The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
UAMS Medical Center in Little Rock
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) serves as home for the only allopathic medical school in the state.
- 494 bed hospital
- Located two miles west of Arkansas Children’s Hospital
- 175 medical students per class
- 62 residency programs with 682 resident physicians
- 1,500 faculty
- Also home to Colleges of Nursing, Pharmacy, Public Health, and Health Professions, as well as a Graduate School
Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Arkansas Children’s Hospital campus in Little Rock
Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH) is the home of the Department of Pediatrics for UAMS. ACH is a 336-bed tertiary care facility and one of two freestanding pediatric hospitals within the Arkansas Children’s Health System.
- one of the largest children’s hospitals in the nation
- 98 pediatric residents
- 104 bed NICU
- 26 bed PICU
- 31 bed CVICU
- Fellowships in Cardiology, Critical Care, Neonatology, Emergency Medicine, Pulmonary, Endocrinology, Hematology/ Oncology, Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics, Allergy-Immunology, and Clinical Informatics.