UAMS Texarkana
Spanning the Arkansas/Texas state line, Texarkana serves a metropolitan area of 400,000 patients. Rotations are available in family, emergency and sports medicine.
Texarkana Student Information
Patient Demographics
- White: 47.9%
- Black: 44.4%
- Hispanic: 4.4%
- Other: 3.4%
Community Demographics
- White: 64%
- Black: 23%
- Hispanic: 7%
- Asian: 1%
- Two or more races: 4%
Population
Straddling the Arkansas-Texas state line, this “Twice as Nice” city has a combined population of 64,868
Where Our Graduates Practice
Our residents are licensed to practice in Arkansas and Texas, and have numerous opportunities for education and employment. Many of our residents have completed fellowships in obstetrics, geriatrics, emergency medicine, and sports medicine. Our hospital partner, CHRISTUS St. Michael, has an emergency medicine fellowship program that a number of our graduates have completed.
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Student apartments are located within a 6-minute drive to the clinic and 9 minutes to the hospital.
Top Procedures
Joint injections, skin procedures including nail removal, gynecologic procedures including colposcopy and long-acting reversible contraception, point of care ultrasound, and inpatient procedures including intubation and central line placement.
Amenities
Free meals are provided at CHRISTUS St. Michael, and lunch is provided during Grand Rounds.
Facilities
Medical students work in two facilities operated by UAMS and CHRISTUS St. Michael.
Standout Features
- Satellite location for UAMS/ACH: High Risk Obstetrics, Pediatric Cardiology/Pulmonology, and Transplant Surgery
- Satellite location for UAMS/ACH: High Risk Obstetrics, Pediatric Cardiology/Pulmonology, and Transplant Surgery
- School-based Health Center & Rural Community Clinic in Fouke, AR
- Dedicated skin and gynecologic procedure and prenatal care clinics.
- In-house laboratory, radiology, point-of-care ultrasound, and spirometry services
- Host an annual sports medicine symposium
- Perform 5,000 community athletic physicals annually
- Serve as the medical team in the local “Run the Line” marathon
Contacts
Student and Housing Coordinator: Jaleesia Lewis
jlewis4@uams.edu | 870-779-6070
Student Director: Dr. Kyle Diaz
Little Rock Office: Jessica Bursk
JLBursk@uams.edu | 501-686-5260