“UAMS has facilitated my career development while supporting work-life balance. I feel blessed to work at UAMS where my colleagues are my friends."
Laura Sisterhen, MD.
Residency: 2001-2004
General Pediatrics-Hospitalist
Med School: Univ. of Tennessee
Housestaff
Where do our residents go from here?
Approximately one-third of our pediatric and medicine-pediatric residents in the past four years chose to pursue fellowship training. Our graduates have an excellent record of achieving their desired fellowships at prestigious programs throughout the country.

- Originating Medical School

- Fellowship / Academic Medicine

- Private Practice
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Class of 2011
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Total Graduating Pediatric and Internal Medicine / Pediatric Residents = 27
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General Practice: 8
General Academic Pediatrics / Hospitalist: 7
Fellowships: 8
Chief Residency: 4
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Fellowship Destinations
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Allergy and Immunology
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University of Wisconsin
Madison, WI
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Emergency Medicine
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UAMS / Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Little Rock, AR
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Emergency Medicine
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University of Louisville/Kosiar Children's Hospital
Louisville, KY
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Emergency Medicine
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Children's Mercy Hospital
Kansas City, MO
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Hematology/Oncology
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Emory University
Atlanta, GA
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Hematology/Oncology
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Emory University
Atlanta, GA
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Infectious Disease
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Children's National Medical Center
Washington, DC
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NICU
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Children's Mercy Hospital
Kansas City, MO
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Class of 2010
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Total Graduating Pediatric and Internal Medicine / Pediatric Residents = 30
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General Practice: 7
General Academic Pediatrics / Hospitalist: 10
Fellowships: 11
Chief Residency: 2
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Fellowship Destinations
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Allergy and Immunology
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University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA
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Critical Care
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University of Utah Primary Children's Hospital
Salt Lake City, UT
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Emergency Medicine
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Southwestern University, Children's Medical Center
Dallas, TX
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Emergency Medicine
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Southwestern University, Children's Medical Center
Dallas, TX
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Emergency Medicine
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Children's Mercy Hospital
Kansas City, MO
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Hematology/Oncology
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UAMS / Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Little Rock, AR
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Hematology/Oncology
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AFLAC Children's Cancer Center at Egleston
Atlanta, GA
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NICU
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UAMS/ACH Peds Dept. of Neonatology
Little Rock, AR
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PICU
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UAMS / Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Little Rock, AR
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Children's National Medical Center
Washington, DC
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Boston Children's Hospital
Boston, MA
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Class of 2009 |
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Total Graduating Pediatric and Internal Medicine / Pediatric Residents = 26 |
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General Practice: 6 General Academic Pediatrics / Hospitalist: 9 Fellowships: 9 Chief Residency: 2 |
