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Linda Worley, MD, Medical Director, UAMS Student Wellness Program & UAMS College of Medicine Faculty Wellness Program

Linda L.M. Worley, MD, is a Professor of Psychiatry in the College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock. She directs the UAMS Student Wellness Program and of the College of Medicine Faculty Wellness Program working with a talented team of mental health providers to provide prevention education and counseling services. Dr. Worley is passionate about removing barriers for seeking help and is often heard saying, "Life is far to short to suffer needlessly. Those who seek help are the courageous healthy ones."

She worked with colleagues in Arkansas to improve the medical licensure questions to make it confidential for physicians in Arkansas to seek help early, long before any signs of impairment.   Publication: Our Fallen Peers

Dr. Worley is committed to teaching health care providers how to achieve life happiness. She is a sought after educator who delivers thought provoking presentations, workshops and retreats about health, wellbeing and life balance. She serves as a visiting faculty member in the Vanderbilt Center for Professional Health, Distressed Physician's Course. Dr. Worley tied for the top vote in Psychiatry in the 2008 Arkansas Times Best Doctor list. She also received the 2008 Robert F. Shannon Award for Outstanding Contributions to Psychiatric Education in Arkansas and the 2008 UAMS Women's Faculty Development Caucus Outstanding Woman Faculty Award, 'For Excellence in Leadership, Mentoring, Scholarship and Professional Achievement."