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Implementation Science Scholar Program

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IS Scholar Program Information

This is a two-year program which combines training in implementation science with mentored support of a implementation-related project in the faculty member’s clinical area.

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Program Information

The Implementation Science Scholar Program funds faculty interested in learning more about how to implement new practice guidelines and/or other implementation or de-implementation approaches that will improve medical care.

Using the principles of implementation science, the program includes 10 didactic sessions per year, as well as oversight and mentoring for experiential implementation science projects. The two-year program will provide 20% salary support and prepare faculty to publish the results of their implementation science projects. Scholars who want to pursue research grants to expand their accomplishments will receive assistance from the UAMS Center for Implementation Research.

The program is open to UAMS faculty, Arkansas Children’s and Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System faculty.

2022 Scholars

Stephen Foster, M.D.
Chelsea Mathews, M.D.
Veronica M. Raney, M.D.
Jarna Shah, M.D.
Shruti Tewar, MBBS, MPH

2021 Scholars

Amit Agarwal, MBBS, MD
Amit Agarwal, MBBS, MD
Holly Maples, PharmD
Holly D. Maples, PharmD
Shipra Bansal, MD
Shipra Bansal, MD
Spyridoula Maraka, MD, MS
Spyridoula Maraka, MD, MS

2020 Scholars

Aravindhan Veerapandiyan, MD
Aravindhan Veerapandiyan, MD
Elizabeth Riley, DNP, RNC-NIC, CNE
Elizabeth Riley, DNP, RNC-NIC, CNE
Kyle Kalkwarf, MD
Kyle J. Kalkwarf, MD
Laura Jean Hobart-Porter, DO
Laura Jean Hobart-Porter, DO
Riley Lipschitz, MD
Riley Lipschitz, MD

2019 Scholars

Debopam Samanta, MD
Debopam Samanta, MD
Emily Kocurek, MD
Emily Kocurek, MD
Jonathan Goree, MD
Jonathan Goree, MD
Kapil Arya, MD
Kapil Arya, MD
Megha Sharma, MD, FAAP
Megha Sharma, MD, FAAP

Contact: Cindy Mosley, CLMosley@uams.edu

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