Arkansas Children’s, in partnership with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), is seeking board-certified or board-eligible pediatricians for outpatient clinical care. Successful candidates will join the state’s only pediatric health system and play a key role in shaping the future of children’s health in our region.
Program Info and Highlights
Join a dynamic team at Arkansas Children’s of 20 physicians and APP’s providing nationally ranked and recognized care to patients statewide and regionally.
Other highlights include:
- 100% outpatient opportunity, requiring no nursery or delivery coverage and no inpatient rounding, designed to offer an exceptional work-life balance while allowing you to practice high-quality medicine at a nationally recognized institution
- Opportunity to practice on the clinical educator or clinical attending track and ranked appointment with UAMS
- Practice within a highly supportive and state-of-the-art Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) clinic. Our team-based care model includes:
- Dedicated care coordinators and social workers
- Comprehensive clinical support staff
- A collaborative network of peers with unique interests, including expertise in global health
- Active involvement in teaching and mentoring medical students and residents, directly advancing the section’s educational mission
- Leadership support and funding to pursue continuing medical education and academic conference presentations
- Competitive salary and comprehensive UAMS faculty benefits package with medical, dental, vision and pharmacy coverage, malpractice insurance, and generous PTO with paid holidays
- Robust retirement package with employer match, Tuition Discount Benefits within the University of Arkansas system, and Public Student Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program eligibility
- UAMS supports foreign medical graduates including J-1 waivers, H-1B, and O-1 visa types

Qualifications
- M.D. or equivalent degree and must be licensed or eligible for licensure in the State of Arkansas
- Board Certified/Board Eligible in General Pediatrics by the American Board of Pediatrics
About UAMS
UAMS is Arkansas’s only academic health center and research-intensive university, offering an exceptional environment for translational science. The campus is anchored by the NIH-funded Translational Research Institute, which provides a robust bench-to-bedside ecosystem, statewide telemedicine capacity, and regional clinical campuses that enhance clinical research reach and impact into rural areas of the state.
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