Marshallese Physician Joins UAMS Northwest

KUAF | By Jacqueline Froelich

Published May 26, 2016 at 2:20 PM CDT

Dr. Sheldon Riklon, a Marshallese family practice physician who resides in Hawaii is joining the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Arkansas. Dr. Riklon is in Fayetteville this week for a global Pacific Islander Health gathering in Fayetteville, where we caught up with him.

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