An Arkansas native, Dr. Parham graduated medical school with an honors in research from UAMS. As a medical student, he was awarded the Barton Foundation Scholarship, the Class of 1953 Scholarship, and the Dr. George Link Ackerman Scholarship. He was also inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. He is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society. He is committed to contributing to the field through research and training future orthopedic surgeons as part of the UAMS orthopedic surgery residency program.
Dr. Parham completed his orthopedic surgery residency training at UAMS where he was awarded the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) Resident Scholar Award and Resident Educator of the Year Award. He further specialized his training by completing an orthopedic foot and ankle surgery fellowship at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City.