Dr. Shane Speights

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Dr. Shane Speights

Dr. Shane Speights is the Dean of New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine a

06/15/2025

Happy Fathers Day to all the Dads out there. Today was pretty special for us as we watched our grandson, Harvey, get baptized. So thankful for a healthy, and beautiful family.

06/01/2025

Congratulations to the Arkansas Medical Society on their 150th anniversary of representing physicians in Arkansas. I appreciated the opportunity to speak on a panel, with the other medical school Deans in the state, discussing physician burnout and workforce shortages. I’m looking forward to seeing all four medical schools in Arkansas working together on healthcare solutions for our state.

There was an inspiring speech from the new American Medical Association president, Dr Bobby Mukkamala. As physicians it is truly a different view when we become patients.

Also sending out congrats to all the student, resident, fellow and faculty award winners and gala honorees as well. NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State was well represented!

I was especially proud to watch a long time friend, Dr Brad Bibb, sworn in as the next president of the medical society. Congratulations sir, well deserved!

05/24/2025

It was a great week at NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State as we celebrated the graduation of our Class of 2025.

It was also a special time when we hosted our military commissioning ceremony. So proud of these new soldiers that are stepping up to serve our country. Approximately 1% of our population serves, and 1% of those that serve are physicians. These graduates represent 1% of the 1%.

I was also able to attend graduation ceremonies on the NY campus where we recognized Dr Barbara Ross-Lee, founding Dean of our NYITCOM at A-State campus, with an NYIT honorary degree.

We were able to squeeze in a Run/Walk with the Dean, and somebody is starting to crawl!

05/05/2025

So proud of two of my sons that graduated this weekend. Jacob from the University of Central Arkansas and Parker from Valley View School District high school. Both graduated with honors and service recognition.

Jacob has started a position as a cybersecurity analyst, and Parker will start at Mississippi State University in the fall in their Meteorology program. We couldn’t be more excited to see these two start the next chapters of their lives.

04/14/2025

Today was our NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State annual 5k. We had a great turn out of 35 students plus friends and family.

This is a great reminder of how important physical activity is for health and overall wellbeing. Proud of everyone that showed up today.

Special shout out to my Run with Dean group who represented today.

(Token grandson pic, no extra charge)

04/13/2025

It was a great American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine conference last week in Arlington, TX. We had amazing and inspirational speakers including Dr Barry Kerzin, physician to the Dalai Lama, who shared his wisdom on compassionate care.

The healthcare system is not meeting the needs of the public and part of the problem is the fractured Doctor/patient relationship. We can do better.

DO conferences are like a family reunion! I really appreciate the COSGP allowing me to moderate their lunch session. They are the future of our profession and we couldn’t be prouder!
NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine at A-Statee

03/22/2025

We had another great “Match” for NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State this week with an initial match of 95% and a final placement rate of 100%. We’re so proud of our students and all their hard work.

This can be a stressful time for everyone, but it’s really a time to shine when all the long nights studying and busy days on clinical rotations pay off.

In keeping with the mission of our school, the majority of our students matched into family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, and OB/Gyn, but we also had students match into surgery, orthopedics, PMNR, anesthesia, psychiatry, neurology, ER, and a host of other specialties.

Congratulations to all the medical students who matched today!

NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine at A-State
NYITCOM-Arkansas SOMA

03/15/2025

Strong, damaging storms all over the NEA region last night. Very thankful for Ryan Vaughan and Kait 8 for their continued coverage to keep people safe. Special shout out to all the Skywarn storm spotters that were out in harms way sending in actual storm information. It’s times like this we’re reminded how close of a community we really are. Jonesboro Fire Department and Jonesboro Police Department responded to support Paragould, Arkansas after the storms and it was nice to see the City of Jonesboro, AR - Government Mayor and Police Chief on the ground in Paragould.

Neighbors helping neighbors, love this community and state.

For the record, I am NOT a storm chaser, but my son is and I just tag along as his driver/medic!

02/15/2025

It was another great week at NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State this week.

I love having medical students in clinic with me, it’s a great reminder of how amazing the future physicians will be.

I also enjoyed meeting with our student leadership. These are our physician leaders of tomorrow and, spoiler alert, they’re going to be awesome!

We had a good Run/Walk group on Thursday. These students are so consistent that I wore out my running shoes! Appreciate the help picking out a new pair at Gearhead Outfitters, Inc.

01/26/2025

It was the coldest Run/Walk with the Dean EVER…… 22 degrees….🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶 Proud of these students and staff! NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State

11/11/2024

Last week was great at NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State, I meet with first year students to have lunch and hear about their incredible paths to medical school. A lot of work and dedication to get to this point. I’m very proud of them.

Our weekly Run with the Dean was a little cooler, but no rain!

I tagged along with our Student Admin team as they met with pre-med students at Henderson State University. Amazing students who want to pursue a career in medicine.

And finally, my token Harvey pic!

11/02/2024

Proud of our high school senior, Parker, who will be attending Mississippi State University next fall and majoring in Meteorology. Shout out to Ryan Vaughan for his encouragement and early recruitment efforts!

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