Family Medicine


August 2, 2021

UAMS Names New Internal Medicine, Family Medicine Resident Physicians in Northwest Arkansas

David Wise

Internal Medicine Residents Class of 2024

FAYETTEVILLE – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) welcomed 11 new internal medicine resident physicians and 10 new family medicine resident physicians who are now seeing patients at hospitals and clinics throughout Northwest Arkansas. The new internal medicine residents are: Ashlyn Abbot, D.O. – Hometown: Walnut Ridge Wade Arthur, M.D. – Hometown: Claremore,…


September 2, 2020

UAMS Receives $750,000 for Rural Residency Program in Northwest Arkansas

David Wise

Family Medicine Staff

FAYETTEVILLE – A $750,000 federal grant will allow the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and local hospitals to develop a rural training track (RTT) for its family medicine residency program so it can graduate up to four additional medical residents a year. The RTT will be connected to the long-standing UAMS family medicine…


March 26, 2020

UAMS Names New Northwest Arkansas Family Medicine Resident Physicians and Sports Medicine Fellow

David Wise

Family Medicine Residents 2020

FAYETTEVILLE – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) announced the 10 new family medicine resident physicians and one new sports medicine fellow. The new residents, who will start on June 15, are: Jovan Baker, M.D. – Hometown: Orlando, Fla. Kris De Nagel, M.D. – Hometown: Viera, Fla. Renee Frederick, M.D. – Jacksonville, Fla….


April 8, 2019

UAMS Names New Northwest Arkansas Family Medicine Resident Physicians and Sports Medicine Fellow

David Wise

FAYETTEVILLE – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) announced the names of the nine new family medicine resident physicians and one new sports medicine fellow who will begin practicing medicine in Northwest Arkansas in June. The new residents are: Christopher Aponte, M.D. – Hometown: Phoenix, Ariz. Fabian Latorre, Jr., M.D. – Hometown: Dallas,…


May 16, 2017

UAMS Celebrates New Family Medical Center Building at UAMS West Regional Campus in Fort Smith

Ben Boulden

May 16, 2017 |The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) West Regional Campus today celebrated the move of its Family Medical Center to a new, more spacious and up-to-date facility at the corner of South 12th and E streets in Fort Smith. The Family Medical Center recently began serving patients after relocating from its…


April 1, 2015

Medical Students Encouraged to Choose Family Medicine

Ben Boulden

April 1, 2015 | Twenty-one second- and third-year UAMS medical students  gathered recently with College of Medicine faculty to discuss their futures as doctors.


June 25, 2014

Knight Elected President of Arkansas Academy of Family Physicians

Liz Caldwell

Daniel Knight, M.D., Garnett Chair and chair of the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine at the University of  Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has been elected president of the Arkansas Academy of Family Physicians.


March 7, 2014

Third-Year Students Focus on Family Medicine at Reception

Liz Caldwell

With the ever-changing and uncertain health care landscape, curious medical students unsure about their future got some answers from UAMS College of Medicine Dean G. Richard Smith, M.D., at a recent highlighting the importance of primary care and family medicine careers.


November 27, 2013

Family and Preventive Medicine Department Celebrates 40 Years

Holland Doran

Having trained more than 250 practicing family physicians and countless medical students in the principles of family medicine and continuity of care, the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine in the UAMS College of Medicine recently celebrated its 40th anniversary.


June 3, 2011

UAMS Recognized as a Top Producer of Family Medicine Doctors

David Robinson

June 3, 2011 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received national recognition as one of the top 10 producers of family medicine physicians.



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