Little Rock, Arkansas
As the capital city of Arkansas, Little Rock provides many of the benefits of living in a large city, without the negative aspects such as traffic congestion and high cost of living. The population of the greater Little Rock area is approximately 500,000. Fellows enjoy spending time outdoors at Pinnacle Mountain, the River Trail, and Eureka Springs. There are numerous community events and among Fellow favorites are Trivia Nights, Science After Dark, Brew at the Zoo, Shop and Sip, Arkansas Travelers baseball games and food festivals. The resort city of Hot Springs is a one hour drive from Little Rock and the Ozark Mountains are a two hour drive. Stretching along the Arkansas River, Little Rock is truly a wonderful place to live, work and play. In November 2004, Little Rock celebrated the opening of the Clinton Presidential Library. Little Rock sits among the gently rolling hills of central Arkansas. Summers can be hot at times while winter remains mild for the most part, with an occasional snowfall. Arkansas boasts all her beauty in spring and fall with endless flowers in the spring and vibrant colors in the fall. The weather during these seasons can truly be described as perfect.
Springdale, Arkansas
Northwest Arkansas is the fastest-growing area in the state. It also offers many benefits of living in a big city such as performing arts, concerts, a minor league baseball team, and is home to the Arkansas Razorbacks with a great opportunity to enjoy collegiate sports in the SEC. Bentonville is becoming an art destination and is home to Crystal Bridges and a growing number of restaurants and art galleries.
Bentonville also hosts a film festival in May, attracting top celebrities and independent filmmakers around the nation, while Fayetteville has a nationally renowned local theatre featuring original works as well as touring acts. The temperatures remain moderate much of the year and residents enjoy four seasons, and many outdoor activities including mountain biking, water sports, hiking, and an amazing system of walking trails that connect Northwest Arkansas. For the 8th year in a row, Fayetteville has been selected as one of U.S. News & World Report’s top 10 Best Places to Live in the U.S.
UAMS Department of Pediatrics
Established in 1904, the UAMS Department of Pediatrics (DOP) is the largest department in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ College of Medicine and supports the Arkansas Children’s System including Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH), Arkansas Children’s Northwest Hospital (ACNW) and Arkansas Children’s Research Institute (ACRI). Our mission as a department is to promote clinical, research, education and advocacy efforts to improve the health of the children of Arkansas and educate incredible pediatricians and pediatric specialists.
The DOP has nearly 300 faculty members and provides its clinical services through Arkansas Children’s system, which is the sixth-largest pediatric hospital in the nation and provides outstanding clinical facilities. UAMS is consistently ranked as one of the top institutions in the country and is the only comprehensive academic medical center and health sciences universities. Arkansas Children’s Hospital has been recognized for excellence in seven pediatric subspecialty services by US News & World Report for the second consecutive year. This places ACH as one of the top children’s hospitals in the nation.
Working at both UAMS and Arkansas Children’s, Fellows also have access to both the UAMS and Arkansas Children’s medical libraries, Employee Health and Wellness and other campus resources. Additionally, Fellows at both sites can participate in the LEND training program. Fellows share dedicated office space in the section where all of the faculty are also located. Fellows receive administrative support from the Psychology Fellowship Coordinator and Office Manager. The Fellows are provided laptops with carrying bags, docking stations, desks, additional filing cabinets, telephones, business cards and access to a variety of training materials including books. Fellows receive training in the electronic medical record systems used on campus EPIC Hyperspace. To learn more about the DOP, please visit UAMS Department of Pediatric website.
Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND)
All Pediatric Psychology Fellows are partially funded by a grant to the Partners for Inclusive Communities. The LEND program is federally funded through the Maternal Child Health Bureau. The purpose of the LEND program is to provide trainees with experiences to competently apply knowledge and skills to the care of persons with developmental disabilities and their families; effectively participate in an interdisciplinary process of designing, evaluating, and implementing programs; and effectively work in an interprofessional team. In addition to these clinical and training experiences, the fellows are encouraged to initiate research and/or participate in ongoing faculty research efforts. For more information please see the AUCD LEND website.
Discipline Director: Elizabeth Pulliam, Psy.D.
Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH)
ACH is the only pediatric medical center and pediatric Trauma 1 facility in Arkansas. Known for being one of the largest pediatric medical providers with 359 beds and spanning 36 city blocks, ACH proudly provides world-class medical care to children and families throughout Arkansas and surrounding areas. Pediatric Psychology Fellows cover several outpatient medical clinics including Cardiology, CPAP Adherence, GI, High-Risk Newborn, Hearing Impairment, Weight Management, Nephrology and Sleep. Also, Fellows cover the Inpatient Consultation/Liaison Service for all of ACH. Fellows may select from various elective experiences, which include developmental disabilities, research, medical crisis and loss and various pediatric subspecialty outpatient clinics. ACH takes a patient-family centered care approach including several patient and family-led initiatives and an extensive Family Engagement Center.
UAMS James L. Dennis Developmental Center (DDC)
The DDC is an outpatient interdisciplinary evaluation and treatment center that serves a variety of patient populations with a focus on children with developmental, learning, and/or behavioral problems from birth through 13 years of age. In the DDC, Fellows can participate in psychoeducational assessment, autism spectrum disorders, behavioral assessment, multidisciplinary team assessment, and psychotherapy. For more information on specific clinics, resources and programs please see the UAMS DDS website.
Little Rock Sample Clinical Rotation and Didactics
Fellow 1
| Time | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| 7:45 | CDBC Lectures 7:45-8:30 | ||||
| 8:00 | Sleep Clinic | DDC Feeding Therapy | 1st week Cleft Clinic Nephrology /Dialysis | Sleep Clinic | DDC Rotation Example: Team Evaluations |
| 12:00 | Fellow Conference+ (In-Person Only) 1st DOP Research Seminar+ 3rd | Lunch | Schwartz Rounds+ 2nd bi-monthly Ethics Grand Rounds+ 3rd | Pediatric Grand Rounds+ (1st, 3rd 5th) PedsPlace+ (2nd 4th) | Psychology Section Meetings |
| 1:00 | Primary/ Specialty Supervision or Flex time | Headache/ Complex Epilepsy Clinic | 1st week Cleft Clinic Nephrology/ Dialysis 2:30 Cleft Conference | GI Clinic | LEND |
| 4:00 | Group Supervision (Fellows and practicum students) |
Fellow 2
| Time | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| 7:45 | CDBC Lectures 7:45-8:30 | ||||
| 8:00 | Cardio-neuro- developmental Clinic | Weight Management | Primary/ Specialty Supervision or Flex time | 2nd CMF Weight Management Clinic | DDC Psychological Evaluations |
| 12:00 | Fellow Conference+ (In-Person Only) 1st DOP Research Seminar+ 3rd | Lunch | Schwartz Rounds+ 2nd bi-monthly Ethics grand Rounds+ 3rd | Pediatric Grand Rounds+ (1st, 3rd 5th) PedsPlace+ (2nd 4th) | Psychology Section Meetings |
| 1:00 | Cardio-neuro- developmental Clinic | Sleep Clinic | 1st week Cleft Clinic Nephrology/ Dialysis | 2nd CMF Conference GI Clinic | LEND |
| 2:30 | DDC Rotation Example: Therapy (1PM, 2PM, 3PM) | ||||
| 4:00 | Group Supervision (Fellows and practicum students) |
*All didactics are allowed virtual and in-person unless otherwise noted
+ Provides lunch or snacks
UAMS Schmieding Developmental Center (SDC)
SDC is an outpatient interdisciplinary evaluation and treatment center also serving a variety of patient populations with a focus on neurodevelopmental assessments, complex learning problems, multidisciplinary team assessments, psychotherapy, group therapy and concussion management from birth through 18 years of age. Fellows will have the opportunity to participate in hierarchical supervision of graduate level psychology practicum student training, program development and quality improvement research. More information on clinics and programs can be found at the SDC website.
Springdale Sample Clinical Rotation and Didactics
| Time | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| 7:45 | CDBC Lectures 7:45-8:30 | ||||
| 8:00 | Psychology/ Autism full-day evaluation | Psychology/ Autism full-day evaluation | Psychology/ Autism full-day evaluation | Admin/Flex time | Supervision |
| 12:00 | DOP Research Seminar 3rd | Lunch | Schwartz Rounds 2nd bi-monthly Ethics Grand Rounds 3rd | Pediatric Grand Rounds+ (1st, 3rd 5th) PedsPlace+ (2nd 4th) | Lunch |
| 1:00 | Psychology/ Autism full-day evaluation | Psychology/ Autism full-day evaluation | Psychology/ Autism full-day evaluation | 1pm Therapy 2pm Therapy 3pm Therapy | LEND |
| 4:00 | Group Supervision (Fellows & practicum students) |