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The Department of Pediatrics is the largest department of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine. Our department is comprised of more than 300 primary faculty, 100 advanced practice providers, and more than 500 total physicians in the pediatric healthcare system at Arkansas Children’s. Arkansas Children’s Hospital includes a dedicated pediatrics medical campus that spans more than 36 city blocks in Little Rock and is anchored by a 336-bed freestanding children’s hospital. We also have a second pediatric hospital, Arkansas Children’s Northwest, located in Springdale, Arkansas, approximately three hours from Little Rock, that is expanding from its current 24 pediatric patient beds to 96 beds.

The Arkansas Children’s Research Institute encompasses more than 200,000 square feet of wet and dry lab research space, and a large, dedicated animal facility. The ACRI includes 66 investigators, and our Department of Pediatrics is ranked #25 in the country amongst all pediatric departments/pediatric research institutes in NIH funding. The Arkansas Children’s Foundation is a robust fundraising enterprise that has yielded countless gifts, including 42 endowed chairs in the department and hospital.