UAMS Pediatrics

Home Town: Fordyce, AR
Medical School: UAMS
Area of Pediatrics Study: Not sure, but likely primary care
About Me: Well, I just got married in May 2009 to my best friend. We have a dog, Miller, who is more like our child! I’m totally a country girl and my family is sooo important to me. I left Arkansas for college (Baylor in Waco, TX) but love Arkansas and think we’ll probably call it home forever.
Interests: Hanging out with my husband, reading, fishing, hunting, wakeboarding, cooking, Razorback football
Activities: See above!
Role Models: My mom, my great grandmother
Favorite Books: Pride and Prejudice, My Sister’s Keeper, Scarlett, so many others
Favorite Movies: Pretty Woman, Dirty Dancing, The Cider House Rules, 8 Seconds, Notting Hill, Up Close and Personal, The Notebook, you get the romantic comedy trend . . .
Favorite TV Shows: Grey’s Anatomy, Gossip Girl, 90210 (the old one and the new one), America’s Next Top Model, Army Wives, Friends
Favorite Music: Country, 80’s Rock
Favorite aspect of Little Rock: Small town feeling, but plenty to do. All of the outdoor activities available.
Why I chose the UAMS Pediatrics Residency Program: Because ACH is awesome, duh!
What I like best about chose the UAMS Pediatrics Residency Program: The people!

Name:  Noha Mohamed
Home Town:  Alexandria, Egypt
Medical School:  University Of Alexandria, Egypt
Area of Pediatrics Study:  General internal medicine and pediatrics
About Me:  I don’t have much to say here, but I am known for being on the quiet side. I am married and have 2 daughters, Nora and Nyera (Copies of my husband !!)
Interests:  Cooking, out going, swimming and travelling
Activities:  It is hard to keep any with 2 kids but fishing is still on the list because my husband loves it !
Role Models:  My husband... Just don’t tell him I said so
Favorite Books:  Comic books – Culture and travel books
Favorite Movies:  Green Mile, Patch Adams
Favorite TV Shows:  ER, Scrubs
Favorite Music:  Celine Dion, Air Supply
Favorite aspect of Little Rock:  Family friendly…People are very friendly.  And the weather is lovely, especially for someone who experienced NYC winters for some time!
Why I chose the UAMS Pediatrics Residency Program:  Amazing Children Hospital and very good, organized teaching program
What I like best about chose the UAMS Pediatrics Residency Program:  Teaching staff, house staff and residents

Name: Ronald W. Barnett Jr
Home Town: Benton, Ar
Medical School: UAMS
When I study medicine, I most enjoying learning about: the pathophysiology of diseases.
Things that make me me are: I'm the oldest child of 3.  My mother is a cook & father is disabled.  I'm the proud father of 3, with the oldest now in college.  I have been a respiratory therapist since 1988. 
I'm not only a doctor, I also like to: socialize with friends & family
To get myself motivated I think of: my family and what I want to accomplish.
The hours I spend warm and cozy with a book I'm reading: nothing.  I do not read for pleasure.  If I were alone, I would sit warm and cozy with a cup hot mocha and cold slice of cheese cake, watching my fish swim.  However, at my home you're never alone, so I would just relax and chatting with family & friends.
With popcorn in hand the movie I'm watching is: Sci-Fi or adventure.  Love the classic like Dark Crystal, Labyrinth and Neverending Story.  If I want to laugh, then I watch the white trash comedy “Sordid Lives” . It is so easy to pick out many different family members in this show.
Without a DVR on my cable box I'd miss (or I'm in front of the TV so I won't miss): My Sci-Fi mini-series & Spartacus blood and sand.
On my iPod, iTouch, iPhone, iMac, iPad, etc. I listen to: nothing, because I do not have them.  However, I listen to old country to hard rock with a little blues mixed in.
When friends and family come visit me in Little Rock, I love to take them to: The Bid Dam Bridge, River market and Arkansas state parks.
I chose the UAMS Pediatrics Residency Program because it's wonderful and...: Having worked in many different hospitals over my 20 years as a respiratory therapist, I know that ACH is the best.  Here are a few of my reasons:  1) You’re always greeted with a smile 2) You feel like part of a large family 3) ACH administration is always helping its employees & staff.  Finally the main reason I chose UAMS/ACH, this is where I would take my children.   The whole institution works will together making this place of care, love and hope the best.

