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.
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Celebrating a Ph.D. Milestone
Congratulations to Brittany Wilkerson, who was recently honored at the UAMS Graduate School Research Induction Ceremony! The ceremony recognizes Ph.D. students who have successfully passed their qualifying examination and formally advanced to Ph.D. candidacy. This milestone marks an important step in Brittany’s doctoral journey as she moves forward with her research and dissertation work. The […]
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Physician Assistant Students Go for Gold in the 6th Annual ENDO-lympics!
The first-year Physician Assistant students brought their endocrine knowledge, creativity and competitive spirit to the PA Program’s 6th annual Endo-lympics games in August! Teams representing different endocrine organs battled it out through an afternoon of games, camaraderie, and plenty of team spirit, complete with impressive team flags. When the final scores were tallied, the Dream […]
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A Well-Earned Stack of Celebration
The Physician Assistant faculty celebrated their first-year students’ completion of their first semester with a pancake breakfast in the Student Center in August! Edward Williams led the pancake-flipping charge, serving up stacks of hotcakes alongside plenty of smiles, conversation, and encouragement. After months of hard work, late-night studying, and conquering their first semester of PA […]
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UAMS Physician Assistant Class of 2026 Celebrated at Valediction Ceremony
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Physician Assistant (PA) Program’s Class of 2026 students celebrated the completion of their degrees in a valediction ceremony.
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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