We’re training physician leaders, patient advocates, and policy influencers to deliver outstanding care in one of the country’s most medically underserved regions.
NYITCOM-Arkansas is more than a medical school. On Arkansas State University’s campus in Jonesboro, you’ll have access to modern facilities, motivated students, and expert faculty mentorship. We are committed to building thriving and resilient communities in the Mississippi Delta region, where health outcomes are among the poorest in the nation. Our programs and proximity to areas with substantial healthcare needs provide an invaluable training experience.
Through community-based outreach, clinical experiences directly serving rural populations, and an integrated certificate in population health, you’ll leave here not just a well-trained physician, but also an agent of change.
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Facts and Figures
100%
postgraduate placement rate,with graduates successfully matching into competitive specialties.
120
medical students per class results in personalized attention and career support.
1st
osteopathic medical school in Arkansas.
Programs
Train to treat the whole patient—not just their symptoms—or gain foundational knowledge in biomedical science in preparation for medical school. You’ll enhance your expertise with our concurrent population health certificate program and through other concurrent or online programs.
We enhance your training through an extensive network of over 150 regional medical facilities throughout Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Missouri. Our students have access to a diverse range of clinical experiences, including helping to deliver care directly to patients at rural providers in response to ongoing physician shortages.
Find out everything you need to know about applying to NYITCOM-Arkansas and funding your studies, including available grants and scholarships. Head to the main College of Medicine page to learn more or start your application:
Even at a young age, I knew that there were real needs in my community, and I was aware of the disparities. My family and neighbors were suffering from a lot of preventable diseases, and I felt the best way I could help people in a meaningful way was to become a doctor.
Students actively engage in research alongside faculty. Through studies funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the American Heart Association, and other organizations, NYITCOM-Arkansas professors explore areas like heart failure, chronic pain, and more.
Our students don’t wait until graduation to make an impact. Assist in delivering primary care, preventative screenings, and education through our Delta Care-a-van mobile clinic. Or, help lawmakers craft future legislation that could improve access to care and patient outcomes.
Smaller classes encourage collaboration and one-on-one mentorship between students and professors. The program’s location on the flagship campus of the Arkansas State University system also gives you access to on-campus housing, multiple dining choices, a fitness center, study spaces, Division 1 sporting events, and the Arkansas Biosciences Institute.
The U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services has appointed Brookshield Laurent, D.O., to serve on the Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry.
Chiya Abramowitz (D.O./M.B.A. ’24) hopes to take his management and medical education to the next level as he pursues work in radiology and healthcare entrepreneurship.
Caroline Varlotta (D.O. ’20) didn’t intend to follow her father’s footsteps into a medical career. But that’s where she landed, and Gerard Varlotta (D.O. ’83) couldn’t be happier.
Start on a path to improving health outcomes in the Mississippi Delta or wherever you feel called through evidence-based, patient-centered care or population health research.
