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An Arkansas college has teamed up with a health group to provide opportunities for their students.

Arkansas Colleges of Health Education recently announced a new partnership between the Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine in Fort Smith and Unity Health in Searcy to deliver graduate medical education training for its resident physicians.

The Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) announced Friday a partnership with Unity Health and the Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine (ARCOM) for its graduate medicine program.

A new partnership between the Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine (ARCOM) and Searcy-based Unity Health will allow medical school graduates residency programs as well as offer training opportunities for the school’s students.

A small portion of land reserved for the Fort Smith School District at Chaffee Crossing may be going to the Arkansas Department of Transportation as part of an Arkansas 255/Zero Street widening project.

“Our medical school had 162 slots available in our second class and around 4000 students from around the country and the world applied to get into the School of Osteopathic Medicine in Fort Smith. Some of the brightest students in the country are getting their training here in Fort Smith, Arkansas.”

Development of Heritage Village, a walkable neighborhood with both commercial and residential space, has progressed swiftly on the Barling side of Chaffee Crossing across from the Arkansas Colleges of Health Education.

ARCOM students taught 266 people the live-saving Texas Two-Step CPR method Saturday, February 9.

Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine students may now receive graduate medical education in a particular specialty or subspecialty at the college.

The Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine (ARCOM) received accreditation that will allow it to provide residency and fellowship education to students who graduate from the medical school.