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University of Arkansas College of Medicine

4301 West Markham Street, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA(501) 686-7000

College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)

The College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has educated and trained more than 10,500 physicians since 1879. As part of the state’s only health sciences university and UAMS Health, the college prepares physicians and scientists to transform health across Arkansas and make their mark around the world.

Our Mission

To improve health and increase knowledge through innovative teaching, groundbreaking research, state-of-the-art patient care and outstanding service to Arkansas, the nation and the world.

Core Values
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Integrity | Respect | Teamwork | Creativity | Excellence | Diversity & Health Equity | Safety

Education
May be an image of 5 people, people sitting and indoorApproximately 700 medical students (freshman enrollment is 174).

  • Student-centered active-learning curriculum fosters critical thinking. Interprofessional education helps future physicians learn to work in highly effective teams for improved patient care.
  • Seven Academic Houses provide academic and career advising and support, peer mentoring and a greater sense of community for students.
  • 18 juniors and 20 seniors are completing clinical rotations at the UAMS Northwest Regional Campus with faculty including local practicing physicians.
  • Accelerated, three-year M.D. degree program with special emphasis on primary care launched at UAMS Northwest in 2021-2022, bringing freshmen medical students to the Fayetteville campus for the first time.
  • 64 residency and fellowship programs with about 700 residents/fellows within the COM. Approximately 150 additional family medicine residents and two sports medicine fellows train at 7 of the 8 UAMS Regional Campuses, where the faculty have COM appointments.
  • Baptist Health-UAMS Medical Education Program offers family medicine, internal medicine and transitional-year residency programs, with 54 total residents training in 2021-2022. A psychiatry residency program will begin training in 2022.
  • We help hospitals across Arkansas as they establish and maintain additional, much-needed residency programs to build Arkansas’ physician workforce.
  • Medical Scholars in Public Health post-baccalaureate program, a partnership of the UAMS colleges of Medicine, Public Health and Pharmacy, welcomed its first 15 students in 2021. Students work toward a Masters in Public Health while preparing for future application and admission to medical school.

Clinical Departments

Source: https://medicine.uams.edu/
https://medicine.uams.edu/