Arkansas Code
Subchapter 4 - Medical Department Generally
§ 6-64-416. Establishment and administration

(a) The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences is authorized to create the North Central Area Health Education Center to serve the following counties: Baxter, Cleburne, Fulton, Marion, Independence, Izard, Stone, Searcy, Sharp, and Van Buren.
(b)
(1) The center shall be administered in the same manner as other facilities in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Area Health Education Center Program, including:
(A) Training students in the fields of medicine, nursing, pharmacy, and various allied health professions with an emphasis on primary care, general health education, and basic medical care for the whole family; and
(B) Providing medical residents specializing in family practice.

(2) Programs shall be conducted to the extent that funds are available.

(c) A director of the North Central Area Health Education Center shall be appointed in the same manner as and shall have the same powers as other center directors in the program.
(d) The program shall have offices in Mountain Home, Batesville, and Mountain View.

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