Mission Statement

To promote healthcare through education

Inspiration to create Doctors of Tomorrow (DOT) came from a 2008 MASH (Medical Applications of Science for Health) class at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center.  Students took part in many hands-on activities such as watching surgeries, making casts for each other, suturing, and giving shots.  Lacey Freeman, a member of the 2008 MASH class, took this idea and put it into action with the help of others involved in the program.

DOT will promote healthcare through education.  DOT will strive to promote the health care profession, especially to high school students.  The DOT advisory council plans to frequently schedule physicians to speak at club meetings in order to ensure members are better informed on the issues that face doctors today.  Also, in the future, DOT would like to offer shadowing opportunities to members, as well as opportunities to visit UAMS (University of Arkansas Medical School).  All of this exposure to the medical field would give DOT members a true view of what working in medicine is really like.

Volunteer projects will help DOT members get a “feel” for healthcare as well as help them develop a positive attitude toward community service.  We plan to assist the local American Red Cross with blood drives as well as the Arkansas Methodist Medical Center with various health care projects.

Educating DOT members about the rewards of working in medicine is not the only aspect of DOT.  DOT will also work to educate the public about ways to improve their health.  Organ, tissue, and bone marrow donation education will be a major project for DOT.  It is our goal that the public will at least have all the facts about donation, instead of making uninformed decisions about donation based on myths.  CPR and first aid training will also be available to help better educate the public.  DOT will also promote seat belt and child seat safety.

Doctors of Tomorrow will ensure that local young people, who are interested in health care, will not lose interest because of the lack of exposure to the true world of medicine.  Also, we will educate the public on various ways to improve their health so that our community can become a safer and happier place to live.

Arkansas Methodist Medical Center was the first hospital to ever sponsor a Doctors of Tomorrow organization. Click here to view AMMC's website in a new window.