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Read the September 2026 Women in Medicine Issue
Peekaboo Magazine — September 2026 Women in Medicine Issue (Digital Edition). The same Northwest Arkansas family magazine you know from the stands, now free to read online.
Inside this issue:
Meet Peekaboo's 2026 Women in Medicine Honorees — Our September cover story: six women shaping healthcare in Northwest Arkansas, in their own words, photographed by Heather Hall Creatives
Back to What They Love — Dr. Adrienne Koder on a torn ACL at 16, pediatric orthopedics, and asking a child what they're hoping to get back to before she ever mentions the X-ray
Waiting Got Bright — Dr. Jessica Sliger on teaching, infertility, and the long road to whole-child care
Care Beyond the Bedside — Juli McWhorter on standing at her father's hospital bed at 11, becoming a nurse, and leading a hospital
Building What Was Missing — Dr. Kasia Kania on realizing Arkansas had no breast microsurgeon, and building the program that changed it
The Joy of Caring for Generations — Dr. Kristy Jones on internal medicine and pediatrics, and caring for whole families for a decade
There Has to be Another Way — Vanessa Boomer on decades of advocating for children with disabilities, and what changed when she became an autism mom
When One Hometown Hero Inspires Another — A story we published last September about James Lampkin reached Matthew Stevens. This year, James stood beside him at his oath of enlistment
The Final Step No One Talks About — Ashley Carson on 3D areola tattooing after breast reconstruction, and the part of the journey most people don't know exists
Growing the Game — Hannah Hellyer on Futures Golf Academy and creating opportunities, confidence and community for young golfers in NWA
More Than Hair — How Sandra Bobo is helping women feel confident, seen and a little more like themselves through The Vault Collection
Dad's View — Jeff Keller on Mr. T, "Treat Your Mother Right," and the fact that his kids are watching how he loves their mom
Ozzy's Trip to the Doctor — Ozzy the Ozark Fox is scared of needles. Written by Ardelia Keller with her mom Danielle, illustrated by J'Aaron "Jae" Merchant
Books Worth Reading — This year's NWA Book Fest picks for young adults and grown-ups
September Events Calendar — Family-friendly happenings all month long
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