NAPHE is the first cooperative effort of its type in Arkansas, the result of determination to provide the best healthcare programming and educational opportunities in the most efficient and cost-effective way.
Location
AHEC-NW utilizes the facilities of North Arkansas College (Northark) and North Arkansas Regional Medical Center (NARMC) to offer its programs. Our CNA department is located at 107 E. Crandall, in the Regional Medical Services Center. Our Community Health Resource Center and our AHEC offices are located at the North Arkansas College Center Campus. Most continuing education workshops are held in the John Paul Hammerschmidt Conference Center on the south campus of Northark.
Purpose
- To promote existing allied health programs.
- To coordinate continuing education and training for healthcare-related learning.
- To improve the overall quality of healthcare by providing a more competent labor pool in healthcare occupations.
- To identify and meet the needs for new allied health degree programs for the citizens of our service area.
AHEC can also assist individuals and organizations in:
- Serving as a resource for healthcare training materials, equipment, and facilities.
- Providing assistance in healthcare career exploration, planning, counseling, job re-location, and professional development.
- Developing and providing health-related training classes and programs.
- Serving as a resource for certification and re-certification requirements.
Contact Hours
UAMS AHEC-NW is an approved provider of ontinuing nursing education by Arkansas Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
AHEC-NW will submit for approval to Emergency Medical Services, Long-Term Care, Pharmacist certification agencies and others as requested. Contact hours will be awarded on the basis of attendance and satisfactory completion of the program.