University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences UAMS College of Medicine Program

Child Neurology Analyst Verified · Sep 15, 2026

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences UAMS College of Medicine Program

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences UAMS College of Medicine Program is a residency program specializing in Child Neurology, located in Little Rock, Arkansas, directed by Kapil Arya, MD and coordinated by Malinda Scott. The program accepts applications through October 1, 2027 and holds an accreditation status of Continued. International Medical Graduates interested in this program may contact the program coordinator directly at [email protected] or (501) 364-1850. IMGPrep analysts have verified and compiled this program’s IMG acceptance rate, USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 score requirements, Visa Sponsorship Policy, graduation year cutoff, and ECFMG certificate requirements — available to IMGPrep subscribers.

Program Identity & Fit

UAMS is a small, university-affiliated child neurology program (one categorical resident per year) built around Arkansas Children's Hospital, the state's only pediatric health system and a major regional referral center, giving residents exposure to rare and medically complex neurologic disease alongside general pediatric neurology. The five-year structure integrates two pediatrics years, a full 12-month adult neurology foundation year at UAMS, and two child-neurology-focused years with broad ICU consultation experience (NICU, PICU, CVICU) and subspecialty multidisciplinary clinics (brain tumor, TSC, SMA, neuromuscular, demyelinating disease). Research/QI is encouraged through a structured curriculum and protected elective time culminating in an annual Fellows Day presentation, but the program's defining feature is its extremely low resident-to-faculty ratio enabling individualized mentorship and flexible elective time shaped around each resident's interests. Graduate outcomes split fairly evenly between neurophysiology/neuromuscular fellowships and direct entry into academic or community child neurology practice, many staying within the UAMS/Arkansas Children's system itself.

Who it fits

An applicant drawn to a mentorship-dense, low-volume training environment who values individualized career shaping over structured subspecialty tracks, and whose ERAS narrative reflects interest in serving an underserved, statewide pediatric referral population while keeping options open between general child neurology practice, neurophysiology fellowship, or academic faculty roles.

Research intensity

Moderate - a formal research/QI curriculum and protected elective time exist and are encouraged, with an annual presentation requirement, but research is not positioned as central to the program's identity.

Career orientation

Mixed - Fellowship, Community Practice, Academic Medicine

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