Baptist Health - UAMS Program

Family Medicine Analyst Verified · Sep 15, 2026

Baptist Health - UAMS Program

Baptist Health - UAMS Program is a residency program specializing in Family Medicine, located in North Little Rock, Arkansas, directed by Lauren E. Gibson-Oliver, MD, MBA and coordinated by Dorothy Leonard. The program accepts applications through January 31, 2027 and holds an accreditation status of Continued. International Medical Graduates interested in this program may contact the program coordinator directly at dorothy.leonard@baptist-health.org or (501) 534-4330. 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

This is a community-based, university-affiliated Family Medicine program formed through a partnership between Baptist Health (Arkansas's largest non-profit health system) and UAMS, explicitly oriented toward training full-scope family physicians to address primary care shortages in rural and underserved Arkansas. Clinical training centers on Baptist Health Medical Center-North Little Rock, a 225-bed community hospital serving a population exceeding 250,000 with a notable geriatric proportion, supplemented by UAMS resources including a simulation center and subspecialty access. A distinctive feature is the mandatory rural continuity site in Lonoke (population ~4,000), where all interns rotate and a subset continue longitudinal care, emphasizing procedural and urgent care exposure in a true rural setting. Scholarly activity is a structured but modest expectation (two projects, one being quality improvement) rather than a research-driven identity, and the program explicitly values applicants whose career goals involve practicing in Arkansas, particularly in rural and community settings.

Who it fits

An applicant committed to full-scope community or rural primary care in underserved settings, drawn to hands-on procedural exposure and longitudinal continuity in a small-town clinic environment, and seeking to build a career within Arkansas rather than pursue subspecialty fellowship or academic research.

Research intensity

Low - scholarly activity is a structured ACGME-driven requirement (two projects, one quality improvement) rather than a program priority or identity feature.

Career orientation

Primary Care - the program's stated mission centers on producing full-scope family physicians for rural and underserved outpatient and hospital practice in Arkansas.

Important

The program states an explicit goal of training physicians to live and serve in and around Arkansas and seeks applicants whose career passions align with that regional service mission; it also requires that one letter of recommendation come from a Family Medicine experience.

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Deadline 01/31/2027

118 days left

Accreditation Status Continued

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PROGRAM MISSION STATEMENT

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