University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Regional Centers Program

Program Identity & Fit

This is a new (2022) community-based categorical internal medicine program sponsored by UAMS Regional Centers and hosted at Washington Regional Medical Center, a 425-bed community hospital in Fayetteville that serves as the region's only Level II trauma center and a comprehensive stroke/critical-care referral hub. The program is explicitly built to close a documented regional healthcare access gap in medically underserved northwest Arkansas counties, pairing an "academic-quality program in a community setting" with a structured 4+2 schedule (no 24-hour call) that guarantees continuity clinic, subspecialty exposure, and protected administrative/research time. Research is built into training from intern year via a dedicated statistician, research team, and expectation that every resident present and publish a scholarly project, though the program's stated identity leans toward producing well-rounded general and subspecialty internists rather than physician-scientists. It appears to value holistic, diverse, non-traditional candidates and community-oriented physicians who want a supportive, growing regional environment over a large tertiary academic center.