• University of Arkansas for Medical Services (UAMS) College of Medicine Program

    ACGME number: 1200421035
    Program Director: Lauren Elizabeth Gibson-Oliver MD, FAAFP
    Address: 521 Jack Stephens Dr
    Little Rock, AR 72205-5524
    Phone: (501) 686-8820
    Email: jfoster2@uams.edu
    Website: https://medicine.uams.edu/familymedicine/residency-program/


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    Program Description

    The Family Medicine residency program at UAMS offers outstanding educational and training opportunities supplemented by talented specialists in a university-based program with community-based resources, combining the advantages of both settings. Excellent, award-winning FM faculty members are the heart of the program, and they offer expertise in areas such as prevention, informatics, sports medicine, and more. Outside of the department, residents can choose from many elective options including infectious disease, endocrinology, cardiology, and pulmonary medicine. Research options include an elective in our Research and Evaluation Division, which is nationally known for cutting-edge work in Family Medicine-related topics. The department’s and the hospital’s electronic medical record systems set the standard for use of technology in maximizing patient care and are integrated to improve ease of care. The primary goal of the program is to produce physicians who embody the unique knowledge, skills and attitudes of the specialty of Family Medicine with an emphasis on preventive care. To this end, residents learn to balance academic growth, service expectations, and personal development while acquiring the skills needed to practice in any setting.

    Community Setting

    • Urban
    • Urban

    Top 3 Program Strengths

    • Academic Medicine
    • Low Resourced/Marginalized Populations
    • Research

    Primary Admitting Hospital

    UAMS Hospital

    Length of Program

    3 Years

    Clinic Funding

    • Federal Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) funding

    Positions

    PGY-1 PGY-2 PGY-3
    Offered:

    PGY-1: 6

    PGY-2: 6

    PGY-3: 6

    Filled:

    PGY-1: 6

    PGY-2: 6

    PGY-3: 6

    Has Residential Organization

    Yes

    Required ICU Rotations

    Two months

    Required General Surgery Rotations

    Two months

    Required Maternity Rotations

    Two months

    Level of Pregnancy Care Training Provided

    At least 20 deliveries for all residents; comprehensive pregnancy care option not available.

    Required Pediatrics Rotations

    Five months

    Offers International Rotations

    No

    Half Day Table (years 1-n)

    PGY-1 PGY-2 PGY-3
    Half days

    PGY-1: 1

    PGY-2: 3

    PGY-3: 5

    Hospital Trips Table (years 1-n)

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

    PGY-1: None

    PGY-2: > q28d

    PGY-3: > q28d

    Night Calls Table (years 1-n)

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

    PGY-1: q4d

    PGY-2: q7d-q14d

    PGY-3: q7d-q14d

    Night Float

    PGY-1:

    No

    PGY-2:

    No

    PGY-3:

    No

    Has Computer Documentation

    Yes

    Offers Rural Rotations

    No

    Has Electronic Health Records

    Yes

    Primary Admitting Hospital

    UAMS Hospital

    Total Hospital Beds

    320

    Full Time Doctor Faculty

    7

    Full Time Other Faculty

    2

    Full Time Physicians Extender Faculty

    2

    Total Rotation Hospitals

    5

    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: $53,615

    PGY-2: $54,365

    PGY-3: $56,158

    Weeks of Vacation

    PGY-1: 3

    PGY-2: 3

    PGY-3: 3

    Benefits

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

    Offers Fellowship

    No

    Fellowship Leads To Post-Graduation

    No

    Offers Clerkship

    Yes