Dr. Amanda Deel, associate dean of academic affairs at NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State, reviews a medical chart with Student Doctor McKenzie Dwyer, a third-year medical student at NYITCOM at A-State. Dr. Deel is a board-certified Family Medicine physician and in addition to her role as associate dean of the medical school, she sees patients at the NYITCOM Medical Clinic on the A-State campus.
Instructors from the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYITCOM) provide students with medical services at a reduced cost at the NYIT Medical Clinic.
The clinic provides care for Arkansas State University students and members of the community. Students can access these services for a discounted price upon showing their A-State ID.
Ashlynn Hopkins, the clinical office manager at the clinic, said students should know services are not free at the clinic.
“There’s nothing in the tuition that covers payment here for the services. We would bill your insurance,” Hopkins said. “We can place those discounted prices on your student account.”
The clinic bills A-State, so students do not have to pay the day of their services and can pay later on their A-State account.
Hopkins recommended students to make an appointment before coming into the clinic by calling 870-972-2054. This ensures the student will be seen by the appropriate physician, since their hours vary because many of them teach at NYITCOM.
Students should bring their A-State ID and health insurance card when visiting the clinic. They should also know their current medications and allergies.
The NYIT Medical Clinic, a multi-specialty clinic, employs a variety of specialists including primary care physicians, an OB-GYN and a pediatrician.
Dr. Amanda Deel, the associate dean of academic affairs at NYITCOM, practices family medicine at the clinic.
She recommended students to visit the clinic because of its location and because the physicians there are used to working with students.
“We’re familiar with the needs of students and with what they’re going to be asking for,” Deel said. “Just the convenience factor of having it just right there on campus also helps.”
She also said the staff at the clinic ensure a good quality of care.
“We have a great nursing staff and front office staff. They’re very efficient. We’re able to provide most of our immunizations there in house, which is very convenient for our patients,” Deel said, “We don’t run all of the lab work in our office, but we do draw it there. So, I don’t have to often send patients somewhere else to get lab work done.”
The NYIT Medical used to be the A-State Student Health Center until 2020 when NYITCOM began operating there.
Casey Pearce, associate director of external relations and marketing at NYITCOM, said both the medical school and A-State benefit from this partnership. A-State no longer pays for the management of the clinic and NYITCOM instructors can keep up with medical practices.
“It went from just having a small nursing staff to having upwards of 10 physicians that can provide a full scope of service here on the campus for the students,” Pearce said. “NYITCOM runs this clinic now. It eliminated that cost from A-State and opened the door for students to have more services on campus.”
Medical students from NYITCOM use the clinic to get early clinical engagement, but patients will always see a board certified physician. The clinic is located at 333B Red Wolf Blvd. next to St. Bernards First Care Clinic.
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