Letter from the Chairman

Rebecca Ludwig, Ph.D., R.T.(R)(QM)(ARRT)FAEIRS
Chairman & Associate Professor
Department of Imaging & Radiation Sciences

Welcome…

to the Radiologist Assistant [RA] program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences [UAMS].  Consistent with the principles enunciated by our Chancellor, Dr. I. Dodd Wilson, we have assembled a hard working and talented faculty and staff to create and offer this program that delivers on both the academic and patient care missions of our academic health center.  This program, though relatively new, has already begun to produce new health care professionals who deliver standard-setting care that is improving the health of the citizens of Arkansas and beyond.  Our students learn in an environment recognized for delivering quality education.

UAMS was founded in 1879 and remains the state’s only comprehensive academic health center, with five colleges, a graduate school, a medical center, six centers of excellence, and a statewide network of regional centers.  UAMS has 2,652 students and 733 medical residents.  Its centers of excellence include the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, the Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute, the Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy, the Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute, the Psychiatric Research Institute, and the Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging.  It is one of the state’s largest public employers with about 10,700 employees, including over 1,700 physicians who provide medical care to patients at UAMS, Arkansas Children’s Hospital, the VA Medical Center and UAMS’ Area Health Education Centers throughout the state.  UAMS and its affiliates have an economic impact in Arkansas of $5 billion a year.  For more information, visit www.uams.edu.

You can be a part of this world-class institution through the Department of Imaging and Radiation Sciences in the College of Health Related Professions (CHRP).  The RA program is recognized by the ARRT, and our faculty members have many years of combined teaching experience in the imaging professions.  We enjoy helping professionals like you reach their career goals.   The Master of Imaging Sciences degree is awarded to students upon successful completion of the RA and Nuclear Medicine Advanced Associate (NMAA) programs.

All the information and forms you will need to apply to the RA program are available online. Click on any item listed in red on our “Application Process” Web page at http://www.uams.edu/chrp/imaging/application.asp to access downloadable documents.

You probably have a lot of questions about the program.  We realize that graduate students often have employment and family obligations, so this program is designed to be as flexible and “student-friendly” as possible. The “Frequently Asked Questions” section of the Web pages should answer many of your questions.  If you have other issues or concerns, please contact us at RA@uams.edu or at 501-686-7438.  Not only would we be happy to communicate with you, we would be delighted to have you visit us in person.  Let us know how we can be of assistance.

Best regards,

Rebecca Ludwig, Ph.D., R.T.(R)(QM)(ARRT)FAEIRS
Director, Radiologist Assistant Program

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