Fort Smith, AR
Osteopathic Medical Schools | Private Non-Profit
Overall, students rated the program a 7 out of 10 for satisfaction. The student body is described as highly cooperative. The environment is considered supportive for underrepresented minorities, LGBTQ+ students, married students, students with disabilities, non-traditional students. Graduates feel adequately prepared for board exams. Faculty members are seen as reasonably approachable.
🎓 The Basics ▼
What was the zip code of your residence in high school?
| Response Avg | # Responders |
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| 52,248.67 | 6 |
What do you like most?
Top 5 Responses: (Click below to see additional responses)
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My classmates are great and the faculty are student centric.
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I thought they did a great job preparing for boards
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The Curriculum and Staff
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The bluffing of the college administrators
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The faculty at ARCOM genuinely care about your success. They all have their own unique teaching style, but at the end of the day, they come together to create fair exams. They also exercise a regular open door policy so you can visit at all times to ask questions. I really couldn't ask for more caring faculty.
What do you like least?
Top 5 Responses: (Click below to see additional responses)
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The BECOM courses are huge and integrated and tough. I don'tind tough but they are worth so many credits it really hurts if you struggle in it.
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The board preparation resources
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Everything is just fine in ARCOM. AS its CEO said, it is one the best in USA, who knows maybe the whole globe.
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The dress code can be a bit annoying. On the other hand, if this is the worst thing I have to say, it really cannot be all too bad of a school!
🧾 The Details ▼
What are the facilities and clinics like (old/new, well maintained, etc.)?
Top 5 Responses: (Click below to see additional responses)
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New, state of the art, well maintained
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Beautiful
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New, uo to date, high tech, well maintained, always being upgraded, cutting edge
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Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine emerged as a result of a bankrupcy in the city and the whole college does not look like an intellectual institute that aim at raising fine trained mind in Medicine. It more of a business institute.
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The school is brand new. Everything in it is state-of-the-art.
How do students from this program do after graduation - are they adequately prepared for practice?
Top 5 Responses: (Click below to see additional responses)
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They are doing great! The first class is in their 3rd year of residency, they are matching into a bunch of Medicine fellowships or looking at good jobs... being recruited hard
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They seem to do really well
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Students are very competent and have a high match rate
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Not at all
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ARCOM's most recent COMLEX Level 1 pass rate was upwards of 95% - higher than the national average.
What are rotations like?
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Community based. I know some don't like it but I get to be next to my docs hands on instead of behind a bunch of residents and fellows.
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Flexible and easy to set up rotations in great locations. Very hands-on. International rotations available
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Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine do not have a clinic affiliation in the city. So student should travel to other cities as a center for their rotations and from there to small clinics for each specialty.
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Rotation are preceptor based and solid across all sites. Good share of inpatient and outpatient care experience. Many are at teaching hospitals with residency programs.
How do students from this program do in the Match?
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100%placement. 3 ortho, 5 ob, 7 anesthesia, 20 psych etc
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Match rates are in the upper 90s
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We are waiting for Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine to announce. Based on the board score, It is going to be below average nationwide.
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Any other information you want to share?
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Faculty are great and go out of their way to help. IfcI having trouble, I can literally text our associate Dean and she gets right back to me
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If you can apply to schools that well established and located in better environment ,even if you have to stay behind for couple of years; DO IT. Do not apply to schools like Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine.
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Although a new school, I really believe you will be hard pressed to find a better DO school. Their boards pass rates are top notch. Additionally, although Arkansas probably isn't the most desirable place to live for people in their 20s, it's actually been a good experience. I've done activities I thought I never would before. If you're into hiking or other outdoorsy activities, this is the state for you.
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We haven't graduated a class yet (as of 2019).
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