Note: This page reflects data from 2006 to 2007
Director's Name: Jimmy David Acklin, MD
Phone Number: (479)785-2431 Ext.381
Fax Number: (479)785-0732
Web Site: http://www.ahecfortsmith.com
Email: csmith@ahecfs.uams.edu
Program Code: 030700001
Program Structure:3AResidency Location: Suburban
Primary Hospital for Family Medicine Residency Admissions: Sparks Regional Medical Center
Total Beds: 320Number of Family Medicine Centers:1
Number of Hospitals for Admitting: 1
Number of Hospitals for Required Rotations: 1
Year of Initial Approval: 1975
- Other Residencies (not services) in the Hospitals used for Required Rotations:
- None
Total Number of Graduates: 150
- Offered Positions 2006- 2007:
- Post-Graduate Year 1: 8
- Post-Graduate Year 2: 8
- Post-Graduate Year 3: 8
- Filled Positions 2006- 2007:
- Post-Graduate Year 1: 9
- Post-Graduate Year 2: 6
- Post-Graduate Year 3: 8
- Resident Females 2006- 2007:
- Post-Graduate Year 1: 6
- Post-Graduate Year 2: 3
- Post-Graduate Year 3: 5
- Under-represented minorities 2006- 2007:
- Post-Graduate Year 1: 1
- Post-Graduate Year 2: 2
- Post-Graduate Year 3: 1
- Resident Salaries 2006- 2007:
- Post-Graduate Year 1:$42,226
- Post-Graduate Year 2:$43,782
- Post-Graduate Year 3:$45,345
- Weeks Paid Vacation 2006- 2007
- Post-Graduate Year 1:3
- Post-Graduate Year 2:3
- Post-Graduate Year 3:3
- Other Benefits:
Liability Insurance: Yes Housing Allowance: No Time Off for Conferences: Yes Health Insurance: Yes Meals: Yes Funds for Conferences: Yes Life Insurance: Yes Laundry: No Sick/Personal Time: Yes Disability Insurance: Yes Parking: Yes
- Average Annual In-Hospital Night Call Frequency:
- Post-Graduate Year 1: Every 7-14 days
- Post-Graduate Year 2: Every 6th day
- Post-Graduate Year 3: Greater than every 28 days
- Night Float Rotation or Coverage yes or no:
- Post-Graduate Year 1: No
- Post-Graduate Year 2: No
- Post-Graduate Year 3: No
- Average Annual Frequency of Other Trips to Hospital as Result of Night Calls Taken at Home:
- Post-Graduate Year 1: None
- Post-Graduate Year 2: None
- Post-Graduate Year 3: Every 15-28 days
- Faculty to Residents Ratio During Patient Care Hours:
- 1 Faculty : 4 Residents
- Full-Time Equivalent Staff and Faculty at the Residency Program:
FP-MD/DO : 6 Other-MD/DO : 2 Other Health Care Professional Faculty : 3 Physician Assistants or Nurse Practitioners : 1
- Average No. of Half Days per Week Spent by FP Residents in the Primary FP Center:
- Post-Graduate Year 1: 2
- Post-Graduate Year 2: 3
- Post-Graduate Year 3: 4
- Residency Training Time in Required Rotations:
OB (in Hospital): Four months General Surgery (in Hospital): Two months Pediatrics (in Hospital): Four months CCU/ICU: Three months
- Documentation:
- Computerized System for Each Resident's Experience Does Exist
- Resident Research:Encouraged, but optional
- Resident Organization in Hospital: None
- Fellowship:
Not Offered
- Clerkships/Preceptorships:
- Offered
Part-time or Shared Residencies: Not Offered On Site Child Care Services: Not offered International Rotation: Not Available
We are an aggressive, no-holds-barred family medicine residency teaching the full spectrum of family medicine. Our faculty is tops, our training is excellent, our residents, the best. OB and non-OB tracks available. Endoscopy training also available. The community is culturally diverse and an outdoor enthusiasts paradise, with rivers, lakes, mountains, trails, symphony, arts, a university and excellent public and private schools.