Carol Graham to Head UAMS Outpatient Center
| LITTLE ROCK – Carol Graham has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as associate vice chancellor for outpatient services. In her new role she will provide strategic leadership for UAMS’ outpatient center and its clinics.
In 2010, UAMS outpatient clinics recorded more than 383,000 patient visits, which was up from almost 372,000 in 2009.
Graham previously served as vice president for ambulatory care services at Arkansas Children’s Hospital. She is a graduate of the University of Mississippi and received a master’s degree in health services administration from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
UAMS is the state’s only comprehensive academic health center, with colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Health Related Professions and Public Health; a graduate school; a 540,000-square-foot hospital; a statewide network of regional centers; and six institutes: the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, the Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute, the Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy, the Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute, the Psychiatric Research Institute and the Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging. It is the only adult Level 1 trauma center in the state. UAMS has 2,836 students and 761 medical residents. It is the state’s largest public employer with more than 10,000 employees, including nearly 1,150 physicians who provide medical care to patients at UAMS, Arkansas Children’s Hospital, the VA Medical Center and UAMS’ Area Health Education Centers throughout the state. Visit www.uams.edu or uamshealth.com.