The health leaders and visionaries who serve as Alice L. Walton School of Medicine's Board of Directors joined Founding Dean & CEO Sharmila Makhija MD MBA, Executive Vice Dean Yolangel Hernandez Suarez, and other leadership for a tour of AWSOM's one-of-a-kind medical education facility. Learn more about the #AWSOM Board of Directors on our website: https://lnkd.in/gEJxYCEN? #MedicalEducation #BentonvilleAR
Alice L. Walton School of Medicine
高等教育
Bentonville，AR 10,384 位关注者
This is AWSOM: A medical school on a mission in Bentonville, Arkansas.
关于我们
Founded in 2021, Alice L. Walton School of Medicine (AWSOM) is a nonprofit, four-year MD program that will enhance traditional medical education with the arts, humanities, and whole health principles. The School’s culture embraces self-care to empower students to care for their own well-being as well as their patients’. The School’s state-of-the-art medical education facility is under construction in Bentonville, Arkansas on the Crystal Bridges campus, home to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and Heartland Whole Health Institute. The School has been granted preliminary accreditation status by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education. Applications are live on AMCAS now for AWSOM's inaugural class of 48 students, starting July 2025.
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https://ALWmedschool.org
Alice L. Walton School of Medicine的外部链接
- 所属行业
- 高等教育
- 规模
- 51-200 人
- 总部
- Bentonville，AR
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- 教育机构
- 创立
- 2021
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US，AR，Bentonville
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Alice L. Walton School of Medicine has announced the hiring of four key faculty members including?Chelsey Deel,?MD - Associate Professor of Pathology,?Alexis Gillett, PT, DPT, EdD?- Associate Professor of Anatomy,?Stephen Nix, MD?- Assistant Professor of Pathology, and?Trager Hintze, PharmD, BCCCP?- Assistant Professor of Pharmacology. Get to know our #AWSOM faculty: https://lnkd.in/gqcGXvUM #MedicalEducation #Faculty
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Join our admissions team at 4 p.m. CST this Wednesday, November 20 to learn more about Alice L. Walton School of Medicine’s unique curriculum, student offerings, and more. This webinar will include a Q&A session. Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/gGpqDbck Check the Admissions page on our website for future webinar dates. #AWSOM #Admissions #MedicalSchool #MedicalEducation #MedicalStudents #PreMed #Webinar
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Alice L. Walton School of Medicine Associate Professor of Anatomy Alexis Gillett, PT, DPT, EdD, recently represented AWSOM and connected with medical professionals from around the world at two national conferences. At the American Public Health Association 2024 Annual Meeting, Dr. Gillett presented her research “Increasing American Indian Enrollment in Medical Education for Community Health” as part of the American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Caucus session “Uplifting Our People: Current Efforts to Further Indigenous Health.” At the ACOI: American College of Osteopathic Internists and American College of Osteopathic Obstetricians and Gynecologists 2024 Annual Convention and Scientific Sessions, Dr. Gillett supported student doctors Christopher Scroggins, OMS II and Ty Mote, OMS II as a faculty advisor for their poster presentation “Heart of the Matter: Severe Cardiomegaly, Structural Remodeling, and Congestive Heart Failure in a Cadaveric Donor.”?To the team’s knowledge, this is the largest recorded instance of severe cardiomegaly ever reported in a cadaveric donor and they aim to continue research on this unique case. Learn more about Dr. Gillett on our website: https://lnkd.in/gW6DiYHT #ACOI2024 #MedicalEducation #PublicHealth #CommunityHealth
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Alice L. Walton School of Medicine Senior Director of Library and Information Services Alexia Riggs Ed.D, MLS, MDiv, recently attended the annual meeting of the South Central Chapter of the Medical Library Association, where she presented with Joanna Russell Bliss and Esther Garcia of Texas Woman's University on how libraries can better promote health literacy. She also led a solo presentation on the value of library design and infrastructure. #AWSOM #MedicalEducation #Library #MedicalLibrary
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Collaboration among health care organizations, communities, providers, and educational institutions has led to significant advancements in the health care landscape of Northwest Arkansas. Alice L. Walton School of Medicine is proud to be a part of this progress and the roadmap ahead. Learn more about the transformative future of health care in NWA in “Northwest Arkansas Health Care Vision 2030: Continuing the Transformation,” a report conducted by Tripp Umbach and released today by Northwest Arkansas Council and Heartland Whole Health Institute: https://lnkd.in/gxqZB965 #NorthwestArkansas #NWA #HealthCare
The Vision 2030 report outlines a comprehensive roadmap to strengthen Northwest Arkansas’ health care system, ensuring it meets the needs of a rapidly growing population while positioning the region as a national model for excellence in health care delivery. #NWArk #LifeWorksHere #nwarkansas #northwestarkansas #healthcare Heartland Whole Health Institute
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Happy Birthday Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art! We can’t wait to welcome our inaugural class in Summer 2025 to a shared campus with one of the best museums in America. #CrystalBridges #Bentonville
Where we are vs where we started ?? 13 years ago today, on 11-11-11, we opened our doors with a mission of welcoming all to celebrate the American spirit in a setting that unites the power of art with the beauty of nature and architecture. Since then, the museum has welcomed millions of visitors from across the country and around the world. Our 100,000-square-foot expansion is underway, aiming to provide new ways to bring American stories to life. And now you’re ALL invited to celebrate our birthday ?? Join us today from 1PM to 6PM, for drop-in artmaking, a birthday scavenger hunt through the galleries, and more. Tap the link for more details, and we’ll see you soon: https://bit.ly/40BOT6c
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If you're attending Learn Serve Lead 2024: The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Annual Meeting in Atlanta, come see us! AWSOM representatives are at Booth 718 in the Learn Serve Lead Exhibit Hall and ready to share how we're reshaping medical education in Bentonville, Arkansas. #AAMC24 #AAMC #MedicalEducation
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If you’re attending Learn Serve Lead 2024: The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Annual Meeting in Atlanta and are interested in joining the team at Alice L. Walton School of Medicine, we would love to meet you! Visit Triumph Ballroom B on Sunday, November 10 to discuss career opportunities with #AWSOM leadership and faculty members. Learn more about our active searches on our website: https://lnkd.in/gVwwmMgz #MedicalEducation #AAMC #AAMC2024 #EducationJobs #JobSeekers #Hiring
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Make an #AWSOM connection at Learn Serve Lead 2024: The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Annual Meeting in Atlanta! From Saturday through Monday, stop by Booth 718 in the Learn Serve Lead Exhibit Hall to meet Alice L. Walton School of Medicine team members and learn how we’re reshaping medical education. #AAMC24 #AAMC #MedicalEducation
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