Posted on: 9:30 pm, December 18, 2013, by Aubry Killion, updated on: 10:14pm, December 18, 2013<\/p>\n
Fort Smith may be the home to a medical school in the next five years. The plans are in the preliminary stages, but supporters say the medical school could have a big impact on the River Valley. <\/p>\n
The Fort Smith Regional Healthcare Foundation has announced that an osteopathic medical school could soon be built in Fort Smith. <\/p>\n
Its a game changer, said Tom Webb, the foundations executive director. <\/p>\n
Webb said Fort Smith is a perfect location for the school. <\/p>\n
In western Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma, they need docs, he said. <\/p>\n
Webb said it could take nearly half a year of brainstorming and assessing costs before anything definitive is decided. However, the facility may be just what the River Valley needs. <\/p>\n
We are probably in one of the most under-served physician parts of the country. <\/p>\n
A medical school in the area could have several focuses, Webb said. <\/p>\n
They do family medicine, they do OBGYN, they do internal medicine, and they actually are on the front line, he said. <\/p>\n
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