Arkansas GME Summit

Thursday, October 16, 2014

Arkansas State University Fowler Center

Arkansas State University hosted a summit on the subject of Graduate Medical Education on Oct. 16, 2014.

Speakers ranging from the New York Institute of Technology to the University of Arkansas Medical Sciences, along with experts from around the country including George Washington University and the Arkansas Department of Health, discussed the challenges to expanding GME to increase medical care for Arkansans.

Across the six sessions, the common theme emerged from all presenters: the state of Arkansas is in need of additional graduate medical education slots. Many solutions were advocated, with the goal of increasing the number of physicians available to alleviate the medically underserved areas of the state.