Alice L. Walton School of Medicine

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Alice L. Walton School of Medicine is a private medical school in Bentonville, Arkansas, founded in 2021 by billionaire philanthropist Alice L. Walton, heir of the Walmart fortune, who was inspired to found the school after being hospitalized with serious injuries from an accident in the 1980s. The first class enrolled in 2025 with an admission rate of 3%, and the first five classes are receiving free tuition. The Walton School is designed to incorporate humanities with science in providing a more holistic background in allopathic medicine and all graduates will receive a doctor of medicine degree. [1] Dr. Sharmila Makhija is the first dean and CEO of the school. [2] [3] [4]

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  1. ↑ "Alice Walton plans to build medical school in Bentonville". KTLO. March 4, 2021. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  2. ↑ James Powel "Walmart heiress Alice Walton's medical school sees first students: reports," USA TODAY" June 22, 2025 https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2025/07/22/alice-walton-medical-school-arkansas/85331399007/ (accessed July 25, 2025)
  3. ↑ Alice Park, "The World’s Richest Woman Has Opened a Medical School," Time, Jul 21, 2025 https://time.com/7303692/alice-walton-school-of-medicine-new-medical-school/ (accessed July 25, 2025)
  4. ↑ Official website (accessed July 25, 2025)

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