Support Groups

• Housestaff Mental Health Service

• Arkansas Employee Assistance Program

• UAMS Medical Staff Health Committee (Physician Health Committee)

• Alumni Association Office

• Women's Faculty Development Caucus

• Student Employee Health Services

Housestaff Mental Health Service

The Housestaff Mental Health Service [HMHS] is provided by the UAMS College of Medicine for interns, residents, and fellows.

The HMHS assures timely access to a complete mental health program including diagnostic evaluation; medication management; counseling [individual, family, couples]; and preventative programs.  Services may be accessed through either the HMHS or the AEAP.

Some HMHS coverage may be prepaid as a College of Medicine service while other HMHS services will require QualChoice involvement. UAMS has prepaid all AEAP services.  All services are designed to be quickly accessible and financially friendly.

The offices of the HMHS are located in the Psychiatric Research Institute. HMHS is directed by Erick Messias, M.D., MPH, PhD and coordinated by LaQueita Hodge. For Release of Information Form, go to: http://www.uams.edu/gme/Release of info.htm.

Arkansas Employee Assistance Program 

What is AEAP?
At times, we can all use help. The Arkansas Employee Assistance Program provides short-term counseling for you and your family. You can use the AEAP for confidential assistance with personal problems that may be interfering with your life or work.

Arkansas EAP works closely with the Housestaff Mental Health Service (HMHS)  (http://www.uams.edu/gme/arkansas_employee_assistance_pro.htm#Housestaff_Mental_Health_Service) to ensure residents have timely access to quality Mental Health Services when indicated. 

What does it cost?
Arkansas EAP is a pre-paid benefit provided to all benefited UAMS employees. 

Benefits of your AEAP

• Professional, confidential counseling for personal problems
• Counseling for you and/or your immediate family
• Referral to community professionals or programs, if necessary
• 24-hour crisis counseling
• No charge for the above services

For confidential assistance with issues related to:

Is it confidential?
YES!! All contacts and information between you and the AEAP counselor are held in strict confidence.  Arkansas EAP follows all of the state and federal confidentiality laws.

To schedule an appointment, call: 686-2588 or 1-800-542-6021 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting            1-800-542-6021      end_of_the_skype_highlighting.   Visit our Website at www.uams.edu/eap

UAMS Medical Staff Health Committee (Physician Health Committee)

What

If you think you may suffer from potential impairment by virtue of a substance abuse, mental, or physical disorder, let us help you - your self-referral to the Committee will be handled in strict confidence

Alumni Association Office

Founded in 1969, this organization is the present day successor to various attempts dating back to at least 1894 to have a strong and active UAMS College of Medicine alumni organization. Membership includes not only alumni but also current and former house officers, faculty, all physicians practicing in Arkansas, and friends of the College.

Activities for the benefit of housestaff depend on current needs. In the past the Alumni Association remodeled and painted the University Hospital Neonatal ICU call room/conference room, bought the combination locks for all of the housestaff call rooms at UH, helped underwrite the expense for dinner for the Department of Internal Medicine Seminar and provided the Telephone Cards for all housestaff members. We also offer financial and other support for the Interns’ & Residents’ Spouses Auxiliary.

For departments that request it, we send "Little Rock Survival packets" to all residents new to the area, containing maps and other information on Arkansas.

Administrative Staff:

The Women’s Faculty Development Caucus

The Women's Faculty Development Caucus was established in 1989 to address the disparity between the growing numbers of women in medicine and the lack of women in leadership positions within academic medicine. The mission is to inspire, encourage, and enable women physicians and scientists to realize their professional and personal goals. See their website at (www.uams.edu/facultyaffairs/)

Student and Employee Health Services (SEHS)

http://familymedicine.uams.edu/?id=8354&sid=35

In order to ensure the safety and health of our employees, patients and visitors, all new employees, including Housestaff, must complete a New Employee Medical Screening within the first 30 days of employment. Some of the services available free of charge to residents at Student & Employee Health Services are New Employee Medical Screening, yearly TB skin tests, baseline EKG, color vision screening, and blood pressure check.

Please see their web site for locations and hours and call 686-6565 for appointments.   

Date page was last updated 03/05/12