We are pleased to announce our new relationship wtih the Sports Medicine Department of the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith. UAFS has recently become Division II athletic program and are taking steps in making their program the most equipped sports medicine program available. Under the direction of Jeff McGee, UAFS has created an impressive collaboration of healthcare providers through the IPA. In his words in a recent post to students and UAFS staff, "One of the constant goals of the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith Sports Medicine department is to provide the best possible healthcare for each and every student athlete on campus. This ideal has driven us to develop the University of Arkansas Sports Medicine Partnership of Care, a powerful network that will offer student athletes outstanding medical treatment that is second to none in NCAA athletics. The partnership provides inclusion for UAFS athletics in the Independent Physicians Alliance. The IPA is a powerful networking group with members in the fields of both medicine and general business throughout the state of Arkansas."

We will be networking with the UAFS for marketing, scholarships, promotional campaigns, and some IPA members will be wearing UAFS shirts in order to help promote UAFS events in the future. In turn, UAFS is promoting the IPA during their NCAA games and through various publications.

We often fail to realize the significance of a local college and the economical and educational value that they add to our community and state. Let's do all that we can to support the success of the UAFS Athletic program and wish them luck in the upcoming Division II endeavors.