PGY-2

Home Town: Adams, N.Y.
I chose the UAMS Pediatrics Residency Program because it’s wonderful and…: it has the close-knit feel of a small town with all of the opportunities of a larger program!

Home Town:  Beachwood, Ohio  
I chose the UAMS Pediatrics Residency Program because it’s wonderful and…: the people are so friendly and they want to help you grow as a doctor and person.

Home Town: Baton Rouge, La.  
I chose the UAMS Pediatrics Residency Program because it’s wonderful and…: Before I interviewed, I met tons of nurses, physicians, and other medical professionals that had nothing but amazing things to say about Arkansas Children’s. Then when I interviewed online, I loved the comfortable and encouraging feel of the program. When I went to tour ACH in person, our program coordinator asked if she could meet my mom (this sealed the deal).

Home Town: Fordyce, Ark.
I chose the UAMS Pediatrics Residency Program because it’s wonderful and…: Arkansas is home and Arkansas Children’s Hospital is an incredible place where I know I’ll get great training. I love this state and have dreamed of working at ACH, providing the kids and families here with the best care possible. The people I met during medical school here and through the interview process are awesome, and it felt like one big family. I also look forward to teaching and mentoring medical students to train future Arkansas physicians!

Home Town: College Station, Texas
I chose the UAMS Pediatrics Residency Program because it’s wonderful and…: The UAMS Peds Residency provides a lot of opportunity to explore the full realm of pediatrics, whether that is PEM, critical care, or outpatient. Additionally, I had an extremely positive interview experience with the program and enjoyed my conversations with the faculty. I got the impression that the faculty take an active role in resident growth and education.

Home Town: Houston, Texas
I chose the UAMS Pediatrics Residency Program because it’s wonderful and…: everyone I had the chance to talk to were down to earth and passionate about caring for kids and knew that the program would support and prepare me for my career in pediatrics.

Home Town:  Cabot, Ark.
I chose the UAMS Pediatrics Residency Program because it’s wonderful and…: and the people who work here made me feel like part of the team from day one. I am also so proud to be from the state of Arkansas, so getting to serve at the state’s premier hospital and care for the children of the state is such a rewarding experience.

Home Town: Mobile, Ala.
I chose the UAMS Pediatrics Residency Program because it’s wonderful and stimulates a warm, cozy learning environment from interacting with various staff members and opportunities for engaging in medical education. My pediatric mentors speak very highly of the program and I am ecstatic to follow in their footsteps.  

Home Town: Sorrento, La.
I chose the UAMS Pediatrics Residency Program because it’s wonderful and…: it’s a program that truly cares! Throughout my interviews, faculty, staff, attendings, and residents made me feel the most welcome and at home here. You can tell that they are passionate about the well-being of their patients and their colleagues. Staying with my wife who is a medical student at UAMS is also a plus!

Hometown: Memphis, Tenn.
I chose the UAMS Pediatrics Residency Program because it’s wonderful and…: I absolutely LOVED my interview day experience! It was very plain that the current residents are a family and that the staff is tremendously supportive. The hospital was beautiful and everyone there from the residents and attending physicians to the other staff care and are passionate for the children they’re treating. Little Rock as a city is also fun with plenty of outdoor adventures, delicious food, and close proximity to home!

Home Town: Karachi, Pakistan
I chose the UAMS Pediatrics Residency Program because it’s wonderful and… I absolutely loved the faculty and residents! Despite the virtual setting I felt immediately comfortable with everyone and so welcome! I felt that leaving behind a family in a different country might be easier because the people here have potential to be my new family! That and the amazing residents this program produces really made it easy for me to choose this program as my number 1 choice! Really excited to be joining the UAMS family!

Home Town: Birmingham, AL
I chose the UAMS Pediatrics Residency Program because it’s wonderful and…: I really loved my interview day. Everyone, including both residents and staff, was so kind and easy to talk to. I knew I wanted to be somewhere I could feel comfortable and at home in addition to receiving top-notch, hands-on training, and UAMS meets those criteria and more!

