Arizona Telemedicine Program: University of Arizona

Arizona Telemedicine Program Goals

To enhance health care delivery to medically-underserved populations throughout the state using telemedicine technologies.
To establish a statewide Arizona Telemedicine Network
To increase access to medical specialty services while decreasing health care costs
To use telemedicine outreach programs to encourage physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals to establish practices in underserved rural areas.
To provide ongoing training for preceptors, medical students, and residents.
To recruit students from rural communities into the health care professions and encourage their return to these communities upon completion of their educations.
To improve public health in rural communities by providing current information and training for rural county health departments.
To have the Arizona Telemedicine Network serve as a test bed for various state agencies to evaluate the effectiveness of state-of-the-art telemedicine services.
To increase and promote the use of telecommunications for distance learning in health care.
To provide health care systems throughout the state with information, training, and expertise in the field of telemedicine.
To evaluate telemedicine equipment and telecommunications options and participate in their development.


Arizona Telemedicine Program The University of Arizona Health Sciences Center P.O. Box 245105 Tucson, AZ 85724-5105		www.telemedicine.arizona.edu Phone: 520/626-4785 Fax: 520/626-4774 E-mail: Sandy Beinar beinars@email.arizona.edu

Arizona Telemedicine Program Web Master
Web Site created by Dave Piper, Arizona Health Sciences Library Web Site designed by Rita Ellsworth, Biomedical Communications
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Updated: May 3, 2001