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Making a difference in underserved communities
- Arizona will open a rural regional medical school branch in Yuma to address physician shortages.
- The Area Health Education Center is being relaunched as the Southwest Health Education Collaborative.
- The initiative will expand health care access across Yuma, La Paz and Mohave counties.
- The program targets pipeline development for future health professionals in the region.
- Lily McNair highlighted the community’s long-term healthcare workforce needs in Yuma.
- The initiative is described as a game-changer for local health care in the region.
- The partnership connects academic medicine resources with community health needs.
- The program plans to engage high school and early college students early in health careers.
- Arizona Western College and local partners participate in the region’s health workforce efforts.
- The expanded efforts aim to connect education, training and community needs for stronger outcomes.
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