University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences UAMS College of Medicine Program

Program Identity & Fit

UAMS Med-Peds is the state's only combined Internal Medicine-Pediatrics program, built around three anchor sites - UAMS Medical Center, Arkansas Children's Hospital (the state's primary pediatric referral center with nationally recognized cardiovascular surgery and ECMO programs), and the CAVHS VA system - giving residents continuity across adult, pediatric, and veteran populations within a single regional referral network. Graduate outcomes show a roughly even split between primary care/hospitalist practice (often staying in Arkansas) and subspecialty fellowships (pulmonary critical care, palliative care, infectious disease, rheumatology, pediatric cardiology), with a notable pattern of graduates returning to UAMS as core faculty or chief residents. The program is not framed as research-intensive but emphasizes broad general competency across both specialties, teaching responsibility among residents, and simulation-based and transport-based clinical exposure. It appears to value residents committed to comprehensive Med-Peds scope of practice and, frequently, long-term regional or in-state service.