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Fellowship Destinations |
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Allergy and Immunology |
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Hematology / Oncology |
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Infectious Diseases |
UAMS / Arkansas Children’s Hospital |
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Neonatology |
UAMS / Arkansas Children’s Hospital |
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Pediatric Cardiology |
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Pediatric Cardiology |
UAMS / Arkansas Children’s Hospital |
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Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine |
UAMS |
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Rheumatology |
UAMS |
| Class of 2008 | |
| Total Graduating Pediatric and Internal Medicine/Pediatric Residents = 24 | |
| General Practice: 8 | |
| General Academic Pediatrics / Hospitalist: 6 | |
| Fellowships: 8 | |
| Chief Residency: 2 | |
| Fellowship Destinations | |
| Allergy and Immunology | Children's Mercy |
| Kansas City, Missouri | |
| Behavior and Development | UAMS/Arkansas Children's Hospital |
| Little Rock, AR | |
| Pediatric Critical Care | University of Wisconsin |
| Milwaukee, WI | |
| Pediatric Critical Care | University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center |
| Dallas, TX | |
| Pediatric Emergency Medicine | UAMS/Arkansas Children's Hospital |
| Little Rock, AR | |
| Infectious Diseases | University of Utah |
| Salt Lake City, UT | |
| Neonatology | UAMS |
| Little Rock, AR | |
| Pulmonary and Critical Care (Adult) | UAMS |
| Little Rock, AR | |
| Class of 2007 | |
| Total Graduating Pediatric and Internal Medicine/Pediatric Residents = 20 | |
| General Practice: 8 | |
| General Academic Pediatrics/Hospitalist: 2 | |
| Fellowships: 8 | |
| Chief Residency: 2 | |
| Fellowship Destinations | |
| Behavior and Development | UAMS/Arkansas Children's Hospital |
| Little Rock, AR | |
| Cardiology | University of North Carolina |
| Chapel Hill, NC | |
| Pediatric Critical Care | Northwestern University |
| Evanston, IL | |
| Pediatric Emergency Medicine | Baylor College of Medicine |
| Houston, TX | |
| Pediatric Emergency Medicine | UAMS/Arkansas Children's Hospital |
| Little Rock, AR | |
| Pediatric Emergency Medicine | University of Louisville |
| Louisville, KY | |
| Hematology / Oncology (2) | Washington University |
| St. Louis, MO | |
| Class of 2006 | |
| Total Graduating Pediatric and Internal Medicine/Pediatric Residents = 23 | |
| General Practice: 9 | |
| General Academic Pediatrics/Hospitalist: 5 | |
| Fellowships: 7 | |
| Chief Residency: 2 | |
| Fellowship Destinations | |
| Adolescent Medicine | Riley's Children's Hosp, Indiana University |
| Indianapolis, IN | |
| Allergy/Immunology | National Jewish Medical Center |
| Denver, CO | |
| Pediatric Critical Care | UAMS/Arkansas Children's Hospital |
| Little Rock, AR | |
| Pediatric Critical Care | University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center |
| Dallas, TX | |
| Pediatric Emergency Medicine | UAMS/Arkansas Children's Hospital |
| Little Rock, AR | |
| Neonatology | University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center |
| Dallas, TX | |
| Class of 2005 | |
| Total Graduating Pediatric and Internal Medicine/Pediatric Residents = 23 | |
| General Practice/Hospitalist: 11 | |
| Fellowships: 10 | |
| Chief Residency: 2 | |
| Fellowship Destinations | |
| Academic General Pediatrics | Vanderbilt University |
| Nashville, TN | |
| Academic General Pediatrics | Medical University of South Carolina |
| Charleston, SC | |
| Allergy/Immunology | University of Missouri |
| Kansas City, MO | |
| Pediatric Cardiology | University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center |
| Dallas, TX | |
| Pediatric Emergency Medicine | UAMS/Arkansas Children's Hospital |
| Little Rock, AR | |
| Neonatology | UAMS/Arkansas Children's Hospital |
| Little Rock, AR | |
| Neonatology | Vanderbilt University |
| Nashville, TN | |
| Neonatology | University of Alabama |
| Birmingham, AL | |
| Neurology | University of Alabama |
| Birmingham, AL | |
| Rheumatology | UAMS/Arkansas Children's Hospital |
| Little Rock, AR | |
| Class of 2004 | |
| Total Graduating Pediatric and Internal Medicine/Pediatric Residents = 25 | |
| General Practice/Hospitalist: 16 | |
| Fellowships: 7 | |
| Chief Residency: 2 | |
| Fellowship Destinations | |
| Allergy/Immunology | Duke University |
| Chapel Hill, NC | |
| Allergy/Immunology | John Hopkins University |
| Baltimore, MD | |
| Allergy/Immunology | Univeristy of Wisconsin |
| Madison, WI | |
| Endocrinology | UAMS/Arkansas Children's Hospital |
| Little Rock, AR | |
| Gastroenterology | Vanderbilt University |
| Nashville, TN | |
| Neonatology | UAMS/Arkansas Children's Hospital |
| Little Rock, AR | |
| Neonatology | University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center |
| Dallas, TX | |



