The Baptist Health-UAMS Family Medicine Residency program has been accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). The program received a full 10-year accreditation.
Launched in 2019, the family medicine residency program is designed to train up to 12 residents per year as part of a three-year program. Baptist Health and UAMS developed the program to provide more training opportunities for medical school graduates and address the ongoing physician shortages in Arkansas.
Currently, Arkansas ranks 46th in the United States in terms of physicians per capita. In rural areas, this lack of physicians is particularly pronounced.
“Baptist Health has been a leader in providing care to Arkansas residents for nearly 100 years. When the opportunity arose for Baptist Health to help train more of the physicians needed in the state, we enthusiastically endorsed the program,” Troy Wells, Baptist Health president and CEO, said in a statement. “We are grateful for the partnership with UAMS and appreciate the tremendous help they are providing to the continued success of these programs.”
Baptist Health opened a new building in North Little Rock dedicated to the family residency program in January 2020. Twelve new residents will begin the program in July as part of the 2020 class.
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