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  4. Medicine Matters – A Multidisciplinary Discussion

Medicine Matters – A Multidisciplinary Discussion

“Update on Washington Regional/UAMS GME Programs”

October 24, 2025

6:00 p.m. Networking
7:00 p.m. Lecture

Speaker: David Ratcliff, M.D.David Ratcliff, M.D.

Chief Medical Officer
Washington Regional Medical Center

 

Dr. Ratcliff is a core faculty member in the UAMS / Washington Regional Internal Medicine Residency Program, has been a member of the medical staff at Washington Regional since 1991 and chief medical officer since 2004. Dr. Ratcliff, a board-certified internist, provides oversight for clinical operations at Washington Regional and serves as a liaison for medical staff. In addition, he serves as an internal medicine physician at Washington Regional’s Plaza Internal Medicine clinic. Dr. Ratcliff earned a medical degree from the Vanderbilt School of Medicine where he was a Justin Potter Medical Scholar. He completed his residency at the University of Colorado in Denver where he served as chief resident in internal medicine at Colorado University Medical Center and was twice named peer educator of the year. Prior to moving to Fayetteville, Dr. Ratcliff was an assistant professor of medicine at Vanderbilt where he received the Thomas E. Brittingham Clinical Teacher of the Year award.

Location

Fayetteville Public Library
401 W. Mountain Street, Fayetteville

Heavy hors d’oeuvres, beer and wine

CME Credit

Application for CME credit has been filed with the American Academy of Family Physicians. Determination of 1 credit hour is pending.

RSVP using the form below by Friday, October 17.

Questions? Contact Melanie Meyer at 501-686-8206 or melanie@uams.edu

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