Thomas K. Schulz has been named director of the internal medicine residency program under development at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences northwest Arkansas campus in Fayetteville, the school announced Tuesday.
Schulz has been appointed an associate professor in the Department of Internal Medicine of the UAMS College of Medicine. As director of the regional residency program, he will prioritize seeing the new program through the accreditation process as well as direct activities of the Northwest Arkansas Graduate Medical Education Consortium, a professional committee of area medical center directors and residency coordinators, according to a UAMS press release.
Upon accreditation, the postgraduate program hopes to admit eight physicians annually for a three-year specialized residency, the university said. During the residency, those physicians strengthen their skills caring for patients in hospitals and clinics in the region under supervision of experienced physician specialists.
“Internal medicine is a major primary care need in northwest Arkansas, largely because of the broad spectrum of acute symptoms and chronic diseases that these specialists are specifically trained to diagnose and treat,” said Peter Kohler, vice chancellor for UAMS’ northwest Arkansas campus. “Dr. Schulz brings the leadership we need to move forward with development and accreditation of this residency program, which will increase the number of internal medicine physicians starting their career in the region.”
Schulz practices hematology and medical oncology and is board certified in internal medicine, medical oncology and hematology. In addition to his appointment with the UAMS Department of Internal Medicine, Schulz has an appointment in the Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks in Fayetteville.
He previously served as an associate professor of internal medicine at the University of Kansas School of Medicine – Wichita.
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