COM Dean G. Richard Smith presented Dr. Jarrett with the UAMS College of Medicine MVP Award during a surprise event in the DFPM.
Dr. Jarrett thought she was meeting with Dr. Kraleti to discuss changes in the website and in email distribution lists. Instead, she was surprised to find the Dean and many DFPM colleagues waiting to present this award to her.
The DFPM was really noticed in December, as Angie Kyzer from RED won the MVP Award earlier in the month. Great job!
Dr. Amrutha Denduluri, a PGY-3 resident in the DFPM Little Rock Family Medicine residency program, has won a national distinction.
She has been chosen to receive the STFM Faculty for Tomorrow Resident Scholarship for 2024.
The Society of Teachers of Family Medicine chose Dr. Denduluri for this award due to her great potential as FM faculty. She receives free registration for the STFM Annual Conference in Los Angeles and for a special workshop with targeted discussions on academic career advice and how to learn change as a physician.
Congratulations to Dr. Denduluri!
Three DFPM physicians have been named to AY Magazine’s list of Best Women in Health Care for 2023.
From left: Marielie Heidi Agesilas MD, Jennifer Dukes-Casey MD, and Lauren Gibson-Oliver MD, MBA.
See https://aymag.com/ays-best-women-in-health-care-2023/ for the complete list.
Congratulations!
Congratulations to our Family Medicine physicians who were chosen for Castle Connolly Top Doctors recognition by their peers and patients.
Bryan H. Clardy, M.D. (Fort Smith)
Jason B. Cobb, M.D. (Pine Bluff)
Jamie D. Howard, M.D. (Little Rock)
Tabasum Imran, M.D. (Fort Smith)
Katherine A. Irish-Clardy, M.D. (Fort Smith)
David L. King, M.D. (Fort Smith)
Toni Lynn Middleton, M.D. (Pine Bluff)
See the full list of all UAMS physicians who received this honor.
Did you see this news in the College of Medicine Dean’s Accolades? The Department of Family and Preventive Medicine (DFPM) will develop an Arkansas Family Medicine Residency Network Educational Collaborative with support from the American Board of Family Medicine Foundation. The foundation awarded an initial grant of $5,000 for the network, which will support graduate medical education innovation and outcomes, professional collaboration, and the sharing of best practices to enhance population care across the state. Leaders in the initiative include Dr. Shashank Kraleti, Garnett Chair of Family Medicine and Director of the Primary Care and Population Health Service Line, Dr. Julea Garner, Director of the Baptist Health/UAMS Family Medicine Residency Program, and Dr. Diane Jarrett, Director of the DFPM Office of Communication and Departmental Relations.
Dr. Meghan Gibson will become a Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellow at UAMS in 2024-2025.
She is graduating from our Family Medicine residency program in June 2024 and already has her next step lined up. Congratulations, Dr. Gibson!
Dr. Lauren Gibson-Oliver has been chosen for the 2024 STFM (Society of Teachers of Family Medicine) New Faculty Scholar Award. Part of this honor includes a year of coaching, learning, and networking opportunities and also presenting at the STFM Spring Annual Conference. Click here for more details. Congratulations to Dr. Gibson-Oliver for this prestigious distinction.
Did you see Dr. Bryant and Dr. Turnage on TV discussing the physician shortage in Arkansas and statewide?
Click here for the video.
Dr. Germán Corrales and Dr. Divya Krishnan Seethapathy were chosen by the faculty and their fellow residents to serve as Chief Residents for 2024-2025.
This is an important honor that carries responsibility and implies trust. They will take over from Dr. Jeff Balkenbush and Dr. Meghan Gibson in 2024.
Dr. Shashank Kraleti, Garnett Chair of the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, has announced two new appointments.
Nikki Edge PhD will assume the position of Vice Chair of Research and Faculty Affairs, and Diane Jarrett EdD will become the Director of the Office of Communication and Departmental Relations.
The DFPM is growing! Stand by for more details.
