Published:Monday, March 3, 2014 <\/p>\n
Updated:Monday, March 3, 2014 19:03 <\/p>\n
Tian Wang, Staff Photographer <\/p>\n
From left to right, Dr. Time Langford, Mr. Charles Luter, Dr. Charles L. Welch, Mr. Dan Pierce, Mr. Howard Slinkard, Mr. Ron Rhodes at the Board of Trustees meeting Friday. <\/p>\n
An osteopathic medical school is finally on the horizon for Arkansas State University after approval from the Board of Trustees Friday. <\/p>\n
According to a recently released study, an osteopathic medical school would help meet the demand for primary care physicians in the Delta and have an initial economic impact of about $70 million in the northeastern part of the state. <\/p>\n
The feasibility study was conducted by Tripp Umbach, a nationally recognized health care and economic development consulting firm based in Pittsburgh. <\/p>\n
ASU will partner with the New York Institution of Technology for the development of Arkansas first osteopathic medical school, according to the Board of Trustees resolution 14-06. <\/p>\n
NYIT currently operates a college of osteopathic medicine and ASUJ will enter into a formal agreement with NYIT for the establishment of a branch campus of the College of Osteopathic Medicine with the first class of students anticipated to enroll in August 2016. <\/p>\n
The Delta region is one of the most (medically) under-served regions in the United States, ASU President Charles Welch said. <\/p>\n
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