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Residency Program
In addition to visits to schools, daycares, outreach clinics, homeless shelters, and homes of patients which are integrated into our Outpatient, Growth and Development, and Adolescent Medicine blocks, residents are given Primary care elective time early in their training. This time can be spent in a private practice with an experienced pediatrician, in a Community Pediatric rotation which combines some of all community sites, or pursuing Child Advocacy issues at the state or national level. Additionally, our residents have the unique opportunity to fly with the Angel One transport team.
Through the years the term "resident friendly" has emerged as a way to describe a program which provides more than just a setting to learn pediatric medicine. This expression can mean several things, but at UAMS and ACH it means a commitment to and understanding of our resident's educational, professional, and personal needs. We believe the best education is one in which each person is viewed as a whole person within a unique combination of skills, experiences and needs. Second, we believe that residents should be full participants in the planning, implementation, and assessment of the educational process. We further understand that the resident who feels genuine support from faculty, staff, and fellow residents is better equipped to take charge of his or her future in the medical profession.
No matter what your goals for pediatric education, at UAMS and ACH you can expect to encounter a "resident friendly" environment from both faculty and fellow residents.
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Arkansas Children's Hospital 800 Marshall Street
Little Rock, AR 72202
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Pediatric healthcare has become more than just caring for a sick child in the
hospital or clinic. Innovative healthcare delivery systems today are concerned
with wellness as well as illness, and are focusing on community health.
Therefore, the training of our pediatric residents is not limited to the four
walls of our hospital, but incorporates educational opportunities in community
settings. 
Take a close look at our program and you will see palpable evidence of our
commitment. Resident lunches with the Chairman, faculty availability in all
areas at all times of the day, an assigned faculty advisor, resident memberships
on Department and Hospital committees, and a monthly Housestaff meeting are
features that attest to our genuine commitment. 
Residency program structure and activities also serve to reflect a
resident-centered philosophy. Regular sessions with an advisor allow for
structured feedback and the development of a collegial, trusting relationship.
Regular meetings of our Advisor Committee assure that all aspects affecting
education are addressed. A Housestaff Curriculum Committee, which includes both
faculty and residents, meets regularly to develop and review all aspects of
resident courses of study. Full-time housestaff personnel are available to guide
each resident through the program and to provide a range of technical
assistance. 
The way we conduct business is not the only thing that contributes to being
"resident friendly". Individually, our residents consider mutual support to be
of utmost importance in a training program. The UAMS program features a good
mixture of in-state and out-of-state physicians from a range of backgrounds,
creating a pool of diverse professional and personal experiences from which to
draw. Although our residents may have varied backgrounds and interests, the one
factor that unites them all is their commitment to becoming the best
pediatrician possible.