Name: Allison Burbank 

Home Town: El Dorado, AR 

Medical School: UAMS 

When I study medicine, I most enjoying learning about: critical care medicine, allergy and immunology, and neonatology 

Things that make me me are: growing up in a small town, love of cooking, being a mommy to my crazy wonderful dogs 

I'm not only a doctor, I also like to: host dinner parties, go shopping, play with my dogs, spend time with my boyfriend and friends 

To get myself motivated I think of: my responsibility to my patients. I think about how much I don't know yet, and it motivates me to read and learn more. 

The hours I spend warm and cozy with a book I'm reading: (sigh)...Twilight :) 

With popcorn in hand the movie I'm watching is: Pride and Prejudice 

Without a DVR on my cable box I'd miss (or I'm in front of the TV so I won't miss): Lost! 

On my iPod, iTouch, iPhone, iMac, iPad, etc. I listen to: Wilco, Coldplay, and whatever catchy songs I've heard on the radio lately. 

When friends and family come visit me in Little Rock, I love to take them to: Cafe Bossa Nova, Cheers, and Satellite Cafe. 

I chose the UAMS Pediatrics Residency Program because it's wonderful and...: Just walking through the front doors of ACH makes me happy. The residents and faculty are so kind and supportive, I just knew it was the place for me!

Name: Nick Gowen
Home Town: Little Rock
Medical School: UAMS
When I study medicine, I most enjoying learning about: physiology, specifically the magic that makes the simplest of human events possible.
Things that make me me are: playing sports, being sarcastic, hating reality tv, trying to be the best doctor I can be
I'm not only a doctor, I also like to: play basketball, football, and baseball (or softball), and watch movies
To get myself motivated I think of: all of the questions to which I don't know the answers
The hours I spend warm and cozy with a book I'm reading: books by Cormac McCarthy or books about the mafia or the CIA, or most of the time watching TV.
With popcorn in hand the movie I'm watching is: I don't eat that much popcorn but I watch lots of movies, basically all of them except for horror movies (which I find stupid) and chick flicks (which I watch when my girlfriend makes me).  I think I most enjoy psychological thrillers (Fight Club, Shutter Island, The Machinist) and comedies.
Without a DVR on my cable box I'd miss (or I'm in front of the TV so I won't miss): adult cartoons, The Daily Show and Colbert Report, and shows produced by basic cable networks
On my iPod, iTouch, iPhone, iMac, iPad, etc. I listen to: MGMT, The Heavy, Modest Mouse, and Beck for starters
When friends and family come visit me in Little Rock, I love to take them to:  Most of my people are well acquainted with LR, but we like to go to Gaucho's.
I chose the UAMS Pediatrics Residency Program because it's wonderful and...: full of people who find the balance of being happy and hard working, fun yet dedicated.

Name:  Kendall D. Wagner
Home Town: Waldron, Arkansas 
Medical School: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 
When I study medicine, I most enjoying learning about: Preventative Care and Management of Chronic Disease 
Things that make me me are: I like to be in the middle of the action and not on the sidelines. I usually dress up, even when I don't have to do so.  I enjoy walking with my wonderful wife, Kathie.  I am a preacher's kid.  I am a diehard Razorbacks Fan.  I grew up on a small family farm in rural Arkansas. 
I’m not only a doctor, I also like to:  Be involved in my church; Go to the lake or just be outdoors with my wife, Kathie; Cook, expecially outside!
To get myself motivated I think of:  All of the people who have supported my dreams and helped me to become who I am now.  
The hours I spend warm and cozy with a book I’m reading:  Inspirational Novels, The Bible, and let's face the truth, Nelson's and Harrison's 
With popcorn in hand the movie I’m watching is:  The Bourne Series and Ocean's Series.
Without a DVR on my cable box I’d miss (or I’m in front of the TV so I won’t miss):  NCIS (Gibbs and Dinozo are my heroes!)  
On my iPod, iTouch, iPhone, iMac, iPad, etc. I listen to:  I am a country music fan, but like to mix in some classics like Guns-n-Roses and AC-DC.  I also like contempory christian music as well.  
When friends and family come visit me in Little Rock, I love to take them to:  The Big Dam Bridge, The State Capitol, Johnny Carino's.
I chose the UAMS Pediatrics Residency Program because it’s wonderful and…:  ACH does so much for the childern of the state of Arkansas.  We have so many dedicated and quality physcians that truly care about the health of the patients we serve.  I am dedicated to improving the health of Arkansas children and I know ACH will equip me to do so.   

