Dr. Ronald Brimberry graduated from the UAMS College of Medicine in 1981 and was awarded the Dr. Winston K. Shorey Award by his classmates, recognizing his compassionate and humanitarian values. He completed his Family Medicine residency at the UAMS Department of Family and Preventive Medicine (DFPM) in 1984, and an Academic Family Medicine Fellowship in 1985. An Assistant Professor from 1985-1991, he was involved in the DFPM’s Predoctoral Education Division. From 1992-1996, he served as the UAMS Family Medicine Residency Program Director in Little Rock, then served as the Associate Director from 1996-1997. Dr. Brimberry received the Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award from the Little Rock UAMS Family Medicine residency graduating class of 1997.
From October 1997 through May 2000, Dr. Brimberry was in full-time private practice including obstetrics at the St. Vincent MetroCentre Health Clinic in Little Rock. He has always enjoyed all aspects of the practice of Family Medicine, including chronic disease management, preventive services for children and adults, women’s health care and continuity of care.
In June of 2000, Dr. Brimberry returned to academics to join the faculty in Fayetteville, AR as an Associate Professor in the UAMS-NW Family Medicine Residency. He served as the Medical Director for the UAMS-NW Family Medical Centers in Fayetteville and Springdale for over 10 years. In academic year 2019-2020, he was the Interim Family Medicine Residency Program Director until a permanent program director was hired. He served as one of the Associate Program Directors for a few years more.
In July of 2022, Dr. Brimberry became the inaugural Program Director for the newly accredited UAMS Regional Centers Rural Track Program (Berryville/Eureka Springs) Family Medicine Residency, one of the first RTP residencies in Arkansas. In 2023, he was promoted to Professor in the UAMS Department of Family and Preventive Medicine.