Implementation Science Scholar Program

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.

2025 Scholars

Paige Beck, M.D., Ph.D.

Saritha Ranabohtu, M.D.

Tisha Deen, Ph.D.

2022 Scholars

Chelsea Mathews, M.D.

Jarna Shah, M.D.

Shruti Tewar, MBBS, MPH

Stephen Foster, M.D.

Veronica M. Raney, M.D.

2021 Scholars

Amit Agarwal, MBBS, MD

Holly D. Maples, PharmD

Shipra Bansal, MD

Spyridoula Maraka, MD, MS

2020 Scholars

Aravindhan Veerapandiyan, MD

Elizabeth Riley, DNP, RNC-NIC, CNE

Kyle J. Kalkwarf, MD

Laura Jean Hobart-Porter, DO

Riley Lipschitz, MD

2019 Scholars

Debopam Samanta, MD

Emily Kocurek, MD

Jonathan Goree, MD

Kapil Arya, MD

Megha Sharma, MD, FAAP

Contact: Jenny Naylor, jnaylor@uams.edu