Name: Heather Young
Home Town: London/Russellville, AR
Medical School: UAMS
When I study medicine, I most enjoying learning about:  infectious diseases and public health
Things that make me me are: that i like to believe that I'm a fairly open-minded and independent thinker and hopefully act like one.  I have a deep sense of wanderlust and I try to always learn about different peoples' beliefs and customs.
I'm not only a doctor, I also like to:  run, read, travel, throw parties, cook, and hang out with my wonderful friends.
To get myself motivated I think of: myself ultimately succeeding in my goals and how awesome it will be when I'm finally doing everything i've dreamed of doing. 
The hours I spend warm and cozy with a book I'm reading: historical fiction novels that just suck you into another world with wonderful characters.  Bonus if the novel is set in a country I'm not familiar with.  But God forbid it be badly written. 
With popcorn in hand the movie I'm watching is: usually not horror movies or chick flicks.  Favorite movies of all time (in no particular order):  Pirates of the Caribbean, the lives of others (German flick), pineapple express, the hangover, I am Sam, and Goodbye, Lenin.   Without a DVR on my cable box I'd miss (or I'm in front of the TV so I won't miss):  I'm anti-television.  
On my iPod, iTouch, iPhone, iMac, iPad, etc. I listen to:  indie rock and alternate country
When friends and family come visit me in Little Rock, I love to take them to:  the zoo, especially my nieces, age 2 and 4.  Pinnacle mountain, the big dam bridge, any number of fantastic restaurants, or my house for a dinner party.  
I chose the UAMS Pediatrics Residency Program because it's wonderful and...: the people here are fantastic.

Name:  Megan Davis 
Intern Year:  2011-2012! 
Home Town:  Shawnee, OK  
Medical School:  The University of Oklahoma 
When I study medicine, I most enjoying learning about:   Cardiovascular Pathophysiology                                                                         
Things that make me me are: I'm the middle child of a wonderful family. I'm the aunt of a 14 month old little boy that brings so much joy to our family through his curiosity for life. I like to try new things. I like to be different, even if it means just wearing fun socks with my scrubs. And I'm an Episcopalian. 
I’m not only a doctor, I also like to: I love to spend time with family and friends. I like to read, work outside in my garden, knit, and go visit antique stores and estate sales. I love decorating and refinishing furniture.   
To get myself motivated I think of:  A deadline. 
The hours I spend warm and cozy with a book I’m reading:   A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving 
With popcorn in hand the movie I’m watching is:   MegaMind. Greatest movie ever. And it gets funnier every time I watch it.  
Without a DVR on my cable box I’d miss (or I’m in front of the TV so I won’t miss):   A few more shows than I'd like to admit...like Desperate Housewives, Castle, The Bachelor/Bachelorette,  Modern Family, and Glee just to name a few.     
On my iPod, iTouch, iPhone, iMac, iPad or old school CD player I listen to:  Lots of different music. My litle sister is great about finding new and little known artists. 
When friends and family come visit me in Little Rock, I can’t wait to take them to:  Pinnacle Mountain. I may have to start a training program, but I'm going to hike that thing before residency is over. 
I chose the UAMS Pediatrics Residency Program because it’s wonderful and…:   It really is wonderful. Everyone involved in the program from the faculty to the housestaff office staff to my fellow residents are helpful, encouraging, and supportive. It makes residency enjoyable.  

Name:  Melanie Mier
Intern Year:  2011-2012!
Home Town:  New Iberia, LA
Medical School:  LSUHSC Shreveport
When I study medicine, I most enjoying learning about:  the wide variety of pathologies and how they affect people differently  
Things that make me me are:  my love for other people, family, and friends
I’m not only a doctor, I also like to: Read, walk, shop, travel
To get myself motivated I think of:  My family
The hours I spend warm and cozy with a book I’m reading:  Shopaholic Series
With popcorn in hand the movie I’m watching is:  Romantic comedies or Harry Potter
Without a DVR on my cable box I’d miss (or I’m in front of the TV so I won’t miss): Glee, Grey’s Anatomy, Burn Notice    
On my iPod, iTouch, iPhone, iMac, iPad or old school CD player I listen to: Country music and pop
When friends and family come visit me in Little Rock, I can’t wait to take them to:  all the parks
I chose the UAMS Pediatrics Residency Program because it’s wonderful and…:  I enjoyed all the people I met                                                    

