Arkansas Colleges Of Health Education

SEE SCHEDULE O FOR COMPLETE DESCRIPTION - THE MISSION OF THE ARKANSAS COLLEGES OF HEALTH EDUCATION (ACHE) IS TO EDUCATE AND TRAIN A DIVERSE GROUP OF HIGHLY COMPETENT AND COMPASSIONATE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS; TO CREATE HEALTH AND RESEARCH FACILITIES; AND TO PROVIDE HEALTHY LIVING ENVIRONMENTS TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF OTHERS.

SEE SCHEDULE O FOR COMPLETE DESCRIPTION:ACCREDITATION:ARKANSAS COLLEGES OF HEALTH EDUCATION HAS BEEN GRANTED CERTIFICATION TO OFFER THE FOLLOWING DEGREE PROGRAMS BY THE ARKANSAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD: DOCTOR OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE, MASTER OF SCIENCE IN BIOMEDICINE, DOCTOR OF PHYSICAL THERAPY, DOCTOR OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, MASTER OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT STUDIES AND MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH.ARKANSAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD CERTIFICATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN ENDORSEMENT OF ANY INSTITUTION OR PROGRAM. SUCH CERTIFICATION MERELY INDICATES THAT CERTAIN CRITERIA HAVE BEEN MET AS REQUIRED UNDER THE RULES AND REGULATIONS IMPLEMENTING INSTITUTIONAL AND PROGRAM CERTIFICATION AS DEFINED IN A.C.A. 6-61-301.THE ARKANSAS COLLEGES OF HEALTH EDUCATION IS ACCREDITED BY THE HIGHER LEARNING COMMISSION (HLC), AN INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITATION AGENCY RECOGNIZED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. EACH OF THE AFOREMENTIONED DEGREES HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY HLC OR ARE ENGAGED IN THE APPROVAL PROCESS. THE AMERICAN OSTEOPATHIC ASSOCIATION (AOA) AND THE COMMISSION ON OSTEOPATHIC COLLEGE ACCREDITATION (COCA) PROVIDES ACCREDITING STANDARDS FOR THE OSTEOPATHIC MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM. ARKANSAS COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE (ARCOM) WAS GRANTED ACCREDITATION WITH HEIGHTENED MONITORING BY COCA EFFECTIVE MAY 2021.ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUAL PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS OFFERED BY THE ARKANSAS COLLEGES OF HEALTH EDUCATION ARE IN VARIOUS STAGES OF ACCREDITATION, AS APPROPRIATE, BY THEIR RESPECTIVE PROGRAM ACCREDITORS.INSTITUTION AND PROGRAM ACHIEVMENTS: AS A YOUNG POST-GRADUATE INSTITUTION, ACHE CONTINUED INTO ITS EIGHTH YEAR FOCUSED ON MISSION DRIVEN GOALS, AS ESTABLISHED IN THE INSTITUTION'S STRATEGIC PLAN. THE SECOND ARCOM GRADUATION WAS HELD IN MAY 2022 WITH 135 GRADUATES RECEIVING THEIR DOCTOR OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE DEGREE. OF THESE GRADUATES, 99% WERE PLACED IN RESIDENCIES THROUGH THE ACCREDITATION COUNCIL FOR GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (ACGME) MATCH PROGRAM, WITH THE MAJORITY OF THEM PLACED IN ARKANSAS OR THE SURROUNDING SERVICE AREA. THE MASTER OF SCIENCE IN BIOMEDICINE PROGRAM GRADUATED 35 STUDENTS IN MAY 2022. THE SCHOOL OF PHYSICAL THERAPY MATRICULATED A COHORT OF 44 STUDENTS IN MAY 2022. THE SCHOOL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY MATRICULATED ITS INAGURAL COHORT OF 16 STUDENTS IN JANUARY 2022. ACHE CONTINUED TO DEEPEN ITS INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH ACCREDITED COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, AND AGREEMENTS WERE SIGNED WITH SEVERAL REGIONAL INSTITUTIONS TO HELP STREAMLINE THEIR STUDENTS' ADMISSIONS INTO ACHE PROGRAMS. PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL AND REGIONAL UNIVERSITIES HELP TO RETAIN STUDENTS, CREATING ADDITIONAL HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND STATE.IN MAY 2021 ACHE RECEIVED A $32.3 MILLION GRANT TO BEGIN THE REPURPOSING OF THE BUILDING ACQUIRED TO HOUSE THE RESEARCH INSTITUTE HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER. THE GRANT INCLUDED $5 MILLION TO ENDOW PROGRAMS, BASED IN RESEARCH, THAT WILL DIRECTLY IMPACT THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS OF THE COMMUNITY AND STATE. AT THE END OF FISCAL YEAR 2022, RENOVATION OF THE FIRST FLOOR WHICH INCLUDES THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER, TEACHING KITCHEN, RESEARCH CLINIC, AND EVENT CENTER WAS CLOSE TO COMPLETION. THE SECOND AND THIRD FLOOR RENOVATIONS FOR THE RESEARCH INSTITUTE ARE ALSO UNDERWAY AND EXPECT TO BE COMPLETED IN FISCAL YEAR 2024. ACHE ALSO HIRED ITS FIRST VICE PRESIDENT OF RESEARCH TO OVERSEE THE FORTHCOMING RESEARCH INSTITUTE. THIS STATEMENT OF COMMITMENT TO THE OVERALL FIELDS OF HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND RESEARCH WILL CONTINUE TO ADVANCE THE ACHE MISSION AT AN ACCELERATED PACE.