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Stephen Nix, MD, serves as Course Director, Integrated Principles of Medicine and as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medical Education for Alice L. Walton School of Medicine with Expertise in Pathology. In this role, he is designing and delivering the School’s Pathology curriculum.
Bio
Career Highlights:
Pathologist and Assistant Professor of Pathology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences at Little Rock
Director of Ophthalmic Pathology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Rotation Director, Senior Medical Student Anatomic Pathology Rotation, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Clinical Practice
Pathologist, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences at Little Rock
Consulting Pathologist, Northwest Arkansas Pathology Associates
Education:
MA in Writing, Fiction Concentration: Johns Hopkins University
Medical Research Scholars Program: National Institutes of Health
Neuropathology and Anatomic Pathology Residency: Johns Hopkins Hospital
MD: University of Arkansas for Medical Science at Little Rock
BA in English Literature: University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Board Certification:
Arkansas State Medical License, Arkansas State Medical Board (2021-present)
Anatomic Pathology and Neuropathology (AP/NP), American Board of Pathology (2021)
Honors & Awards:
Excellence in Teaching, Anatomic Pathology, as Elected by Senior Resident Class (2023)
Drs. Paulette and Jay Mehta Creative Writing Award, Fiction (2022)
Joseph C. Eggleston Award in Surgical Pathology, Johns Hopkins Hospital (2020)
Webber Award for Outstanding Pathology Research (2017)
Boards, Advisory Committees, and Professional Memberships:
Member, College of American Pathologists (2023-present)
Ad Hoc Reviewer, World Neurosurgery (2023-present)
Editorial Board Member and Subspecialty Editor in Neuropathology, Pathologyoutlines.com (2023-2025)
Ad Hoc Reviewer, Head and Neck Pathology (2023)
Member, Arkansas Society of Pathologists (2022-present)
Member, North American Society of Head and Neck Pathology (2021-present)
Member, American Association of Neuropathologists (2016-present)
Member, United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (2016-present)
Ad Hoc Reviewer, Cytopathology (2024)
Junior Committee Member, Education Committee, American Association of Neuropathologists (2019-2020)
Committee Member, Website Committee, American Association of Neuropathologists (2016-2024)
Research Focus and Interests:
Pathology Education
Health Humanities