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MENU Facebook Twitter Instagram Home ARCOM ACHE M.S. Biomedicine Physical Therapy About Admissions Academics Students Financial Aid Learning Resources Research News Canvas COVID-19 myPortal Online Store Search for: MENU Welcome to ARCOM! Educating and training compassionate osteopathic physicians. Apply Now About Us Welcome to ARCOM! Educating and training compassionate osteopathic physicians. Apply Now Our Mission To educate and train compassionate osteopathic physicians, skilled in the science of patient-centered osteopathic medical care, dedicated to the ethical and social principles of the osteopathic profession, committed to lifelong learning, and focused on service to the underserved. This mission will be accomplished at the undergraduate and graduate medical education levels through excellence in teaching, research, service, and scholarly activity. Dean's Welcome Coronavirus: Update Get Information COVID-19: Basics to the Frontline Battle Online CME Register Now Live & Learn in the Natural State Our 102,000 square-foot facility is located in Fort Smith, the second largest city in Arkansas. Situated on 430 acres, the building features state-of-the-art technology in a scenic, natural setting. Spend time in one of our outdoor study spaces or take a break and enjoy the natural state on one of the nearby biking and hiking trails. The ARCOM Difference The Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine utilizes an innovative “helix” curriculum comprised of lecture, team-based, and interactive learning strategies. Each turn of the helix revisits biomedical concepts learned from the previous semester and applies this newly acquired knowledge in order to understand more complex system interactions. ARCOM is focused on student success directed toward the development of competent, caring, and compassionate physicians who seek to serve the underserved. The entirety of the educational experience at ARCOM supports and encourages students to develop a pattern of individual responsibility and capacity for life-long learning and growth as competent, patient-centered, holistic osteopathic physicians. ARCOM Academics p Get More Information Get the information you need to get started. Z Admission Requirements Learn about the academic requirements for starting your journey at ARCOM. i Apply to ARCOM Take the first step towards becoming an osteopathic physician. l AACOMAS Application AACOMAS simplifies the process of applying to osteopathic medical school. Doctors that DO ARCOM student doctors are doctors that DO! Whether it’s volunteering in the community or exploring the great state of Arkansas, our students are active and engaged. News & Events COVID-19: Basics to the Frontline Battle Online CME Event Today, physicians are facing a challenge none of us have faced before, a global pandemic. As Coronavirus has spread across the country we have seen an evolution of thought on transmission, diagnosis and treatment. Join us for this online CME, as we take you through the epidemiology of the pandemic, learn how to identify infection in both typical and atypical presentations, and get a look at what life is like on the front lines. Join us in the battle against this evolving public health threat. Physician residency program approved The Baptist Health-UAMS Family Medicine Residency program in North Little Rock has received a full 10-year accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) that could help fill residencies for forthcoming graduates of the Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) in Fort Smith. Choose DO Medical School Virtual Expo AACOM invites you to meet with representatives from up to 36 medical schools from the comfort of your home on June 10, 2020 from 12-6pm ET at our free Choose DO Medical School Virtual Expo. Disease experts talk about possible COVID-19 vaccine Research is being done around the world to try to find a vaccine for COVID-19, but disease experts in our area say it could take more than a year for this to happen. Fort Smith named ‘Fittest City in Arkansas,’ Insurify award looks at business policies, greenspace Elizabeth McClain, Ph.D., vice provost and vice president of Academic Affairs for Arkansas Colleges of Health Education in Fort Smith, said outdoor recreation opportunities around Fort Smith was one of the factors that drew her and her husband, Dr. Rance McClain, from Hattiesburg, Miss., last year. Rance McClain is the dean of the Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine. COVID-19: DOs and medical students share their experiences “Students are coming together virtually instead of physically, we are studying in new and interesting ways, and we are working together, just not in the same space. What has originally been perceived as a world frozen in time has actually become one of the most productive and efficacious periods during my education at ARCOM.” More universities put on-campus classes on pause Arkansas Colleges of Health Education, a private institution in Fort Smith that includes an osteopathic medical school, announced Friday that its Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine and a master’s program in biomedicine are moving to online classes next week. Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine announces responses to COVID-19 The Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine (ARCOM) will move its classes online, recall third-year medical students on clinical rotations and halt tours and meetings by outside groups on the campus. Medical college grant will benefit the River Valley Published to pressargus.com on March 8. 2020 Written by Ivy Owen I was very happy to see that the Arkansas Colleges of Health Education and Degen Foundation have awarded the Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine, a grant of $1.3 million. The grant will be used to... Collaborative work needed to train, retain doctors Several national reports include Arkansas in one of the most underserved regions in the nation in terms of healthcare. This quality of life issue led to the founding of the Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) to help alleviate the tremendous shortage of physicians and other healthcare professionals in Arkansas. View All Contact Us 7000 Chad Colley Blvd. Fort Smith, AR 72916 479-308-2243 Get Connected Follow Follow Follow Follow Follow Our Newsletter Stay updated on all the exciting developments taking place at ACHE! 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