UAMS Names New Northwest Arkansas Family Medicine Resident Physicians and Sports Medicine Fellow
| FAYETTEVILLE – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) announced the 10 new family medicine resident physicians and one new sports medicine fellow.
The new residents, who will start on June 15, are:
- Jovan Baker, M.D. – Hometown: Orlando, Fla.
- Kris De Nagel, M.D. – Hometown: Viera, Fla.
- Renee Frederick, M.D. – Jacksonville, Fla.
- Marvin Go, M.D. – Hometown: Whitestone, N.Y.
- Ijanae Holman-Allgood, M.D. – Hometown, Niceville, Fla.
- Joshua Johnson, M.D. – Hometown: Olathe, Kan.
- Rachel Mauldin, M.D. – Hometown: Springdale, Ark.
- Jason Oum, M.D. – Hometown: Jacksonville, Fla.
- Jacqueline Thorpy, M.D. – Hometown: Springdale, Ark.
- A.J. Zeto, M.D. – Hometown: Las Vegas, Nev.
The new sports medicine fellow, who will start July 1, is:
- Ryan Sorell, M.D. – Hometown: Concordia, Kan.
The new residents are part of the UAMS family medicine residency program in Northwest Arkansas, which UAMS founded in 1975. In addition to the UAMS family medicine clinics in Fayetteville and Springdale, family medicine residents work and train at Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville and Northwest Health System in Springdale.
“Our partnerships with Washington Regional and Northwest Health are helping us train the next generation of health care leaders for the people of Arkansas,” said Pearl McElfish, Ph.D., vice chancellor of the UAMS Northwest Regional Campus. “Especially now, as we are dealing with a global pandemic, these new physicians are needed more than ever. They will be on the front lines and will be able to make an impact in health care that is unprecedented in our lifetime. We are proud that they are joining our team.”
Match Day is an annual event in which fourth-year medical students across the nation simultaneously open envelopes revealing their “match” — or where they have been accepted to continue their training in a specialty residency.
“Providing quality health care for the people of Northwest Arkansas is our No. 1 goal,” said Ron Brimberry, M.D., director of the family medicine residency program. “We warmly welcome these outstanding physicians to our family residency and sports medicine fellowship programs in Northwest Arkansas.”
Seventy-five percent of the health care providers in Northwest Arkansas were trained at UAMS, and almost 280 family medicine physicians have completed their residency through this program.
“Since 1975, the UAMS family medicine residency program in Northwest Arkansas has been training family medicine physicians for the people of Arkansas,” said Ron Cole, area director for Regional Campuses. “We know that those who complete their training here are more likely to stay and work here. In fact, UAMS ranks third in the nation for retaining the health care providers we train.”
UAMS is the state’s only health sciences university, with colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Health Professions and Public Health; a graduate school; hospital; a main campus in Little Rock; a Northwest Arkansas regional campus in Fayetteville; a statewide network of regional campuses; and seven 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 and Institute for Digital Health & Innovation. UAMS includes UAMS Health, a statewide health system that encompasses all of UAMS’ clinical enterprise including its hospital, regional clinics and clinics it operates or staffs in cooperation with other providers. UAMS is the only adult Level 1 trauma center in the state. U.S. News & World Report named UAMS Medical Center the state’s Best Hospital; ranked its ear, nose and throat program among the top 50 nationwide; and named six areas as high performing — cancer, colon cancer surgery, heart failure, hip replacement, knee replacement and lung cancer surgery. UAMS has 2,727 students, 870 medical residents and five dental residents. It is the state’s largest public employer with more than 10,000 employees, including 1,200 physicians who provide care to patients at UAMS, its regional campuses, Arkansas Children’s Hospital, the VA Medical Center and Baptist Health.
The UAMS Northwest Regional Campus includes 250 medical, pharmacy, nursing and health professions students, 50 medical and pharmacy residents, and 1,000 community-based faculty. The campus has nine clinics including a student-led clinic and physical, occupational and speech therapy. Faculty conduct research to reduce health disparities. Visit www.uams.edu or www.uamshealth.com. Find us on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube or Instagram.