Accreditation

Alice L. Walton School of Medicine (AWSOM) achieved preliminary accreditation with the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME). Students graduating from a medical school with preliminary accreditation are considered graduating from an accredited institution and eligible for graduate medical education and eligible to become licensed practitioners.

The school’s next site visit is planned for academic year 2026-27 seeking provisional accreditation, followed by a site visit in 2029-30 in anticipation of full accreditation.

For more information on the LCME and AWSOM’s accreditation status, please visit LCME.org or contact LCME@AAMC.org.

Alice L. Walton School of Medicine (AWSOM) is certified as an institution of higher education in the state of Arkansas and is authorized to provide degree instruction leading to a Doctor of Medicine (MD) in the state of Arkansas through the Arkansas Division of Higher Education (ADHE).

AWSOM will seek recertification in academic year 2026-27.

The Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board and the Arkansas Division of Higher Education require disclosure to the public.

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Alice L. Walton School of Medicine is not currently accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC). The School is actively seeking candidacy status, which is a required pre-accreditation step in the HLC process. Achieving candidacy would allow the School to pursue initial accreditation; however, candidacy does not guarantee eventual accreditation. Students are not eligible for federal financial aid until the School achieves candidacy status and is approved for Title IV participation. More information about the Higher Learning Commission can be found at https://www.hlcommission.org/.