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University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine

Year founded: 1879
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University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine: Allopathic Medical School; Little Rock, AR; In-State Applicants Favored

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School Stats

Resident Tuition $36,295
Non - Resident Tuition $68,465
Application Fee $100

AVG MCAT 509
AVG GPA 3.9
LIZZYM Score 69.0

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Admissions Information

Admissions Office
4301 W. Markham St., #551
Little Rock, AR 72205
United States

Phone: (501) 686-5354
Email: [email protected]
Website: medicine.uams.edu/

School Overview

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine Fast Facts

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School Info

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine takes pride in providing our state and the nation with well trained physicians, researchers, and teachers who are eager and willing to face the challenging and immensely rewarding practice of medicine.

Curriculum

The primary objective of the curriculum is to provide the student a learning framework to obtain the information and attitudes necessary for the provision of health care to our society and in the process become life-long scholars of medicine. This begins with a thorough knowledge of the normal structure and function of the body and progresses to an understanding of the changes in the body and mind which lead to illness. During the first two years, the student is primarily concerned with the basic biomedical sciences. To give these studies more meaning, provision is made for direct contact of students with patients from the onset of the freshman year. An exciting development in the College of Medicine's curriculum for the first two years was put into place for the fall of 2005. The sophomore curriculum was totally integrated in a systems-based approach so that all courses run the entire length of the year and the material taught in them is linked together. The Curriculum Committee is now looking at a similar configuration for the freshman year. The junior year courses (clerkships) provide training in most of the basic problems with which patients present themselves. Students learn to apply scientific principles to the examination, diagnosis and treatment of human disease. Seminars, conferences and clinical rounds with members of the teaching staff are important in giving the student a rounded perspective of human illness. The senior year program is mostly elective in order to provide each student the opportunity to choose a program best suited to his or her individual needs. Each department makes available to the student a spectrum of general and special programs from which the student selects a minimum of 36 weeks of study, with the advice and approval of a Faculty Advisor. Research may be taken as an elective. Off-campus studies (local, elsewhere in the United States and in other countries) may be elected with the prior approval of the Executive Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. Elective work need not be confined to the senior year, but may be carried out for no credit whenever possible during prior academic years with the consent of the Executive Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. The degree, Doctor of Medicine, is conferred upon graduating seniors.

Facilities

Our service mission is enhanced by affiliation with Arkansas Children's Hospital, the John L. McClellan Memorial Veterans Administration Medical Center, the Arkansas Rehabilitation Institute, the Central Arkansas Radiation Therapy Institute and the Arkansas State Hospital. Additional cooperative programs are offered with other hospitals and practitioners affiliated with the AHEC Programs. UAMS has a responsibility to provide health care services in a manner that ensures the long-range financial viability and continued quality of its programs while providing the most cost-effective care for its patients.

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"They do an amazing job of trying to make you feel comfortable and relaxed. They know it is a stressful process and seem to take steps to make sure it's as friendly an office and application process as possible." More from this Member | Report Response

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"Should introduce themselves before the Dean's Welcome speech. Great people though." More from this Member | Report Response

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"None. It was a short and efficiently run operation." More from this Member | Report Response

What is one of the specific questions they asked you (question 1)?

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"In 20 years, when you look back on your career as a physician, what one question will you ask yourself that will show you that you have made a difference?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you were a treating patient X, and patient X decided not to proceed with any further treatment, how would you deal with such a situation?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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"-greatest disappointment/achievement -hardest/most fun science/non-science classes -any regrets about school? -GPA, MCAT" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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"What would you do if your unconscious patient's religious beliefs conflict with the treatments you know they need?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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"What is the lastest book you have read. I had three interviewers and one was quite the whole time and never talked until i talked about the book and he wrote it down and said he was interested to read it." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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"How would you deal with a racist patient? (this came out of what we were talking about. They realize i havent been trained to do this yet)" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"Pretend that 40 years from now you are a doctore and about to receive an award from the local Kiwanis club. What do you hope they will they say about you?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What do you do to reduce stress?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"True/False A good doctor practices his craft all the time. WARNING: The answer was FALSE b/c a good doctor makes time to READ to keep abreast of current research and techniques in his/her field." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"If you had to choose between implanting a pacemaker into a late-stage Alzheimer's patient or vaccinating 300 people in a third world country, which would you choose?" More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

"What would you do if a child's parents refuse a transfusion that the child must have to survive." More from this Member | Report Response | I was asked this question too

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Overall, how satisfied are you with this program?

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8.00	3

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What do you like most?

"There is a friendly environment among students. Faculty are generally helpful." | Report Response

"Close nit, not competative between classmates" | Report Response

"Perhaps the best part about UAMS, to me, is its focus on teaching clinicians. Research does not interest me in the slightest, so the fact that most faculty are interested solely in making you a better doctor is fantastic." | Report Response

What do you like least?

"The first two years are systems based/integrated, but at times they don't seem to be fully integrated, so sometimes things are either redundant or not emphasized enough. Overall, I would say they do a nice job, but there are definitely some frustrating moments." | Report Response

"focused on rural medicine and really want their students to stay in AR to practice" | Report Response

"The intent focus on primary care gets a bit old. There are some required primary care clerkships that many other schools do not include. I would prefer to not have rural health rammed down my throat at all times." | Report Response

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