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Medical Students Receive Residency “Marching Orders”

Upon graduating this spring, 14 members of NYITCOM’s Class of 2025 will complete their residency training in the U.S. Armed Forces.

Portrait of Harley Duncan

A Call to Medicine

After her grandfather was seriously injured in a collision and witnessing his lack of access to specialists, Harley Duncan decided she wanted to be part of the solution. With the goal of becoming a neurologist, she is committed to practicing near the underserved community where she was raised.

Site Dean Shane Speights teaching students in a medical simulation lab

More Than a Medical School

NYITCOM-Arkansas is delivering on its mission to increase the number of physicians and reduce healthcare inequity in the Delta region.

Portrait of Tyler King

Living His Dream

Tyler King (D.O. ’20) says he’s living the dream working as a family physician and serving as a city council member in Laredo, Texas.

Elizabeth Duplechain performing a sonogram

Going All In

Over the summer, NYITCOM-Arkansas student Elizabeth Duplechain found an opportunity Partnership in Cancer Research intern, where she didn’t have to balance her time between the lab and the books.

Nathan and Shelby Tripod on front of an x-ray viewing box showing two hands forming a heart

Returning to Their Roots

After finishing their residencies, NYITCOM-Arkansas graduates and Arkansas natives Nathan (D.O. ’20) and Shelby (D.O. ’20) Tripod returned to practice medicine in Jonesboro, where their medical journey—and life together—began.