University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
UAMS is the state’s only comprehensive academic health center, with colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Health Professions and Public Health; a graduate school; a hospital; a statewide network of regional centers; and seven institutes: the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, the Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute, the Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy, the Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute, the Psychiatric Research Institute, the Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging and the Translational Research Institute. Named best Little Rock metropolitan area hospital by U.S. News & World Report, it is the only adult Level 1 trauma center in the state. UAMS has more than 2,800 students and 790 medical residents. It is the state’s largest public employer with more than 10,000 employees, including about 1,000 physicians and other professionals who provide care to patients at UAMS, Arkansas Children’s Hospital, the VA Medical Center and UAMS’ Area Health Education Centers throughout the state.
ACCESS
ACCESS® is a 501c3 nonprofit offering evaluation services, full-time education, therapy, training, and activities for individuals ages 6 weeks – 35 years with language and learning disabilities. Founded in 1994, the center comprises ACCESS Early Childhood Program, ACCESS Academy, ACCESS Therapy, ACCESS Academic Therapy (specialized tutoring); ACCESS Life (a young adults day program), and the ACCESS Evaluation and Resource Center. In partnership with
Arkansas Rehabilitation Services, ACCESS operates the Project SEARCH® Arkansas program, an on-the-job internship program for young adults with developmental disabilities. The ACCESS Early Childhood campus is located at 10618 Breckenridge Drive; ACCESS Academy is located at 1500 N. Mississippi Street.
Arkansas Rehabilitation Services
Arkansas Rehabilitation Services‘ (ARS) mission is to prepare Arkansans with disabilities to work and lead productive and independent lives.
ARS has 19 field offices across the state serving all 75 counties.
To achieve its mission, Arkansas Rehabilitation Services provides a variety of training and career preparation programs.