New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University will host the second-annual Vollman and Wilson Lecture as part of the Distinguished Medical Lecture series on March 26 at 6:30 p.m. at A-State’s Riceland Hall. The program, entitled “Rhythmic Healing: Music & Medicine,” will feature Vollman & Wilson Distinguished Lecturers Alex Pantelyat, MD, and Nina Kraus, PhD, both of whom have done extensive research on the correlation between music, medicine, and neuroscience.

Arkansas recently fell from sixth to seventh place in the nation in the number of stroke deaths per capita, a huge improvement that health officials credit in part to a statewide telemedicine program of stroke education and treatment led by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).

Only four years ago, Arkansas was still ranked first in per capita stroke deaths based on data from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.