Arkansas health college starts doctoral program aimed at rural care
A Fort Smith health education institution has launched a leadership-focused doctoral degree in public health, with its first cohort of 21 students now enrolled. The program trains professionals to tackle rural health gaps and bring back missing local services.
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What happened
The Arkansas Colleges of Health Education in Fort Smith now offers a doctor of public health degree with a leadership focus. The program is designed to give healthcare professionals skills to address rural health disparities and restore services missing from rural communities. Its first class of 21 students has been welcomed.
Why it matters
The program aims to address rural health disparities and bring back services that are missing from rural communities.
Timeline
- Oct 17, 11:25 AM ET: The Arkansas Colleges of Health Education began offering a doctor of public health in leadership.
- Oct 19, 10:10 PM ET: The program welcomed its first class of 21 students.
Coverage
- ACHE’s new rural-focused public health doctoral program welcomes first class of 21 (arkansasonline.com)
- Fort Smith Metro News Briefs: ACHE begins new public health doctorate; Miss Laura’s reopening set (talkbusiness.net)
- ACHE launches doctorate program focused on rural health leadership (River Valley Democrat-Gazette)
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