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Office
2907 E Joyce Blvd
Fayetteville, AR 72703Phone+1 479-684-5124Fax+1 479-521-8723
Education & Training
- MedStar Health/Georgetown University HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1969 - 1970
- Duke University HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 1963 - 1964
- Duke University School of MedicineClass of 1963
Certifications & Licensure
- OR State Medical License 1989 - Present
- AR State Medical License 1977 - 2023
- TX State Medical License 1973 - 2004
- VA State Medical License 1976 - 2004
- NC State Medical License 1963 - 2003
- MD State Medical License 1970 - 1982
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Elected Member Institute of Medicine, 1994
- Investigator Alumnus Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 1976
- Whos Who in Medicine and Healthcare Marquis Whos Who
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 36 citationsComparative Effectiveness and Maintenance of Diabetes Self-Management Education Interventions for Marshallese Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: A Randomized Controlled TrialPearl A. McElfish, Christopher R. Long, Peter O. Kohler, Karen Hye-cheon Kim Yeary, Zoran Bursac
Diabetes Care. 2019-05-01 - 32 citationsEngagement practices that join scientific methods with community wisdom: designing a patient-centered, randomized control trial with a Pacific Islander community.Pearl A. McElfish, Peter Goulden, Zoran Bursac, Jonell Hudson, Rachel S. Purvis
Nursing Inquiry. 2017-04-01 - 34 citationsHealth Beliefs of Marshallese Regarding Type 2 Diabetes.Pearl A. McElfish, Emily Hallgren, L Jean Henry, Mandy Ritok, Jellesen Rubon-Chutaro
American Journal of Health Behavior. 2016-03-01
Press Mentions
- Distinguished Professorship Becomes $1M Endowed ChairOctober 29th, 2018
- Pharmaceutical Company to Invest $31.3 Million in New Fayetteville FacilityNovember 27th, 2017
- UAMS Awards Sheldon Riklon with Endowment (Movers & Shakers)October 3rd, 2016
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Grant Support
- Extended Family Model of DSME to Reduce Disparities in a US Pacific Islander CommunityPCORI2014–Present
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