About the Department
The Department of Physician Assistant Studies is dedicated to excellence in health care education. We ensure students acquire broad medical knowledge and clinical skills, emphasizing compassionate care and cultural humility. Graduates are prepared to serve diverse patient populations in collaboration with a licensed physician. Through innovation and collaboration, we help shape health care’s future.
Master of Physician Assistant Studies Program
The program is a continuous 28-month, full-time professional program. The program strives to prepare physician assistants in a broad range of medical knowledge and skills and educate them to provide high-quality and compassionate health care to diverse patient populations with the supervision of a licensed physician. Upon completion of the degree requirements, students are awarded a Master of Physician Assistant Studies.
Learn MoreDepartment of Physician Assistant Studies News and Announcements
Heroes Against Hunger 5K Raises More Than $10,000 for the Food for Kids Program
The 13th annual Heroes Against Hunger 5K brought together 226 participants on Saturday, October 3, raising over $10,000 for the Arkansas Foodbank’s Food for Kids program. Participants ran with their dogs or walked with family. Festivities included face and pumpkin painting, a bounce house, rescue dogs, board breaking with the American Taekwondo Association, and local […]
Read more
Physician Assistant Program Represents Arkansas in National Advocacy
Representatives from the Physician Assistant program attended the American Academy of PAs Leadership & Advocacy Summit in Washington, DC. The group met with staffers of Sen. Tom Cotton, Rep. French Hill, Rep. Bruce Westerman, and with Sen. John Boozman to ask for support on the Professional Student Degree Act (HR6178) & the Improving Access to […]
Read more
Physician Assistant Faculty and Students Participate in PA Day at the Capitol
Thursday, Oct. 15, was PA Day at the Capitol, an annual advocacy opportunity to raise awareness of the PA profession among legislators and other members of Arkansas state government. This year, UAMS PA students and faculty joined PAs from across the state to engage with legislators and discuss important healthcare issues impacting Arkansans. The event […]
Read more
PA Faculty Shine at National PA Educators Forum
Three Physician Assistant faculty recently presented original projects at thePhysician Assistant Education Association (PAEA) Forum in Austin, TX. ChanceGee presented two posters including “Clinical Reasoning Practicals EnhancePhysician Assistant Student Competence,” and Aaron Woodall and Audra Wilsonpresented a poster titled, “Strengthening PA Exams Through Structured FacultyPeer Review.” Additionally, Audra Wilson served as a facilitator of a […]
Read moreWant to read more stories like these?
Accreditation
The Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc. (ARC-PA) has granted Accreditation-Continued status to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Physician Assistant Program sponsored by University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Accreditation-Continued is an accreditation status granted when a currently accredited program is in compliance with the ARC-PA Standards.
Accreditation remains in effect until the program closes or withdraws from the accreditation process or until accreditation is withdrawn for failure to comply with the Standards. The approximate date for the next validation review of the program by the ARC-PA will be October 2036. The review date is contingent upon continued compliance with the Accreditation Standards and ARC-PA policy.
The program’s accreditation history can be viewed on the ARC-PA
website at https://www.arc-pa.org/accreditation-history-university-of-
arkansas/.
Contact Information
Primary Contacts
General Information
Phone: 501-686‐7211
Fax: 501-686-7216
Email: PAProgram@UAMS.edu
Edward Williams, DMSc, M.Ed., PA-C, DFAAPA
Chair and Program Director
Email: ELWilliams2@UAMS.edu
Linda Haubenstein
Executive Assistant I
Email: LGHaubenstein@UAMS.edu
Mailing Address
Department of Physician Assistant Studies
College of Health Professions
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
4301 W. Markham St., Slot 772
Little Rock, AR 72205