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Chamber announces Physician of the Year

The Fort Smith Chamber and representatives of the Healthcare Committee surprised the 2021 Physician of the Year honoree, Dr. Leslie Ziegler. Dr. Ziegler is the Medical Director for the Good Samaritan Clinic and a faculty member of Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine (ARCOM).

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Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine now fully accredited

The Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) announced Monday (May 10) that Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine (ARCOM) received accreditation from the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation, the only accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to accredit all osteopathic medical schools in the United States.

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First group of Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine students enter residency programs

There are two symbolic days for students in medical school — the day they first put on their white coats and the day they learn where they will continue their graduate medical education. The inaugural class of Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine (ARCOM) at Arkansas College of Health Education (ACHE) had their white coat ceremony Sept. 16, 2017. At 11 a.m. Friday (March 19), a celebrated Match Day was held in which students opened their envelopes to see where they would continue their education through a residency program.

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ACHE purchases Fort Smith Golden Living facility

The Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) announced the purchase of the Golden Living facility in Fort Smith on Tuesday in what it says is a “quest to advance healthcare education and research in Arkansas and beyond.” Kyle D. Parker, chief executive officer of ACHE, said the move will create the largest research institution of any osteopathic school in the nation.

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