• Kenton Tajchman, Bentonville, is a new junior member of the American Angus Association. Junior members are eligible to register cattle in the American Angus Association, participate in programs conducted by the National Junior Angus Association and take part in association-sponsored shows and other national and regional events.
• Monique Thammavong, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, of Cornerstone Family Medical Clinic in Van Buren recently earned a doctor of nursing practice degree from University of Arkansas for Medical Science in Little Rock. She earned her associate of arts in December 2005 from the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith, a bachelor of science in nursing in May 2008 from University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center in Oklahoma City, and a master of science in nursing in May 2014 from University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
• Evan Stringfellow joined Weichert, Realtors -- The Griffin Company's Bentonville office. Weichert, Realtors -- The Griffin Company is an independently owned and operated Weichert affiliate. The company has offices in Bentonville, Springdale, Fayetteville and Fort Smith.
• LaRanda Phillips joined Weichert, Realtors -- The Griffin Company's Bentonville office as a Realtor. The company is an independently owned and operated Weichert affiliate.
• Margaret Sexton joined Mercy Clinic Obstetrics and Gynecology -- Physicians Plaza in Rogers as an advanced practice nurse. She has more than three decades of experience in nursing specializing in women's reproductive and gynecological care, including the past 11 years as an advanced practice nurse. She is a certified women's health care nurse practitioner and a member of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners.
• Jaclyn Callahan, a nurse practitioner with two decades of experience specializing in women's health care, joined Mercy Clinic Obstetrics and Gynecology -- Physicians Plaza in Rogers. Callahan worked for 14 years on the obstetrics/gynecological floor at Ozarks Medical Center in West Plains, Mo. Since 2013, she has worked as a women's health nurse practitioner at Community Clinic in Rogers. Callahan earned her bachelor's degree in nursing from the University of Missouri-Columbia and a master's degree in nursing from the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
• Megan Webb joined Mercy Bariatric Center -- Northwest Arkansas in Rogers as a nurse practitioner. She has worked as a registered nurse in intensive care and perioperative services and served as adjunct faculty at Northwest Arkansas Community College in Bentonville. She earned a bachelor's degree in nursing from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and a master's degree in nursing-adult gerontology from the University of Cincinnati.
• Dr. Kimberly Chapman joined Mercy Clinic Primary Care -- Moberly Lane in Bentonville. She has nearly two decades of experience in family medicine and palliative care. Chapman earned her medical degree from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock, then completed a residency in family medicine at the University of Alabama-Huntsville School of Medicine.
• Dr. Rachel MacLeod joined Mercy Clinic Pediatrics -- I Street in Bentonville. Board certified in pediatrics since 2015, she has been in practice for three years. She earned her medical degree from St. George's University School of Medicine in Grenada, West Indies, and completed a residency in pediatrics at Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune, N.J. She is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
• Corey Carver joined Mercy Clinic Orthopedics as a physician assistant. Carver earned a master of medical science from Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta. His was an emergency medical technician. Carver is a member of the American Academy of Physician Assistants.
• Tara LeAnn Green joined Mercy Clinic Family Medicine -- Downtown Rogers as an advanced practice nurse. She worked for six years as a certified nuclear medicine technologist and five years as a registered nurse before earning a master of nursing in family practice at the University of Central Arkansas.
• Lauren Greenhaw joined Mercy Clinic Primary Care -- I Street as a physician assistant. Greenhaw has practiced for 10 years as a physician assistant in Northwest Arkansas, focusing on women's health and wellness. She earned a master of physician assistant studies at Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville.
• Alyson Sweitzer, a certified nurse practitioner, joined Mercy Clinic Pulmonology and Critical Care Medicine -- Physicians Plaza. Sweitzer is certified as an adult/gerontology primary care nurse practitioner. Prior to earning her master of science in nursing from University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, she worked for seven years as a registered nurse, primarily in cardiovascular intensive care and intensive care. She earned her bachelor of science in nursing from the University of Central Arkansas.
• Dr. Robert V. Sanders III joined Mercy Clinic Primary Care -- Lancashire in Bella Vista. Sanders earned his medical degree from the University of Alabama in Birmingham, completed a residency in internal medicine at Carraway Methodist Medical Center in Birmingham and a fellowship in pulmonary and critical care at the University of South Alabama. He is board certified in internal medicine, pulmonary medicine and critical care. In his 34 years of clinical experience, he worked in private practice, at Cooper Clinic in Fort Smith, at the Fayetteville Diagnostic Clinic and as a hospitalist and pulmonologist at Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks.
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