"There is a friendly environment among students. Faculty are generally helpful." | Report Response

"Close nit, not competative between classmates" | Report Response

"Perhaps the best part about UAMS, to me, is its focus on teaching clinicians. Research does not interest me in the slightest, so the fact that most faculty are interested solely in making you a better doctor is fantastic." | Report Response

"The first two years are systems based/integrated, but at times they don't seem to be fully integrated, so sometimes things are either redundant or not emphasized enough. Overall, I would say they do a nice job, but there are definitely some frustrating moments." | Report Response

"focused on rural medicine and really want their students to stay in AR to practice" | Report Response

"The intent focus on primary care gets a bit old. There are some required primary care clerkships that many other schools do not include. I would prefer to not have rural health rammed down my throat at all times." | Report Response

"UAMS has been a great place to go to school. Great learning atmosphere." | Report Response

"I really love it overall!" | Report Response

"My classmates are awesome. UAMS seems to do an excellent job of admitting good people. While there are certainly plenty of stereotypical med students around, most people are very easy to get along with. The atmosphere is very relaxed and friendly, for the most part." | Report Response

"other than anatomyTh, about 2 hours/week" | Report Response

"not often" | Report Response

"Rarely. Obviously, anatomy lab is mandatory, but outside of that, you might have one class per week, at most, that's required. Usually it's one per 2 weeks." | Report Response

"dissector for anatomy" | Report Response

"All 1st year books" | Report Response

"The only book I feel is truly essential is Grant's Dissector. Others that helped me immensely are BRS Phys, Rohen's, RR Cell and Microbiology, Haines's Neuroanatomy atlas, and Lippincott's Biochem. Books that helped to a lesser extent were BRS Gross, Netter's, and BRS Neuro. I would not suggest buying any of the required texts at all beside the dissector and Haines's atlas." | Report Response

"most of them" | Report Response

"No 2nd year books" | Report Response

"Anything that's a big text book is a complete waste of money. You will not use it at all. The cell bio and biochem texts are particularly terrible." | Report Response

"some emphasis on family practice and the general specialities" | Report Response

"As I said, primary care is what everyone pushes you towards." | Report Response

"Reasonably priced and convenient, includes all utilities and cable; dorm style, studio, 1 br apt." | Report Response

"Campus housing includes anything from tiny single rooms to one-bedroom apartments. The prices are a bit high for the area, but you pay for convenience." | Report Response

"Most of them are fairly good." | Report Response

"good overall" | Report Response

"During cell bio and biochem, most are buried in their research and don't teach the subjects as med students need to know them very effectively. The rest of the year, they were excellent. Most second-year faculty are similarly exceptional." | Report Response

"Generally helpful and non-intimidating." | Report Response

"I'll let you know when I get there, but I hear they are very good teachers." | Report Response

"Letter, usually 10 point scale" | Report Response

"4.0/4.0" | Report Response

"A/B/C/D/F" | Report Response

"Letter" | Report Response

"A/B/C/D/F" | Report Response

"3rd year is totally randomly scheduled. Internal medicine, peds, OBGYN, Surgery, Neurology, Family medicine, Geriatrics, Psychiatry" | Report Response

"Unfortunately, we have no control over our rotation schedule. The required rotations are as follows: family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, surgery, OB/GYN, geriatrics, psychiatry, and neurology. A sub-I in family medicine, internal medicine, or pediatrics is required during 4th year." | Report Response

"I'm not sure, specifically." | Report Response

"Most of the hospitals are new and/or updated. The VA is pretty old." | Report Response

"Everything is brand new." | Report Response

"It's an underprivileged urban population, for the most part, but there are a significant amount of patients from the surrounding rural areas." | Report Response

"There are a decent amount of bars and restaurants near UAMS. Most people gather there to decompress." | Report Response

"Many graduates match into residencies in Arkansas or Texas with the intention of practicing here. Other who want to leave the state typically have no problems doing so." | Report Response

"From what I've heard, UAMS has a very good reputation for putting out strong residents." | Report Response

"The geriatrics, pediatrics, orthopedics, and neurosurgery programs are exceptionally strong here." | Report Response