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In 2007-08, the AHEC Residencies provided training for 130 Family Medicine residents, with 45 graduates completing a 3-year AHEC residency to become board eligible in Family Medicine. For additional information, see pages 11 and 12 in this year's AHEC Annual Report. AHEC Family Medicine Residency Programs are at the following locations: (You can find the Family Medicine residency programs in Arkansas at the American Academy of Family Medicine webpage)
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AHEC
residencies help retain UAMS College of Medicine Graduates in Arkansas,
ultimately improving the supply and distribution of family physicians
throughout the state. Arkansas AHECs offer 44 first-year residency
positions; combined with 6 positions at the Department of Family and
Preventive Medicine program in Little Rock, a total of 50 first-year family
medicine slots are available statewide.For the 2007-08
academic term, 50% of the graduating medical class chose to
pursue residency training in a primary care specialty; which includes Family
Medicine, Pediatrics, General Internal Medicine, Med/Peds, and OB/Gyn; 14%
(19/136 students) chose a residency in family medicine. Of the 19 students
who chose family medicine, 11 students (58%) matched with AHEC residency
programs.