Erin Large, M.D., Joins UAMS Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology

By Ben Boulden

She received her medical degree in 2008 from UAMS and completed a four-year residency at the university in 2012. Earlier this year, the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists recognized her with its Award for Excellence. In 2008 at UAMS, Large received the History of Medicine Associates Research Award and the Alumni Associate Senior Community Service Award.

She is a junior fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and a member of the North American Menopause Society and the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists.

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 hospital; a statewide network of regional centers; and seven 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, the Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging and the Translational Research Institute. Named best Little Rock metropolitan area hospital by U.S. News & World Report, it is the only adult Level 1 trauma center in the state. UAMS has more than 2,800 students and 790 medical residents. It is the state’s largest public employer with more than 10,000 employees, including about 1,000 physicians and other professionals who provide 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.