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The signing ceremony formalizes a\u00a0three-year partnership\u00a0in which HMMA will contribute\u00a0$200,000 annually\u00a0to support Faulkner\u2019s\u00a0Partnering in Alabama for Training in…","datePublished":"2026-04-13","dateModified":"2026-04-13","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.faulkner.edu\/author\/rburylo\/#Person","name":"Rebecca Burylo","url":"https:\/\/www.faulkner.edu\/author\/rburylo\/","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/37a0c97fbd1eda89e38697defcaf0573?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/37a0c97fbd1eda89e38697defcaf0573?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Faulkner University","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.faulkner.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/Official-Horizontal-480x128.png","url":"https:\/\/www.faulkner.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/Official-Horizontal-480x128.png","width":480,"height":128}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.faulkner.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/Faulkner_Hyundai_08-1-scaled.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.faulkner.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/Faulkner_Hyundai_08-1-scaled.jpg","height":1946,"width":2560},"url":"https:\/\/www.faulkner.edu\/news\/hyundai\/","about":["College of Health Sciences","Community","Highlights","News"],"wordCount":526,"articleBody":"Faulkner University\u00a0and\u00a0Hyundai\u00a0Motor Manufacturing Alabama, LLC (HMMA)\u00a0signed\u00a0a Memorandum of Understanding\u00a0on\u00a0March 18, 2026\u00a0to establish and fund new training opportunities through Faulkner\u2019s\u00a0College of Health Sciences.The signing ceremony formalizes a\u00a0three-year partnership\u00a0in which HMMA will contribute\u00a0$200,000 annually\u00a0to support Faulkner\u2019s\u00a0Partnering in Alabama for Training in Healthcare (PATH) program. The agreement begins January 2026 and continues through December 2028.The PATH partnership program is a statewide initiative led by Faulkner\u2019s College of Health Sciences in collaboration with the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) and a diverse network of partners. Its aim is to provide free, high-quality, simulation-based training to healthcare professionals and emergency responders across Alabama. PATH delivers immersive, interprofessional training experiences using a full spectrum of simulation technology including high-fidelity manikins; task trainers; ultrasound systems; virtual reality and other state-of-the-art equipment. In 2025, PATH received $1.2 million in funding through the generous partnership with ADPH, officially launching statewide trainings for public health nurses, public school nurses, emergency responders, the Alabama National Guard and community partners.\u201cThis is a historical event with a public-private, private-private partnership, which is so important and critical for us in impacting healthcare in the state of Alabama and in the surrounding region,\u201d said Faulkner University President Mitch Henry. \u201cWhat a blessing it is to partner with a wonderful community asset like Hyundai. What you do at Hyundai means so much to so many families in our community. What you do there impacts the world.\u201dThe partnership will support specialized training services provided to HMMA personnel and contractors, including Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), CPR\/AED certification and recertification, Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support, EMT, continued competency training, advanced trauma simulations and additional professional development offerings.The partnership aims to strengthen workforce training, healthcare readiness and professional development opportunities in the region.\u201cWe\u2019re fortunate to have strong partnerships with many of the local colleges and universities here in town. These partnerships help strengthen the quality of life in the communities we call home and this new partnership with Faulkner University continues to build on that commitment,\u201d said Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama CEO Mark Rader. \u201cIt not only enhances the life-saving skills training of our medical teams and responders at HMMA, but also extends those opportunities to others across the region who serve our families our friends our neighbors and those in public health and school nurses and even the medics in our national guard. So together we are building a stronger, safer and a more resilient Alabama. One that supports the people who care for our communities and helps protect HMMA\u2019s most valuable asset and that\u2019s our team members.\u201dThe\u00a0Simulation Lab, where the signing took place, is located within the College of Health Sciences and is where the simulation training occurs with Faulkner\u2019s PATH partners. Set up to look like an emergency room with hospital beds and life-like, high-fidelity manikin \u201cpatients,\u201d community partners practice advanced medical skills in a safe and controlled environment, ideal to train for different real-life medical emergencies, without risk to actual patients."},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"News","item":"https:\/\/www.faulkner.edu\/news\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Faulkner University,\u00a0Hyundai\u00a0Motor Manufacturing Alabama Signs Memorandum of Understanding to Become PATH Partners","item":"https:\/\/www.faulkner.edu\/news\/hyundai\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]