Programme overview
Arkansas Children’s Hospital and the Arkansas Children’s Research Institute are looking to hire a research fellow for a two-year appointment. The research fellow will have the opportunity to work with both clinical research and basic science projects, and may tailor their time to focus on either, according to their interests. Clinical projects are currently underway under the umbrellas of surgical quality improvement, access to surgical care, and the impact of social determinants of health.
Source intake statement at last review: Official APSA training-positions directory listing; current intake not confirmed
A published programme or position count does not establish a current vacancy.
- Training and clinical exposure
- Directory-reported call requirement: every 4th nightCaptured from the official source listed below
International applicant assessment
Acceptance, medical registration and immigration are separate decisions. Clinical training does not automatically confer operative privileges.
- Can international surgeons apply?
- Eligibility unclear — confirm with the programmeCaptured from the official source listed below
- Clinical role and hands-on restrictions
- Research-led; clinical call as statedCaptured from the official source listed below
- Medical registration
- Not yet confirmed from an official sourceNot yet confirmed
- Language
- EnglishCaptured from the official source listed below
- Visa or work authorisation
- Not yet confirmed from an official sourceNot yet confirmed
Application timeline and contact
- Application deadline
- Not yet confirmed from an official sourceNot yet confirmed
- Commencement / intake
- Not yet confirmed from an official sourceNot yet confirmed
- Application cycle
- Not yet confirmed from an official sourceNot yet confirmed
- Published positions — not remaining vacancies
- Not yet confirmed from an official sourceNot yet confirmed
- How to apply
- Contact the programme as directed in the APSA directory listing.Captured from the official source listed below
- Official programme contact
- Deidre Wyrick (per APSA directory)Captured from the official source listed below
Eligibility and application documents
- Published entry requirements
- Applicants should have an MD or MD/PhD degree and have completed at least the PGY-2 year as a categorical resident in an ACGME-accredited general surgery residency program by the start of the fellowship.Captured from the official source listed below
- Application documents
- Not yet confirmed from an official sourceNot yet confirmed
Benefits, funding and costs
- Salary or funding
- Directory-reported support: Institutional GrantsCaptured from the official source listed below
- Fees and upfront expenses
- Not yet confirmed from an official sourceNot yet confirmed
- Benefits and support
- Not yet confirmed from an official sourceNot yet confirmed
- Accommodation or relocation
- Not yet confirmed from an official sourceNot yet confirmed
Unknown funding does not mean unpaid; unknown fees do not mean free. Confirm the written appointment terms before committing.
Host institution
Arkansas Children's Hospital / Arkansas Children's Research Institute
Arkansas Children's Hospital / Arkansas Children's Research Institute in Little Rock, United States hosts this official-source SurgFellow record in Paediatric Surgery. Listings do not imply endorsement or an open intake.
Evidence and useful links
Source accessed: 21 October 2026. Source access is not the institution’s publication date, renewed accreditation, or confirmation of open recruitment.
Reviewer notes: Listed in the APSA "Surgical Research Positions" directory; director/contact named as Deidre Wyrick. Directory gives no application deadline or portal; details unverified on an institutional page.
Profile completeness
8/20 application fields captured. This measures captured information, not programme quality or independent verification.
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