Organization and Affiliation

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

The AHEC-NW Family Medicine Residency Program is a community-based, university administered Family Medicine Program which was founded in 1975. The residency program is one of seven programs across the state of Arkansas affiliated with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Each faculty member has an academic appointment in the UAMS Department of Family and Preventive Medicine.


Area Health Education Programs - Residency Program

The AHEC-NW Family Medicine Residency Program is one of six statewide UAMS Area Health Education Center (AHEC) residency programs that are administered by this organization's central AHEC office in Little Rock.

The residency program is three years in length. Because of high interest in our program since its inception we have expanded from four to nine residents per year and have grown from one to two Family Medicine centers. The program is fully accredited by the Residency Review Committee for Family Medicine (RRC-FP) of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). This residency program has an excellent academic track record and reputation. It has been recognized throughout the South Central region as a program of excellence. At the AHEC National Meeting in 1999 the Arkansas AHEC system received national recognition as the recipient of the Gene Meyer Award for the most outstanding AHEC program in the nation . Our program is proud to be a strong member of the Arkansas AHEC system.