Didactic/Workshop Schedules

PGY1 at Rural Track Related Program (RTRP) site

Recurring Meetings

The UAMS Regional Centers Sponsoring Institution requires resident and faculty attendance from all FM programs around the state of Arkansas to attend the Family Medicine Grand Rounds series remotely* via Zoom platform.

All UAMS Regional Centers FM faculty, including rural faculty, are expected to prepare and present at least one “Family Medicine Grand Rounds” in a 3-year interval. Attendance is taken by the administrative staff at the UAMS Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, and CME credit is awarded for this activity.

Each PGY2 and PGY3 RTRP resident presents an “Adverse Event Analysis” presentation during the year. In addition, each PGY3 RTRP resident is assigned to deliver a “Pick a Topic” (general Family Medicine topic) lecture during the year.

Thursday afternoon workshops and study groups are faculty-led sessions with a grouping of 2-4 similar topics. Resident clinics are closed on these afternoons so residents may attend, and these sessions can be held in the hospital GME space to allow for residents on hospital service to attend when possible.

RTRP/RTP PGY1 recurring didactics/workshops (AY 2024-2025):

RTP PGY2/PGY3 at RTP sites

Recurring Meetings

All of the RTRP recurring meetings on Friday at the noon hour will be available to attend remotely* via Zoom platform for the RTP residents when they move to the rural sites. These didactics will not be required for PGY2 & PGY3 rural residents, but if their time allows, the residents will be encouraged to attend remotely*. The Family Medicine Grand Rounds* series is required by the Sponsoring Institution on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month at noon. UAMS Internal Medicine Grand Rounds** occurs weekly on Thursdays at noon via Zoom platform from the main College of Medicine campus in Little Rock. Arkansas Children’s Hospital Northwest Grand Rounds*** occurs on the 1st and 2nd Friday of each month at noon, to supplement pediatrics didactics. Remote links to attend these valuable sessions are available for the RTP residents and rural faculty. CME credit is awarded to faculty for attendance.

RTP Recurring Didactics (AY 2024-2025):

MSK/Sports Medicine topics 2nd Tuesday each month, Dr. Alice Martinson

FM Topics with Rural Faculty include some of the following on the first Wednesday of each month:

1. Hospital Medicine – Dr. Taylor
2. Palliative & Hospice Care – Dr. Taylor
3. Outpatient Management of HIV – Dr. Horton
4. Wound Care – Dr. Fausett
5. Public Health Issues – Dr. Horton-Bertrand
6. Addiction Medicine – Dr. Daidone
7. MSK outpatient – Dr. Martinson
8. A Fib – Dr. Taylor
9. Sleep Apnea – Dr. Horton
10. CKD – Dr. Horton
11. USPSTF recommendations – Dr. Horton-Bertrand
12. Sports Medicine/OMT – Dr. Rowell
13. Care of the Hispanic population – Dr. Fausett
14. Diabetes and comorbidities – Dr. Horton
15. Annual Program Review meeting – Dr. Brimberry/Dr. Fausett
16. CKSA meeting – Dr. Horton-Bertrand
17. Issues around Endoscopy – Dr. Innes
18. Resident Wellness/Resident Retreat – Dr. Brimberry/Dr. Fausett

RTP Journal Club will be conducted by the faculty of the Eureka Springs FMP, including:

Dr. Jon Loudermilk, Dr. Stacey Burnett, Dr. Chris Lawrence and Dr. Nora Gibbons

Rotation-Specific Didactics

While some resources exist in the rural training sites for some curricular requirements to be delivered (Geriatrics, Hospice/Palliative Care, Addiction Medicine), including didactic sessions, some specific rotations are not easily resourced from the rural training sites. In these cases, rotations will be conducted remotely* with Zoom link to the RTRP faculty/course directors. As the rural program faculty and staff mature with experience, some of these specific rotations can be shifted to the rural site faculty (especially HSM2 and HSM3).

HSM2 rotation topics* (course director Dr. Derrick Gray):

• Dr. Naziarre Yves – Hospitalist Medicine
• Dr. James Stallcup – Indian Nation
• Dr. RoseMay Pierre – Veteran System
• Dr. Greta Jean – Rural Medicine
• Dr. Leticia Barksdale – Locum Tenums
• Dr. Cody Smith – Urgent Care
• Dr. Sam Cooke – Urgent Care
• Dr. Rex Porte – Strategies with Contracts/Group Practice
• Dr. Tracie Fullove – Community Clinic
• Dr. Brandon Gray – Sports Medicine Fellowship
• Dr. Carl Ross – Observation/Hospitalist Medicine
• Mr. Laith Smith – Financial Advisor
• Mrs. Melony Hilton/Sharon Theroit – State Volunteer Mutual Insurance Co

HSM3 rotation topics* (course director Dr. Derrick Gray):

• Cindy Green – Physician Loans/Mortgages ( Region’s Bank)
• Wendy Sheridan – CV development, interview tips, contract reviews, Credential & State Medical Board (UAMS)
• Erick Schermerhorn – CPA: Taxes, Estimated, Tax Brackets
• Rebecca Hurst (attorney, Smith & Hurst) and Suzanne Clark (Clark Law Firm) – Malpractice, Asset Protection, and Contract Issues
• James Stallcup/Stephanie Wickliffe – Cherokee Nation Recruitment
• Sharon Theriot/Jeff Woods/Melony Hilton (State Volunteer Mutual Insurance Co) – Risk Management, “Anatomy of a Lawsuit”
• Cathy Davis – Northwest Health System-Cathy Davis Northwest Laith Smith – Mutual Life
• Gary Berner, MD and Judd Semingson – Community Health Center
• Mark Thomas, MD/Larry Shackleford, CEO/Joni Farmer – Washington Regional Medical System

Behavior Health rotation topics* (course director Leigh Wade, LCSW):

• Communication: Listening styles, Communication, Empathy, Role Plays Cognitive Behavioral Techniques
• Social Determinants
• ACEs
• PTSD; Acute Stress
• Depression/Anxiety
• Gender Affirming Care
• Suicide – Assessment
• Bipolar
• Schizophrenia
• SLUMS
• Physician Wellbeing- Burnout (Self-Inventory and Interventions)
• Wellness Activities embedded throughout the days

Scholarly Activity rotation topics* (course director Dr. Hanna Jensen):

• How to do Research Well with Dr. Hanna Jensen
• Narrative Medicine with Dr. Casey Lee Kayser, UAF Dept. of English
• Biomedical Research Statistics with Dr. Hanna Jensen and Dr. Samantha Robinson UAF Dept. of Mathematical Sciences
• CLARA Submissions with Dr. Hanna Jensen

PGY3 RTP rural rotations

Geriatrics rotation topics: (course director Dr. Richard Taylor) – Each PGY3 RTP resident selects an additional topic and makes a presentation during the rotation:

• Preventive Care (Medicare Wellness)
• Health Effects of Social Isolation and Loneliness
• Understanding Medicare
• Cognitive Impairment
• Community-Based Organizations: Help in Caring for the Elderly
• Each resident selects an additional topic and makes a presentation during the rotation