MISSION:
The Arkansas Colleges of Health Education’s (ACHE) mission is to educate and train a diverse group of highly competent and compassionate health care professionals, to create health and research support facilities and to provide healthy living environments to improve the lives of others.
ACHE has the following schools and programs: Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine (ARCOM), Master of Science in Biomedicine, Master of Public Health, and Schools of Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy. ACHE is pursuing the most viable options to provide better access to prevention and treatment of prevalent health conditions in Arkansas and surrounding states. In addition, ACHE created the ACHE Research Institute Health and Wellness Center, the largest biomedical and research facility in the U.S. associated with osteopathic medicine.
FUNDRAISERS AND EVENTS:
On Call: An Elegant Evening — Support the ACHE mission by attending this annual fundraiser. Held each March, this elegant event features entertainment, dinner and dancing.
GIVING OPPORTUNITIES:
- Scholarships: Directly impact ACHE students by providing scholarship assistance for their educational experience.
- Research: Support faculty development and equipment needs for the research facility.
- Planned Giving: Support ACHE and leave a legacy through bequests, IRA rollover, and life insurance beneficiary.
- Naming and Capital: Support capital projects and enhancements at ACHE facilities.
FUNDING SOURCES:
- Tuition: 80%
- Other: 10%
- Gifts: 5%
- Investments: 4%
- Grants: 1%
7000 Chad Colley Blvd.
Fort Smith, AR 72916
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Established: 2014
Employees: 200
Service area: Arkansas, Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Missouri, Kansas, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi
Leadership
President & CEO: Kyle D. Parker, JD
Board of Trustees
J. Michael Carroll, Chair
Mike Barr, Vice Chair
Lavon Morton, Treasurer
John Taylor, Secretary
Cole Goodman, MD, Chair Emeritus
Brenda Altman
William Anderson, DO
Sean Baker, DO
Jeff Beauchamp
David Craig
Ron Darbeau, Ph.D.
Richard Dunsworth, JD
Jason Hill, DO
Karen Pharis
Frank Shipley
The 2024/2025 Arkansas Giving Guide is presented by Wright Lindsey Jennings. Click here to read a letter from our sponsors.