Graduate Medical Education
Overview


Graduate medical education is the second phase of the continuum of education as students prepare for a career as a physician. The first phase, undergraduate medical education, is completed after 4 years in a college of medicine. Upon graduation and receiving the M.D. degree, most "students" enter graduate medical education of the residency programs. The third phase, continuing medical education, spans the rest of the medical career reflecting the commitment to life-long learning inherent in the medical profession.

The UAMS College of Medicine sponsors nineteen core residency programs and thirty-seven fellowship programs. Each of these programs is housed in a clinical department under the direction of the program director and the departmental chair. The College of Medicine and each residency program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) through the Institutional Review Committee and the Residency Review Committees (RRCs) respectively. The College of Medicine is committed to complying with the Institutional Requirements of the ACGME.

Most residency positions are appointed through the National Resident Matching Program. Residencies are available in Anesthesiology, Dermatology, Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, Geriatrics, Internal Medicine, Medicine-Pediatrics, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Nuclear Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ophthalmology, Orthopedics, Otolaryngology, Pathology, Pediatrics, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Psychiatry, Radiology, Surgery and Urology.

Accredited fellowships are available to qualified applicants with previous residency education in the departments of Anesthesiology, Dermatology, Internal Medicine, Orthopedic Surgery, Pathology, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Radiology and Surgery.

For detailed information about specific residency programs, search the UAMS College of Medicine web page for the appropriate department at: http://www.uams.edu/COM/default.htm.

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College of Medicine, Dean's Office, Housestaff Affairs & Graduate Medical Education

Location: University Hospital, 1st floor

Staff:



James A. Clardy, MD

Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education
501-296-1159

Dwana McKay
Registrar
Director, Student and Housestaff Records
501-686-5356

Connie Weaver
Housestaff Coordinator
501-686-5356

Mary Martin
Housestaff Coordinator
501-686-5356
 


Ann Norwood
Administrative Director for GME
Internal Review Coordinator
GME Webmaster
501-526-7962

 


Sally Marus
Administrative Assistant for GME
501-296-1159

FAX
501-686-5873

Postal address
4301 West Markham, Mail Slot 552, Little Rock, Arkansas 72205
Electronic mail
Webmaster: norwoodannd@uams.edu

 

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Last modified: February 04, 2008