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medicine. He began researching osteopathic programs outside of Arkansas, but, when Arkansas State University announced plans for a college of medicine on its campus, Jackson knew exactly where he was meant to be. He was accepted into the school’s first class of students, beginning this fall. Jackson says he’s “an Arkansan through and through,” and that his love for Arkansas has made him even more committed to learning and practicing medicine in the Delta Region. Te Delta Region isn’t the only portion of Arkansas that will benefit from the educational opportunities of future medical pro- fessionals. In April, the Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine in Fort Smith received pre-accreditation to begin recruiting its first class. Te inaugural class of the Fort Smith medical school is pre- dicted to have 150 students and will begin in August of 2017. According to the U.S. Office of Management & Budget, a
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Medical schools expand in Arkansas From The Governor
wenty-three year-old Jackson Bagby from Van Buren grew up with a desire to become a physician. When he graduated from the University of Central Arkansas, he knew he wanted to go into osteopathic
Osteopathic Medicine. NYIT at Arkansas State will
rural area is classified as having fewer that 50,000 people in one city. In the United States, 77 percent of rural counties are facing a shortage of primary-care providers, and 8 percent don’t even have a single primary-care physician. With nearly 45 percent of our state’s population residing in rural
areas, some Arkansans experience difficulty accessing healthcare due to a shortage of medical health professionals in their region. We are working diligently to ensure that this will soon be a thing of the past. Studies show that eighty percent of medical professionals remain in the region of their first job or residency. With our state’s flagship medical school, the University of
Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), and with the estab- lishment of two new osteopathic medical schools, Arkansas’ network of medical professionals is growing rapidly. [Recently], I traveled to Jonesboro for the rededication of
Arkansas State University’s Wilson Hall, the newly renovated home to our state’s second medical school, the NYIT College of
further help meet the health needs of Arkansans by strengthening our state’s ability to train future medical health professionals. Already, the school has accepted 124 students and the current wait- list sits at around 150 applicants. Additionally, 48 percent of the students accepted to be in the first incoming class are Arkansans. Together, with UAMS, and the ad- ditions of two more medical schools in Jonesboro and Forth Smith, we are providing an excellent opportu- nity for our state to address a short- age of medical health professionals and become a frontrunner in higher education for medicine and science. Higher education should be in the business of meeting the needs of Arkansas; both new and established institutions for medical education throughout our state are doing just that. As one of A-State’s newest medical students, Jackson Bagby said, “Te thing about medical school is that it’s your first step to pursuing a career in lifelong service. I’m taking step one in learning how to change lives for the better.” As Governor, I will continue working with our higher education entities to ensure we retain talented medical students, like Jackson, here in the great state of Arkansas. while still allowing Arkansans to enjoy savings at the pump. A little extra pocket change can go a long way.
Hon. ASA
HuTCHINSON Governor of Arkansas
Asa Hutchinson Te Honorable Asa Hutchinson Governor of Arkansas
Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office honors fallen deputies
The Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office held a memorial on May 10, 2016, to honor four deputies killed in the line of the duty: Deputy Wayne Martin Bryant Jr., Deputy James Addison Avant, Deputy James Brooks Jackson and Chief Deputy Barney Stiel. Deputy Bryant was shot and killed on March 18, 1988, while responding to a dis- turbance call. He had served with the agency for two years. Deputy Avant, along with Investigator Kevin Brosch of the Jefferson County Sher- iff’s Department and Trooper Charles Bassing of the Arkansas State Police, was killed in a helicopter accident on July 24, 1986. The three officers were being trained by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration as spotters for a marijuana eradication program. Deputy Jackson was shot and killed on Dec. 28, 1941, and Chief Deputy Barney Stiel was shot and killed Sept. 26, 1911, as he helped Desha County Sheriff Wil- liam Preston serve arrest warrants on two brothers. The memorial, which was dedicated in July 2007, is located in front of the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office Administration Building and bears the names and dates of death of these deputies.
— Photo by Deputy Angela Palmer-Lett, Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office
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