ASU Gets Higher Ed Board Approval For Osteopathic School
by July 26, 2014 4:45 pm 90 views
The Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board on Friday granted the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) certification for an additional osteopathic medical school site on the campus of Arkansas State University in Jonesboro.
Certification for three degrees — the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, the Master of Science in Medical/Health Care Simulation, and the Master of Science in Neuromusculoskeletal Sciences — is contingent on NYIT obtaining regional and national accreditation.
NYIT and A-State officials will appear before the American Osteopathic Association Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation and present its application on Sept. 6 in Chicago.
“We appreciate the great cooperation of all of the parties involved in getting us to this point today,” said Shane Broadway, director of the Arkansas Department of Higher Education. “It has required a great deal of time and effort by our staff and that of Arkansas State, NYIT and the State Medical Board. We look forward to seeing great things with this partnership for our state.”
Barbara Ross-Lee, DO, vice president for health sciences and medical affairs at NYIT, said this is another significant milestone for the school. “We’re grateful to the Higher Education Coordinating Board for its consideration and approval,” Ross-Lee said. “We look forward to our presentation to the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation in September. The purpose is to educate physicians in Arkansas and for Arkansas.”