Joseph Bates, M.D., speaks to Samantha Wells, a doctoral student in the Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, following her Grand Rounds presentation at the Arkansas Department of Health.
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UAMS Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health Basks in Two Decades of Success

Aug. 16, 2022 | Standing behind a podium in the Rahn Auditorium, Joseph Bates, M.D., MS., prepared to present an award during the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health’s 2022 Convocation. Bates, the associate dean for Public Health Practice, marveled over how the auditorium was smoke-free and clean. After gazing around, he...

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Susan Smyth, M.D., Ph.D., dean of the College of Medicine, addresses the audience at Robinson Center Performance Hall.
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UAMS College of Medicine Welcomes Class of 2026 to Two Campuses

Aug. 15, 2022 | Aug. 15, 2022 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) welcomed the incoming College of Medicine Class of 2026 in an Aug. 5 white coat ceremony held simultaneously at two different campuses for the first time in UAMS history. The new physicians-in-training gathered for the first in-person ceremony celebrating this rite of passage...

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Keith Goldberg, M.D., right, watches closely as Conan Mustain, M.D., operates the daVinci robot during a colectomy.
College of Medicine

UAMS Designated a da Vinci Case Observation Epicenter, Begins Hosting Colorectal Surgeons From Across the Country

July 29, 2022 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) on Friday began hosting colorectal surgeons to demonstrate robotic surgery in action, as one of 15 designated da Vinci Observation Epicenters nationwide. UAMS is the only hospital in Arkansas designated as an Epicenter. Conan Mustain, M.D., a colorectal surgeon who heads UAMS’ robotics steering committee and is...

Linda Satter
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College of Medicine

UAMS Attains Comprehensive Care Center Designation for Outstanding Patient Care for Parkinson’s Disease

July 25, 2022 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS Health) has been designated a Comprehensive Care Center by the Parkinson’s Foundation Global Care Network for providing outstanding care to Parkinson’s disease patients. The designation recognizes medical facilities with specialized teams that provide evidence-based Parkinson’s disease care. It signifies that the UAMS Movement Disorders...

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College of Medicine

UAMS Invests J. Paul Mounsey, BM BCh, Ph.D., in Don and Carolyn Kirkpatrick Chair in Cardiovascular Medicine

July 22, 2022 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine invested J. Paul Mounsey, BM BCh, Ph.D., FACC, director of the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and leader of cardiovascular clinical services, in the Don and Carolyn Kirkpatrick Chair in Cardiovascular Medicine during a July 19 ceremony. “The Kirkpatrick family have given...

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Nursing students and faculty in the new simulation center on the UAMS Northwest Regional Campus
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UAMS Welcomes First Class in Accelerated BSN Program, Opens Simulation Center in Northwest Arkansas

July 20, 2022 | FAYETTEVILLE — A new class of nursing students are experiencing real-world scenarios in a new simulation center on the Fayetteville campus of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). All UAMS students in Northwest Arkansas will eventually use the center. UAMS’s new accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) is a 15-month program designed...

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UAMS Researchers Find That COVID-19 Pandemic Increased Stress for Women

Aug. 17, 2022 | FAYETTEVILLE – The COVID-19 pandemic negatively impacted women’s stress levels, according to a study conducted by researchers at the University of Arkansas Medical Sciences (UAMS) Office of Community Health & Research. The study, which was published by Dialogues in Health analyzed various factors that affected women in Arkansas, particularly working women in caregiver roles, and...

David Wise
Physicians take part in point-of-care ultrasound training at the UAMS Department of Family and Preventive Medicine.

UAMS Begins Training for Point-of-Care Ultrasound Program

Aug. 16, 2022 | More than two dozen physicians from across the state gathered at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Department of Family and Preventive Medicine in Little Rock for a training session that served as a first step in a program to expand the use of point-of-care ultrasound. Point-of-care ultrasound is a tool that helps...

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Ashley Nemec-Bakk

UAMS’ Ashley Nemec-Bakk, Ph.D., Awarded Postdoctoral Fellowship for Space Health Research

Aug. 15, 2022 | Ashley Nemec-Bakk, Ph.D., a postdoctoral fellow in the UAMS College of Pharmacy’s Division of Radiation Health and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, is one of three researchers nationwide to receive a postdoctoral fellowship from the Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH) at Baylor College of Medicine. TRISH is backed by NASA’s Human Research Program, with...

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Heart Healthy Communities workers gather information from community members.
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UAMS Heart Healthy Communities Project Teams Up with UCLA, Howard University Researchers

Aug. 18, 2022 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Heart Healthy Communities Project  is partnering with researchers at the University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) and Howard University to proactively engage historically marginalized and disadvantaged populations, and provide crucial information and resources during public health crises. The goal is to improve the quality and...

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Community health workers interact with community members.
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UAMS, Gannaway Drugstore, AFMC Partner to Provide Community Health Workers in Bradley County

Aug. 15, 2022 | UAMS, Gannaway Drugstore, AFMC Partner to Provide Community Health Workers in Bradley County FAYETTEVILLE – Isabel Densmore and Tabrina Blackmon were hired recently through a partnership between the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), Gannaway Drugstore and Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care (AFMC) to help people in Bradley County navigate the health care system....

David Wise
Community health workers interact with community members.
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UAMS, AFMC, El Centro Hispano Partner to Provide Community Health Workers in Craighead County

Aug. 15, 2022 | FAYETTEVILLE – Anita Acosta, Ricardo Terreaux and Fabiola Diaz were hired recently through a partnership between the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), the Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care (AFMC), and El Centro Hispano to help people in Craighead County navigate the health care system. As embedded community health workers, Acosta, Terreaux and Diaz...

David Wise
Community health workers interact with community members.
News Release

UAMS, AFMC Partner to Provide Community Health Worker in Cleburne County

Aug. 15, 2022 | FAYETTEVILLE – Michelle Davis was hired recently through a partnership between the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care (AFMC) to help people in Cleburne County navigate the health care system. As an embedded community health worker, Davis is available to answer basic health care questions and provide education...

David Wise
Community health workers interact with community members.
News Release

UAMS, AFMC Partner to Provide Community Health Worker in Baxter County

Aug. 15, 2022 | UAMS, AFMC Partner to Provide Community Health Worker in Baxter County FAYETTEVILLE – Jayme Genz was hired recently through a partnership between the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care (AFMC) to help people in Baxter County navigate the health care system. As an embedded community health worker, Genz...

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