University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine Addiction Medicine (Multidisciplinary) fellowship in Little Rock, AR is listed by AAMC with ERAS status “Participating” for the 2027 cycle. Use the official program page for curriculum, training sites, eligibility, and current contacts.
About the program
A one-year ACGME-accredited addiction medicine fellowship in the UAMS Department of Psychiatry, open to graduates of eight specialties and leading to ABPM board eligibility. Training is split between UAMS and the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, with VA consultation-liaison, residential rehab, and outpatient addiction rotations plus co-occurring disorder inpatient and addiction consult blocks at UAMS. Weekly specialty clinics cover women's mental health, medication-assisted treatment, pain management, adolescent substance use, and transplant evaluation, with the national ACAAM didactic curriculum and protected research time.
Summarized from the program’s official website, checked October 4, 2026. Confirm details with the program.
PGY salaries
PGY salaries have not been verified for this program.
Program leadership and contact
- Program director
- Shona Ray-Griffith, M.D.
- Program coordinator
- Cheryl Shelton, BS, CMP
- Assistant Program Director
- Payton Lea, M.D.
- Address
- 4301 W. Markham St, 843-A Little Rock, AR 72205
- cshelton@uams.edu
- Phone
- 501-364-1992
Contact details checked October 4, 2026.
Program and application links
Review the official program page for training sites, curriculum, eligibility, required documents, deadlines, interview policy, visa sponsorship, and current openings.