Arkansas Children’s Hospital is the only pediatric medical center in Arkansas and one of the largest in the United States.

Learning and teaching each other for the betterment of our patients, our state, and ourselves.

 

Providing general pediatrics training through clinical experience in all subspecialties.

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ACH was named again as one of U.S. News & World Report’s best pediatric hospitals.

Committed to excellence in patient care, research, teaching and outreach

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Pediatric Training at its Best

The UAMS Pediatric Training Program is a fully accredited, medium-sized, general pediatrics training program located in a free-standing building at Arkansas Children’s Hospital. We provide a solid foundation in general pediatrics with clinical experiences in all pediatric subspecialties, preparing our residents to enter any area of pediatrics.

Our residents have the best pediatric training thanks to our wonderful and complete patient population, dedicated and innovative faculty who place our resident’s training as a top priority, and fellow residents willing to support the learning of their colleagues.

Whether it is at the bedside, in a conference room, or in our fully functional simulation center, we are constantly learning and teaching each other for the betterment of our patients, our state, and ourselves.

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Shiny Hooks

Ever get the feeling you picked the right residency program?
It was the end of another busy week on the general pediatrics ward team. Friday afternoon around 4pm I headed back to the fifth floor workroom to get the last of my checkout done so I could leave for home. As I arrived, I tried to get comfortable by taking off my white coat, but couldn’t find a suitable place to hang it. I obviously couldn’t hang it off the back of my chair as it would drag on the floor and I would inevitably end up rolling over it with the chair’s casters. I looked behind the door, no hook. I thought a second and decided to see if the housestaff office could help me out. Lori Miloni answered my call that afternoon and after hearing my predicament told me she would see what she could do. As usual my pager had gone off by this time and I was off to see a patient one floor down on the Neurology floor. After about twenty minutes I arrived back on the fifth floor, and met one of our Arkansas Children’s Hospital maintenance men pushing his cart of tools from our workroom. Much to my surprise two shiny new hooks were waiting for me behind the door. Wow, I was shocked. I looked down at my watch and it wasn’t even 5pm yet. You know you picked the right residency program when in under an hour you can have your suggestion acted upon.

PICU

So, I am in the PICU this month, and I have to admit some pretty interesting stuff comes through here.  But check this one out ... There was a toddler who underwent an outpatient CT for persistent breathing difficulty.  While in recovery from his sedation, the radiologist looked at his CT and saw a large posterior mass compressing his airway to the size of a piece of yarn!!  Well, he was sent to the PICU and underwent a battery of pre-chemo tests.  However, in the OR during the biopsy he decompensated and ENT had to come scope him.  And what did they find?  A piece of foil (you know like when what you peel of the top of rubbing alcohol, etc.) in his esophagus and the big ole mass turned out to be a reactive lymph node.  Do you know how the parents celebrated?  They went to the prom!

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"Why did I choose ACH? The benefits, you can’t beat the amount of perks this program offers residents."

—Matthew Ramirez, M.D.
PGY-2
Med School: UTMB Galveston