• UAMS Northeast Family Medicine Residency

    ACGME number: 1200421406
    Program Director: Scott M Dickson MD, FAAFP
    Address: 311 East Matthews
    Jonesboro, AR 72401-3119
    Phone: (870) 972-0063
    Email: acmorris@uams.edu
    Website: https://regionalcampuses.uams.edu/regional-residencies/residencies/northeast/


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    Program Description

    Set in an environment of diverse geography, our program is flexible enough to meet your professional needs and strong enough to deliver the foundation of experiences you need for your career. Our clinic is attached to a busy regional medical center where many of our inpatients receive care. Interesting and challenging patient care experience await you in our clinic, electronic medical records, inpatient or OB experience. We do not sponsor Visas

    Community Setting

    • Urban

    Top 3 Program Strengths

    • Care of Children
    • Hospital Medicine
    • Preventative Medicine and/or Occupational Medicine

    Primary Admitting Hospital

    St. Bernards Medical Center

    Length of Program

    3 Years

    Clinic Funding

    • Federal or other government clinic funding including Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) or look-alike, Community Health Centers (CHC), Rural Health Clinic (RHC)

    Positions

    PGY-1 PGY-2 PGY-3
    Offered:

    PGY-1: 8

    PGY-2: 8

    PGY-3: 8

    Filled:

    PGY-1: 8

    PGY-2: 7

    PGY-3: 8

    Has Residential Organization

    No

    Required ICU Rotations

    Two months

    Required General Surgery Rotations

    Less than two months

    Required Maternity Rotations

    Two months

    Level of Pregnancy Care Training Provided

    At least 20 deliveries for all residents; comprehensive pregnancy care with 80 or more deliveries for a few residents.

    Required Pediatrics Rotations

    Three months

    Offers International Rotations

    No

    Half Day Table (years 1-n)

    PGY-1 PGY-2 PGY-3
    Half days

    PGY-1: 2

    PGY-2: 3

    PGY-3: 4

    Hospital Trips Table (years 1-n)

    PGY-1 PGY-2 PGY-3
    Call from home trips to hospital

    PGY-1: None

    PGY-2: q7d-q14d

    PGY-3: q7d-q14d

    Night Calls Table (years 1-n)

    PGY-1 PGY-2 PGY-3
    Average In hospital night calls

    PGY-1: q7d-q14d

    PGY-2: q7d-q14d

    PGY-3: q7d-q14d

    Night Float

    PGY-1:

    Yes

    PGY-2:

    No

    PGY-3:

    No

    Has Computer Documentation

    Yes

    Offers Rural Rotations

    Yes

    Has Electronic Health Records

    Yes

    Primary Admitting Hospital

    St. Bernards Medical Center

    Total Hospital Beds

    365

    Full Time Doctor Faculty

    6

    Full Time Other Faculty

    1

    Full Time Physicians Extender Faculty

    1

    Total Rotation Hospitals

    1

    Total Admitting Hospitals

    1

    Total Family Practice Centers

    1

    Has Federally Qualified Rotations

    No

    Base Salary and Vacation Table (years 1-n)

    PGY-1 PGY-2 PGY-3
    Salary

    PGY-1: $55,123

    PGY-2: $56,724

    PGY-3: $58,681

    Weeks of Vacation

    PGY-1: 3

    PGY-2: 3

    PGY-3: 3

    Benefits

    • Parking
    • Liability Insurance
    • Disability Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • Funding for attending conferences
    • Meals
    • Health Insurance
    • Time off for conferences
    • Fitness Center
    • AAFP Membership
    • Sick Leave / Personal Time

    Offers Fellowship

    No

    Fellowship Leads To Post-Graduation

    No

    Offers Clerkship

    Yes