HJAR Nov/Dec 2023

HEALTHCARE JOURNAL OF ARKANSAS I  NOV / DEC 2023 37 For weekly eNews updates and to read the journal online, visit HealthcareJournalAR.com in addition to commissioning 12 other physicians for fellowship training in specialty fields. “The collaboration between Baptist Health and UAMS continues to develop ideas and strategies to address the physician shortages in our com- munities and this is just another example of the ongoing commitment of our organizations,” said Cody Walker, president of Baptist Health Medical Center-North Little Rock. “The education here on our hospital campus is providing new access to life-changing care for Arkansans and beyond.” The Baptist Health-UAMS Medical Education Program has welcomed 43 residents in 2023 for training in internal medicine, family medicine, psychiatry, and transitional year programs. Within the next two years, it will grow to a total of 117 residents once all four programs have reached full maturation. Baptist Health and the UAMS College of Med- icine partnered in 2018 to create the four resi- dency programs in response to an ongoing national shortage of primary care physicians and the expanding healthcare needs in Arkansas. Pro- grams began resident training in 2019. Studies show that physicians are more likely to practice close to where they did their residencies: 75% stay within 75 miles of where they trained. Baptist Health Medical Center-North Little Rock has the full-service complement necessary for the training of residents in the inpatient, outpatient, and subspecialty clinical settings. Residents are exposed to a variety of adult medicine diagno- ses, medical conditions, and patient populations. Ranging in length between one to four years, each program is accredited by the Accrediting Council of Graduate Medical Education. For more information about the Baptist Health- UAMS Medical Education Program, visit baptis- thealth-uams-gme.org . Baptist Health Opens New Family Clinic in Conway Jovan Baker, MD, is now seeing patients at Baptist Health Family Clinic-Salem Road, which recently opened in West Conway. Baker received a medical education from the American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine in Sint Maarten. She later completed residency training at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. “My philosophy tends to emphasize preven- tion,” said Baker. “However, if illness or disease is present, my goal is to work together with my patients on an evidence-based treatment plan that works for them. I believe that in order to deliver the best care possible, there should be a team effort between a doctor and a patient.” Baker is board-certified in family medicine. Baptist Health Family Clinic-Salem Road is located at 605 Salem Road, Suite B3, next to Great American Cookies/Marble Slab Cream- ery. The clinic’s hours are Monday-Friday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Cardiologist Stephen Broughton, MD, Joins CHI St. Vincent Cardiology andMedicine Clinic in Little Rock CHI St. Vincent announced that cardiologist Stephen Broughton, MD, has joined the team of specialists at the CHI St. Vincent Cardiology and Medicine Clinic in Little Rock. Broughton is now seeing patients at the clinic, located at 5315 West 12th St. After attending medical school at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock, Broughton completed a residency in internal medicine at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Most recently, Broughton completed an interventional cardiol- ogy fellowship training immediately following a cardiology fellowship program at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Broughton is certified in cardiovascular medicine and interventional car- diology by the American Board of Internal Med- icine and is a member of the National Medical Association, the American Heart Association, and the Association of Black Cardiologists. Baptist Health Surgical and Specialty Clinic-Conway Welcomes Endocrinologist Anvitha Ankireddypalli, MD Anvitha Ankireddypalli, MD, recently joined Baptist Health Surgical and Specialty Clinic-Con- way as an endocrinologist. Ankireddypalli, received a medical education from JSS Medical College, based in Mysuru, Karnataka, India. She later completed residency training in internal medicine at St. Barnabas Medical Center, Rutgers University in New Jer- sey and a fellowship in endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism at the University of Minnesota. Ankireddypalli is board-certified by the Ameri- can Board of Internal Medicine. Baptist Health Surgical and Specialty Clinic- Conway is located at 650 United Drive, Suite 240, in Conway Medical Park and directly across from Baptist Health Medical Center-Conway. UAMS, UAHTOffers College Credit for CHW Training Program Participants in the community health worker (CHW) training program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) are now eligible to receive college credit for completing the training, thanks to a partnership between UAMS and the University of Arkansas Hope-Tex- arkana (UAHT). CHWs are trusted members of their commu- nity who work within their communities to help Stephen Broughton, MD Anvitha Ankireddypalli, MD