Family Medicine Clerkship Site Specific Information The Department of Family and Preventive Medicine (Little Rock) Designed and constructed to meet the needs of the UAMS Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, the Family Medical Center lies across the street from the McClellan VA Hospital, and between the Stephens Spine Center and the Reynolds Institute on Aging. The clinic occupies the first floor with 24 exam rooms, 2 procedure rooms, laboratory, and x-ray facilities. Eight exam rooms are equipped for observation and digital recording of patient care. On the second floor are offices, conference rooms, and the Resident library and computer lab. The ground floor houses the Research, Development and Evaluation (RED) and the Continuing Health Education Program (CHE) divisions. The family medicine residency program is a university-based program that has graduated family physicians since 1973. These physicians have gone into a wide variety of practice settings, from rural solo practice to directing health maintenance organizations in large cities. Although we have the facilities of tertiary care hospitals and the faculty of the medical school, the program retains autonomy for the practice and teaching of primary care by providing outpatient care in its own clinic building and by having its own ward service for inpatient care. Rotations are provided at the University Hospital of Arkansas, Arkansas Children’s Hospital, and the McClellan Veterans Administration Hospital. The program enjoys an optimal environment for learning. We have the advantages of access to extensive facilities and faculty without losing our identity as a program for primary care physicians. Other divisions within the department include Medical Student education, clinical research, and community research. Housed within the department are 14 board-certified family physicians, two clinical social workers, and certified dietician. The Family Medical Center serves as a teaching site for medical students. The intellectual environment created by the department for the study of family medicine provides an exciting atmosphere for learning the specialty. IMPORTANT TELEPHONE NUMBERS – LITTLE ROCK Overall Clerkship & Site Coordinator Bailey Snellgrove 501-686-6564 Overall Clerkship Director Leslie Stone, M.D. 501-686-6564 Hospital University Hospital 501-686-7000 Clinic Family Medical Center 501-686-6560 Residency Director Shashank Kraleti, M.D. 501-686-8820 DFPM Chairman Daniel Knight, M.D. 501-686-6606 Faculty Kristin Chaffee, MD Jamie Howard, MD. Mark Jansen, MD Diane Jarrett, Ed.D. Stephen P. King, MD Daniel Knight, MD., Chairman Anil Kopparapu, MD Shashank Kraleti, MD David Nelsen, MD. Geeta Sakariya, MD. Charles W. Smith, MD Stephen C. Sorsby, MD Leslie Stone, MD William Ventres, MD UAMS Northeast – Jonesboro The UAMS Northeast Family Medicine Residency Program at Jonesboro was established in 1974. The family practice clinic and offices are located at 311 East Matthews directly across the street from St. Bernard’s Medical Center. Academic programs at UAMS-Northeast include a family practice residency, opportunities for senior medical students to assume intern-level responsibilities with active participation in various aspects of patient care. Preceptorship rotations for rural preceptorship program after pre-clinical training are also available. UAMS-Northeast offers continuing education for staff, students, residents and physicians on a regular basis. The library maintains an extensive collection of monographs, journals, pamphlets, reference books, and audiovisuals. Special library services such as literature searches, current awareness searches, computer-assisted research, and interlibrary loans are available to meet individual needs. Jonesboro is located in northeast Arkansas in the midst of a large agricultural area. It is one of the fastest growing commercial and industrial areas in the state, with a population of approximately 60,000 and serving a trade area of over 300,000 people. Of major importance to Jonesboro is Arkansas State University, the second largest institution of higher learning in the state, with an enrollment of more than 7,000 students. Recreation in northeast Arkansas includes limitless outdoor opportunity in several state parks and ample facilities for golf, tennis, swimming, fishing, hunting, and white-water canoeing. There are many places to shop in and around Jonesboro, and additional entertainment can be found in Memphis, Tennessee, an hour’s drive to the south. Important Telephone Numbers – Jonesboro Clerkship Site Director Scott Laffoon, M.D. 870-972-9603 Site Coordinator Donna Petrus 870-336-7973 Residency Coordinator Robin Mouzy 870-931-9137 UAMS NE office 870-972-9603 870-931-9137 UAMS NE Library Donna Petrus 