Welcome From the Residency Director
Thank you for your interest in our program!
The Program
To learn more about the Fayetteville Campus, view the booklet.
Our vision is to inspire a passion for lifelong learning and service in our residents and to provide state-of-the-art compassionate health care for patients throughout all stages of life. Our mission is to provide a core curriculum that includes the body of medical knowledge and skills needed in order to prepare our graduates for any type of practice opportunity available within the specialty of Family Medicine. As of 2020, we have graduated 288 residents.
The Lifestyle
We are also quite proud of the quality of life that we have in Northwest Arkansas, which is the fastest growing region in the state and the 14th-fastest-growing metro area in the U.S. Click the images below, and you’ll see why we are not just a region … we are a way of life.
Be sure to check out the City of Fayetteville’s Visitor Guide for extensive information on our amazing city.
Visit Finding NWA to see why Northwest Arkansas is consistently rated as one of the best places to live in the country.
Here are a few highlights of what makes our program special:
- 45 years of experience (since 1975)
- 278 physicians graduated
- Over 100 years of teaching experience among eight full-time and one part-time M.D. faculty members
- 652 Community Hospital beds
- Unopposed residency (except for Internal Medicine, which operates at different hospitals) in a metropolitan service area of 600,000 plus
- Diverse patient mix
- Procedures taught: vasectomy, colposcopy, toenail removal, joint injection, etc.
- Musculoskeletal training in the model clinic with a board-certified orthopedic surgeon and a primary care sports medicine fellow
- Community physician support
And more reasons why we are proud of where we live:
- #4 place to live on U.S. News & World Report list
- Livability.com’s Top 100 Places to Live in the U.S.
- State Parks
- Buffalo National River
- Robust urban trail system
- Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
- Walmart AMP concerts
- Walton Arts Center
- University of Arkansas sports events
- Arvest Ballpark
- Outdoor activities including boating, fishing, hiking, bicycling, etc.
- Festivals – Bikes Blues & BBQ, Fayetteville Roots Music Festival, Spring Fest, etc.
- Safe communities
- Award-winning public schools
- Award-winning public library
We hope you will consider making an application to our program.
Have a great Day!
Michael Macechko, M.D., Residency Director
UAMS Northwest
Family Medicine Residency Program
1125 N. College
Fayetteville, AR 72703
Phone: (479) 521-0263
Fax: (479) 521-8723