UAMS Physician, Staff Recognized as Arkansas’ First ‘Partner in MS Care’
| LITTLE ROCK – University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) neurologist Lee Archer, M.D., and the team he leads in the clinical care of multiple sclerosis patients recently became the first group of medical professionals in Arkansas designated as a Partner in MS Care by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
The Partner in MS Care designation recognizes Archer and his clinical care team as a high-quality multiple sclerosis (MS) care organization offering comprehensive care for MS patients and having a strong collaborative relationship with the national organization.
MS is an autoimmune disease that affects the brain and spinal cord.
To receive the recognition, Archer had to be board certified and have extensive training and educational experience in MS care. His team also had to be a comprehensive care team focused solely on the disease and include social workers, speech pathologists, physical therapists as well as nurse practitioners devoted to helping MS patients.
An El Dorado native, Archer received his medical degree in 1982 and completed his residency in 1986, both at UAMS. He became a professor in the UAMS College of Medicine’s Department of Neurology in 2008 after serving in the department for many years as an assistant professor, then an associate professor.
UAMS is the state’s only health sciences university, with colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Health Professions and Public Health; a graduate school; a hospital; a main campus in Little Rock; a Northwest Arkansas regional campus in Fayetteville; a statewide network of regional campuses; and eight institutes: the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute, Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute, Psychiatric Research Institute, Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging, Translational Research Institute, Institute for Digital Health & Innovation and the Institute for Community Health Innovation. UAMS includes UAMS Health, a statewide health system that encompasses all of UAMS’ clinical enterprise. UAMS is the only adult Level 1 trauma center in the state. UAMS has 3,275 students, 890 medical residents and fellows, and five dental residents. It is the state’s largest public employer with more than 12,000 employees, including 1,200 physicians who provide care to patients at UAMS, its regional campuses, Arkansas Children’s, the VA Medical Center and Baptist Health. Visit www.uams.edu or uamshealth.com. Find us on Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), YouTube or Instagram.
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