870-972-0063 Hospital St. Bernard’s Medical Center 870-972-4100 Clinic UAMS Family Practice Clinic 870-972-0083 UAMS NE Director Ron Cole Residency Director Scott Dickson, M.D. Faculty Catie Ross, M.D. Joe Stallings, M.D. Scott Laffoon, M.D., Clerkship Director Elaine Gillespie, M.D. Scott Dickson, M.D., Residency Director William Hurst, D.O. Darrel Ragland, M.D. Site Technical Information – Jonesboro Housing Cambridge Court Condominiums 6 Condominiums at 1300 South Church St. Household Items Provided All kitchen utensils, furniture and TV. Bring Personal items and linens (Queen Bed) Additional Information No pets. No cribs available. Credit card required for all long distance calls. Meals One free meal per day provided by St. Bernard’s Medical Center cafeteria. Transportation Car necessary. Keys Prior to your rotation, you will receive a letter telling you what apartment you will be staying in. Key pick-up will be from The Heartcare Center. Best Places – Jonesboro Grocery Stores Hays Kroger University Shopping Center 1515 S. Caraway & 1000 S. Gee Wal-Mart Supercenter Harp’s 1815 E. Highland 203 W. Highland & 1911 W. Parker Road Shopping The Mall at Turtle Creek Kohl’s Highland Drive Fairpark Blvd. Old Navy Sams Club Caraway Rd. Caraway Rd. Restaurants/Takeout Demo’s BBQ IHOP Main St. 2411 S. Caraway Western Sizzlin El Acapulco 2405 E. Highland 1701 E. Highland Olive Garden Chili’s Stadium Blvd Stadium Blvd LongHorn Steakhouse McAlister’s Deli Stadium Blvd 2400 S. Caraway Cracker Barrell Cheddar’s 2621 Phillips Drive Stadium Blvd Dixie Café Outback Steakhouse 2406 S. Caraway Southwest Dr. Red Lobster Fuji Japanese Stadium Blvd Highland Dr. Ruby Tuesday Ron’s Catfish Kazi Dr. Dan Ave. Entertainment/Recreation St Bernards Health & NEA Wellness Center Wellness 2628 Phillips Dr. 2617 Phillips Dr. Arkansas State University 10 Fitness N. Caraway Rd. Caraway Rd. Craighead Forrest Park The Trim Gym South Culberhouse Race St. Auto Repairs Precision Tune Auto Care 870-931-8889 1848 E. Highland Dent’s 870-932-6027 300 W. Washington Gateway Tire & Auto Caraway Rd. Laundry Magic Touch 1800 S. Main St. 870-974-9191 The Dry Cleaners West’s Dry Cleaners 405-D Southwest Nettleton Ave. 870-935-1313 Child Care Discovery Island Kids Kingdom Child 2935 E. Matthews 1507 Matthews 870-932-3900 870-932-2543 Montessori School First United Methodist Nettleton Ave. Walnut Street Baptist Banks Bank of America Centennial Bank Main & Washington Highland Dr. 870-933-8000 934-9000 Simmons Bank Regions Bank 1720 S. Caraway 2400 E. Highland 870-933-8000 870-931-1000 Bancorp South Race St. & Fairpark Blvd. 870-972-9800 Transportation City Cab 870-972-9722 119 Miller Street Map of Jonesboro UAMS Northwest - Fayetteville/Springdale UAMS Northwest was established in Fayetteville in 1975 with the objective of developing a program that included all of the overall AHEC program goals, with an emphasis on excellence. Our region consists of six counties in Northwest Arkansas (Washington, Madison, Newton, Benton, Carroll, and Boone), with an estimated population of 600,000+. Dr. Michael Macechko serves as the Family Medicine Clerkship Site Director. Janice Huddleston is the Clerkship Coordinator. The UAMS Northwest Family Medicine Residency has two clinic facilities and both are Patient- Centered Medical Homes. Block Juniors work at the UAMS-Family Medical Center-Springdale. Six of our upper level residents have their Family Medicine Clinics in this facility. Four M.D. faculty as well as one Pharm.D. Faculty are based in Springdale. We currently use Centricity CPS 12 EMR. Noon conferences are held at the Fayetteville location with the ability to use Distance Learning and Interactive Video Conferences at the Springdale FMC. Our library is located at the UAMS NW Campus and you are welcome to use it. The library web site provides access to bibliographic databases such as Evidence-Based Medicine Reviews, Health & Psychosocial Instruments, International Pharmaceutical Abstracts, PsycInfo and MEDLINE; clinical reference tools such as Lexi-Comp, StatRef!, Harrison’s Online, UptoDate, and Clin-eguide; over 1400 electronic textbooks; and subscriptions to more than 4,000 electronic journals. Most of these resources are available both on and off campus. From off campus, users will be asked to enter their user/domain account and password before accessing some resources. We also have a small core collection of print materials which are available for traditional check out. Northwest Arkansas is known for its beautiful and rugged Ozark Mountains. It is considered by many Arkansans to be the most desirable area to live in the state. Fayetteville was recently named the fourth best place to live in America in the 2019 U.S. News Best Places to Live Rankings. Because of the desirability