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ARC NEWS ROUNDUP | OCTOBER 26, 2017 | VOLUME 2, ISSUE 43
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ARC Federal Co-Chair Earl Gohl (center) shares a laugh with residents at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle, Columbus, Mississippi.
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Doctors Take Up Residency in Mississippi
Recently published ARC research found that the 24 counties in Appalachian Mississippi have 44% fewer primary care physicians than the national average. According to the Office of Mississippi Physician Workforce, the single best method for attracting physicians to the state is to provide additional residency opportunities, as many of medical residents who train in Mississippi choose to remain in the state. This year, with ARC support, the Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle in Columbus, Mississippi, started a new internal medicine residency program. Over the next three years, 18 residents are projected to train in this 315-bed facility which offers full range of comprehensive medical care, including Level III trauma services for the area. At least half the new training cohort is expected to practice medicine within 100 miles of Columbus. “One of the things our recent research about health shows is that there is enormous unfulfilled job potential in Appalachia’s health care industry,” said ARC Federal Co-Chair Earl Gohl as he visited with the residents this week.
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An expanded learning lab for Motorcycle and Power Sports Technology is open for students at Alfred State College.
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Alfred State and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Earlier this month, Alfred State College, the State University of New York College of Technology in Allegany County, New York, cut the ribbon for a new Motorcycle and Power Sports Technology training center. Expanding on the college’s robust automotive training program, the lab will specifically prepare students for the growing industries of used motorcycle repair and power sports vehicles like ATVs, jet skis, snowmobiles and other recreational vehicles. Alfred State’s President, Dr. Skip Sullivan, noted at the ribbon cutting ceremony, “We’re excited that this building is here and that it represents a new program that has a great future.” The 1,800-hour curriculum will combine classroom training with practical experience on ARC-funded work stations outfitted with state-of-the-art equipment including motorcycles and recreational vehicles. Over 100 students are expected to initially participate in the program. Upon completion, each student will earn an Associates of Occupational Studies degree and be workforce ready.
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Harlan community hopes to see resurgence in downtown, WYMT, Hazard, Kentucky
Japanese and West Virginia entrepreneurs find common ground in growth challenges, Herald-Dispatch, Huntington, West Virginia
Grant will focus on drug use, solutions in southern West Virginia, Register-Herald, Beckley, West Virginia
Local colleges boost local economy, WSWV, Pennington Gap, Virginia
Could Pickens, South Carolina, join China, India and Sri Lanka among the world’s great tea-growing regions?, The World, Public Radio International (PRI)
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The Development District Association of Appalachia (DDAA) is now accepting session proposals for its 2018 Annual Conference and for its 2018 Annual Professional Development Conference. Learn more
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