Or as Fay Boozman says at the state Department of Health, it's better to kill snakes than treat snakebites. This is a plan that looks toward the next generation, not just the next election. When the plan was put together, meetings were held across the state to obtain input from legislators, advocacy group representatives and others. The answer is simple. Research opportunities attract good teachers to our universities and medical school.
Good teachers make for better doctors.
And better doctors will lead to a healthier Arkansas. We should not sell ourselves short as a state. Arkansas already leads the world in several areas of research. Complex research projects on various forms of cancer, cardiovascular disease and lung disease already are being conducted in this state. Additional research dollars will keep us on the cutting edge.