FAFSA redesign delays Arkansas universities’ free tuition program rollout
The delayed release of an updated financial aid form has prevented students from knowing if they qualify for new free tuition programs at Arkansas universities. This fall the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Arkansas State University in Jonesboro and the University of Central Arkansas in Conway each announced last-dollar scholarships, which cover what’s left […]
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Arkansas leaders work to close gap between medical school graduates and in-state residencies
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Google-News-Wire
- December 25, 2023
- Alice L. Walton School of Medicine
- american association of medical colleges
- Arkansas Center for Health Improvement
- Arkansas State University
- cam patterson
- conway regional health system
- John Boozman
- medical education
- medicare
- osteopathic medicine
- Physicians
- primary care physician
- residency
- rural health care
- rural hospitals
- student loan debt
- UAMS
The number of students graduating from Arkansas medical schools has outpaced the number of residency slots in the state for the last three years, disrupting the state’s student-to-doctor pipeline. But Arkansas leaders in medical education are working to add more residency positions to the state’s hospitals in hopes of alleviating the physician shortage. This matters […]
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Donation opens doors for women at Arkansas State University
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) – Thanks to the support of Governor Asa Hutchinson and an additional anonymous benefactor, Arkansas State University will make significant enhancements to the programs of its Women’s Leadership Center. On Wednesday, Dec. 14, the school announced a $1 million donation was made to the facility, along with another $200,000 coming from the […]
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