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August 2, 2021

UAMS Names New Internal Medicine, Family Medicine Resident Physicians in Northwest Arkansas

David Wise

Internal Medicine Residents Class of 2024

FAYETTEVILLE – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) welcomed 11 new internal medicine resident physicians and 10 new family medicine resident physicians who are now seeing patients at hospitals and clinics throughout Northwest Arkansas. The new internal medicine residents are: Ashlyn Abbot, D.O. – Hometown: Walnut Ridge Wade Arthur, M.D. – Hometown: Claremore,…


September 2, 2020

UAMS Receives $750,000 for Rural Residency Program in Northwest Arkansas

David Wise

Family Medicine Staff

FAYETTEVILLE – A $750,000 federal grant will allow the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and local hospitals to develop a rural training track (RTT) for its family medicine residency program so it can graduate up to four additional medical residents a year. The RTT will be connected to the long-standing UAMS family medicine…


March 26, 2020

UAMS Names New Northwest Arkansas Family Medicine Resident Physicians and Sports Medicine Fellow

David Wise

Family Medicine Residents 2020

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….


March 21, 2018

UAMS to Offer Arkansas’ First-ever Radiation Oncology Residency Program

Susan Van Dusen

Leading the UAMS Radiation Oncology Residency Program are (from left) Fen Xia, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Radiation Oncology chair and residency program director; Thomas Kim, M.D., assistant residency program director; and Ellie Dickinson, residency coordinator.

LITTLE ROCK – Radiation oncology is a complex and competitive field, attracting some of the brightest medical students from across the country. Until now, however, anyone in Arkansas interested in pursuing a career in radiation oncology had to leave the state for advanced training. This summer, that will change when Arkansas’ first-ever radiation oncology residency…