Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine

Healthcare providers in Arkansas are sounding the alarm over an issue many believe has reached crisis level — access to birthing hospitals. Since 2019, 10 Arkansas hospitals have closed their obstetrics units, leaving the state with just 30 general acute …

The Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine in Fort Smith has hired Christopher Loyke, DO, FACOFP, as its next dean, effective July 1. Loyke most recently served as dean and chief academic officer at the DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine at …

Arkansas Colleges of Health Education president and CEO Kyle D. Parker, JD, will transition to the role of president emeritus, effective June 30, the school announced. Parker was the institution’s first hire in April 2014, and he played a pivotal …

The Arkansas Colleges of Health Education recently announced a partnership with Arvest Foundation, creating the Adopt A Scholar 2026 ARCOM Recruitment Scholarship. The $25,000-per-year scholarship will be awarded to an incoming student enrolling at the Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine in the …

It is a well-known fact that health care is not an easy field to work in. A survey of Veterans Health Administration workers shows while worker burnout rates are lower than COVID-19 pandemic levels, they still remain high compared to …

For many Americans, accessing basic health care remains challenging due to financial, geographic or cultural barriers. To help bridge this gap, Remote Area Medical (RAM) is bringing a free, comprehensive health care clinic to the Fort Smith Convention Center on …

Yevgeniy Zhivotovskiy, a fourth-year medical student at the Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine (ARCOM), has been chosen to intern with NASA at the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston, Texas. The internship, scheduled to commence in April 2024 …

How did you get started in your field? Funny story ­— I didn’t really want to be a doctor. I wanted to work at the National Institutes of Health and set policy, but I thought I had to be a …

Shannon Jimenez, DO has been appointed as the new Dean of Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine (ARCOM), effective June 1, 2023. Dr. Jimenez currently serves as the Senior Associate Dean for ARCOM and brings years of medical education experience to …

Arkansas, like other rural states, is experiencing a shortage of physicians. Many medical school graduates in Arkansas end up leaving the state where they can find more residency opportunities. But now Arkansas has two osteopathic medical schools — the Arkansas …