The UAMS Campus

The State of Arkansas has a unique resource in the campus of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Founded in 1879, the campus includes the University Hospital of Arkansas; the Colleges of Pharmacy, Medicine, Nursing, and Health Related Professions; the Graduate School; six Area Health Education Centers across the state; the Arkansas Cancer Research Center; the Outpatient Center; the Family Practice Clinic; Arkansas Center for Eye Research and other specialized research centers. The campus also contains the state's most comprehensive health sciences library which contains almost 2000 journal titles and is available as a valuable resource. As the state's only comprehensive academic health sciences center, UAMS seeks to fulfill a threefold mission of health sciences education, patient care, and biomedical research. Located adjacent to the campus is the John L. McClellan Veteran's Administration Hospital and just a short distance away is the Arkansas Children's Hospital. These two institutions are available as rotation sites for the resident.

The University Hospital is a 310-bed tertiary care referral center dedicated to excellence in patient care and serves as a resource for health professionals and citizens throughout the entire state. Last year the Outpatient Center logged more than 321,673 visits. The hospital admitted more than 15,929 patients and provided 93,362 days of patient care, and the Emergency Department treated over 31,078 patients.

The pharmacy department consists of the central hospital pharmacy, Operating Room satellite pharmacy, and the outpatient center pharmacy which also has an oncology satellite. There are 88 staff members in the Department of Pharmacy who provides 24-hour pharmacy services to University Hospital. The department presently has seven clinical specialists on staff in addition to College of Pharmacy faculty members who participate as preceptors in the residency program. The pharmacy is equipped with a state-of-the-art computer system and the residents' office has a personal computer and laser printer.

The College of Pharmacy was established in 1951 and offers an entry-level Pharm.D. degree. The University also offers a M.S. degree in Pharmaceutical Science. The college is accredited by the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education and is a member of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. The faculty at the college are committed to quality patient care and progressive research as well as education of the students and residents. The unique relationship between the college and the hospital is advantageous to the residency program.