Home Town:    Little Rock, Ark.  
I chose the UAMS Pediatrics Residency Program because it’s wonderful and…: I grew up in Little Rock! This is the community that raised me, and I want to give back to it! Plus, my wife and I will soon have our first child, and both of our families are in Arkansas! I think our parents would have been very upset if we took their first grandchild too far away!

Home Town:  Harrison, Ark.
I chose the UAMS Pediatrics Residency Program because it’s wonderful and…: When rotating at AR Children’s it felt like a natural fit. The residents, doctors, and staff were all welcoming and kept their focus on giving the best possible care to their patients. Being the only pediatric hospital in the state, the residents see various clinical presentations from higher yield to rare diagnosis and everything in between thus enhancing our training.  

Home Town:   Shreveport, La.
I chose the UAMS Pediatrics Residency Program because it’s wonderful and…: I have dreamed about being a pediatric resident at UAMS since I was a freshman in college; since my sorority’s philanthropy was Arkansas’ Children, I had the opportunity to tour ACH multiple times in undergrad and I loved how nice the staff and facility were.  I also loved that Little Rock has so much to do outdoors.

Home Town: Lantana, Texas
I chose the UAMS Pediatrics Residency Program because it’s wonderful and…: The people that I met and spent time with during my interview were genuine and kind. I could imagine myself working alongside every person I spoke to that day. I know that UAMS pediatrics will allow me to grow into the best physician I can be.

Home Town: Heber Springs, Ark.
I chose the UAMS Pediatrics Residency Program because it’s wonderful and…: UAMS and ACH faculty care about my success and personal well-being. ACH has healed me personally and I want to give back!

Home Town:  Springdale, Ark.
I chose the UAMS Pediatrics Residency Program because it’s wonderful and…:  I love what they do for the state of Arkansas. I have always wanted to do my training and someday practice pediatrics in Arkansas.

Home Town: Fayetteville, Ark.
I chose the UAMS Pediatrics Residency Program because it’s wonderful and…: it is the place I always felt welcomed and at home. I found myself always comparing other programs to it and it checked all the boxes for me and my family. The people and environment at UAMS and ACH are supportive and helpful in every way and make I’m excited to start the next chapter here!

Home Town: Reserve, La.  
I chose the UAMS Pediatrics Residency Program because it’s wonderful and…: I wanted a program that had a supportive environment while still having the opportunity to see everything pediatrics has to offer. On my interview day, I came out of every conversation thinking that I would be incredibly privileged to complete my training at UAMS.

Home Town: Lucas, Texas
I chose the UAMS Pediatrics Residency Program because it’s wonderful and: I felt I would be cared for here. I did an elective rotation here and everyone I came across were all so caring and welcoming!

Home Town: Bentonville, Ark.
I chose the UAMS Pediatrics Residency Program because it’s wonderful and…: It was the most fun and relaxing interview day I had, and everyone seemed genuinely happy to be there!

Home Town: Chattanooga, TN
I chose the UAMS Pediatrics Residency Program because it’s wonderful and…: because, as the sole academic institution in the state, they take care of a wide variety of patients, and they do a fantastic job. Everyone I had the fortune to interact with here at UAMS made me feel welcome, appreciated, and excited about being a pediatrician. I want to work with experts in their fields, who share in my goal to provide the best care they can to children. UAMS is the place for me.

Home Town: Suwanee, GA  
I chose the UAMS Pediatrics Residency Program because of the people that I met along with an environment that would allow me to become the best possible pediatrician I can be.

Home Town: Plano, Texas
I chose the UAMS Pediatrics Residency Program because it's wonderful and…: UAMS Peds is where I felt at home! I've wanted to come back to Arkansas since leaving for medical school. UAMS Peds will also let me experience pediatric medicine in its truest form. I want to explore all specialties within peds, and this program gave me that opportunity!