The UAMS AHEC sponsors community-based family medicine residency programs in 6 of the 8 regions across Arkansas.  The residency programs help to achieve the AHEC mission of improving the supply and distribution of family physicians throughout the state. Each year, the AHEC Residencies provided training for 148 Family Medicine residents, with 45 graduates completing a 3-year AHEC residency to become board eligible in Family Medicine. AHEC trained family physicians comprise 46% of all the family physicians in the state and 50% of the family physicians in rural counties.

The AHEC Residency Programs are:

• AHEC West in Fort Smith
• AHEC Northeast in Jonesboro
• AHEC Northwest in Fayetteville
• AHEC South Central in Pine Bluff
• AHEC South Arkansas in El Dorado
• AHEC Southwest in Texarkana

We invite you to learn more about the AHEC residency programs by visiting their websites.

If you are interested in a career in Family Medicine and want to learn more about the specialty from practicing physicians, go to the website IsThisYourSeat.com.