Name: Madison Orsburn
Intern Year:  2011-2012!
Home Town:  Dardanelle,AR
Medical School:  UAMS
When I study medicine, I most enjoying learning about:  The history of medicine. I love reading about how intelligent, compassionate, and sometimes lucky my predecessors in medicine have been! 
Things that make me me are:  My faith, my parents, my wife Joanna, my son Ethan, and the razorbacks
I’m not only a doctor, I also like to:  Read, jog, ride my bike, sit in porch swings, eat crushed iceTo get myself motivated I think of:  How blessed I am to be in the position that I’m in and the great responsibility that goes along with that!
The hours I spend warm and cozy with a book I’m reading: CS Lewis, Francis Chan, Dallas Willard
With popcorn in hand the movie I’m watching is:  Field of Dreams
Without a DVR on my cable box I’d miss (or I’m in front of the TV so I won’t miss): The Office, Community, Parks and Recreation
On my iPod, iTouch, iPhone, iMac, iPad or old school CD player I listen to: Bebo Norman, Tenth Avenue North
When friends and family come visit me in Little Rock, I can’t wait to take them to:  Any of the awesome parks and trails we have here
I chose the UAMS Pediatrics Residency Program because it’s wonderful and…:  The people here make it fun to do what you love

Name:  Vidya Pai
Intern Year: 2011-2012
Home Town: Hot Springs, Arkansas
Medical School: St. Matthew's University
When I study medicine, I most enjoy learning about: the pathophysiology of disease and how amazing the human body truly is
Things that make me me are: my life experiences, outgoing personality, and the fact that I'm a Texas Longhorn at heart !
I’m not only a doctor, I also like to: cook ( or at least try to), sew, travel, spend time with family & friends, and learn about photography 
To get myself motivated I think of: everything that I still want to learn and all the people I can help with that knowledge
The hours I spend warm and cozy with a book I’m reading: Tuesdays With Morrie and anything else by Mitch Albom, medical nonfiction books, and many others...
With popcorn in hand the movie I’m watching is: Oceans 11, Catch Me If You Can, The Terminal, Patch Adams, and let's face it - anything Disney!
Without a DVR on my cable box I’d miss (or I’m in front of the TV so I won’t miss): House, Grey's Anatomy, NCIS, American Idol, & of course anything on HGTV/Food Network
On my iPod, iTouch, iPhone, iPad or old school CD player etc. I listen to: Wideawake, Dave Matthews, John Mayer, Ryan Adams, Coldplay
When friends and family come visit me in Little Rock, I can’t wait to take them to: The River Market - particularly the Farmers Market because everybody knows, the best watermelon comes from Arkansas!
I chose the UAMS Pediatrics Residency Program because it’s wonderful and…: the people are truly amazing!

Name: Donnia Rebello
Intern Year: 2011-2012!
Home Town: Memphis, TN
Medical School: UAMS
When I study medicine, I most enjoying learning about: Genetics, Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
Things that make me me are: my quiet inquisitive nature and unique perspective
I’m not only a doctor, I also like to: hike and photograph water, people's eyes, weather and flowers
To get myself motivated I think of: people in worse situations and my family
The hours I spend warm and cozy with a book I’m reading: endless
With popcorn in hand the movie I’m watching is: a romantic comedy
I Hulu or watch online: Chuck, No Ordinary Family, Off the Map, Outsourced, Royal Pains, Covert Affairs, and Doctor Who
On my iPod, iTouch, iPhone, iPad or old school CD player etc. I listen to: my own mixes of artists and songs
When friends and family come visit me in Little Rock, I can’t wait to take them to: Pinnacle, the River, Big Dam Bridge, out to eat, the Clinton Library, Central High School, and the lobbies of ACH and UAMS
I chose the UAMS Pediatrics Residency Program because it’s wonderful and…: I love the people and the opportunities to learn here!

Name:  Clark Watson
Intern Year:  2011-2012!
Home Town:  Little Rock, AR
Medical School:  UAMS
When I study medicine, I most enjoying learning about:  Physiology and Pathology 
Things that make me me are:  My family, my wife, and my friends.
I’m not only a doctor, I also like to:  Play the guitar, the drums, and various sports
To get myself motivated I think of:  The time I spent with my sister while she was being treated at Arkansas Children’s Hospital and all those that worked with my family while we were there.
The hours I spend warm and cozy with a book I’m reading:  Probably some young adult novel introduced to me by my wife or medical review books.
With popcorn in hand the movie I’m watching is:  Nothing too serious.
Without a DVR on my cable box I’d miss (or I’m in front of the TV so I won’t miss):  Big Bang Theory, How I Met Your Mother, I would probably miss most other shows.
On my iPod, iTouch, iPhone, iMac, iPad or old school CD player I listen to: Pretty much everything except Country.  I don’t dislike it, just don’t listen to it.
When friends and family come visit me in Little Rock, I can’t wait to take them to:  The River Market and the Heights.
I chose the UAMS Pediatrics Residency Program because it’s wonderful and…:  It is where I first became interested in the medical field.