We're excited to welcome 26 new members to the Arkansas Medical Society family in the months of June and July. New and rejoining members receive 50% discount off membership dues right now! Go to ow.ly/hp6L50B1yRk to sign up today.

Lifelong Arkansan Chad Rodgers, MD, likes to say that he was born into medicine – and born to live in Little Rock, Arkansas. “I have pretty much lived my life inside a five-mile radius,” joked Rodgers, who resided outside the state only once, during his undergraduate years…

Little Rock Pediatrician Chad Rodgers, MD, FAAP, has been named president of the Arkansas Medical Society (AMS) effective May 1, 2020, and will lead the physician advocacy group the remainder of 2020 through 2021.  Dr. Rodgers has been in private practice pediatrician for 19 years at Little Rock…

The Arkansas State Medical Board will conduct a public hearing regarding Proposed Rule 46 regarding Minor Aesthetic and Cosmetic Procedures. The public hearing will be held Thursday, June 4, 2020, at 8:50 a.m. in the Boardroom of the Medical Board office. Comments can be submitted to the medical…

Welcome to our new members who've joined the AMS community in March and April! Not a member? Visit www.ARKMED.org/membership to learn more!

In our May edition of the Journal, we explore what it means to be a member of the Arkansas Medical Society.  Now more than ever, physicians need an organization that will advocate and fight for them, their medical teams, and their patients.  If you're a member, would you…

DocbookMD has transitioned to Medici Connect, and AMS members have an exclusive, free membership to use this communications app. Medici Connect combines the previous features of DocbookMD with new upgrades that include telemedicine. Users will now be able to send HIPAA-compliant voice, video, and text messages to both patients…

The elections for AMS District Trustees concluded on February 29. The following members were elected to serve a two-year term beginning with the May 1, 2020 Board of Trustees meeting. Officers Elected for 2020-2021: President-elect: Danny Wilkerson, MD - Little Rock Vice President: Seth Barnes, MD - Hot…

On March 3, 2020, the American Medical Association, along with the Arkansas Medical Society, filed an amicus brief with the United States Supreme Court in support of Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge’s effort to uphold an Arkansas statute regulating Pharmacy Benefits Managers (PBM). The U.S. Supreme Court is…

As an organization of physicians, the AMS has an obligation to help slow the spread of the virus. Recommendations to avoid large gatherings are changing daily with initial thresholds set at 200, then reduced to 100, and now to 50. Based upon the most current information, the AMS…

Walmart has announced they are delaying a January 1, 2020 policy on requiring electronic prescriptions for controlled substances and would continue to receive paper prescriptions for opioids and anti-depressants at all their locations.  The planned move to e-prescribing was part of the retailer’s efforts to reduce the opioid…