Dr. Michael Macechko serves as the Program Director for the UAMS Northwest Family Medicine Residency Program that partners with our rural residency program. He also serves as the Site Director for Washington Regional Medical Center and the UAMS Family Medical Center, where RTP residents train in the PGY-1 year. Dr. Macechko graduated from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in 2009 and completed his Family Medicine Residency at the UAMS Northwest Family Medicine Program in 2012.
Dr. Macechko moved to Fayetteville at a young age, then graduated from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, in 2005. He enjoys spending time with his wife, Merin, and their children, Henry & Anna Kate, and watching Razorback Sports, along with any outdoor activity.
Dr. Macechko completed a two-year UAMS Regional Programs Academic Fellowship. His special interests are resident health and well-being, geriatrics, pediatrics, preventative care, and chronic disease management.
On July 1, 2020, Dr. Macechko became Program Director for the UAMS Northwest Family Medicine Residency program in Fayetteville.