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Designing with Empathy at the UAMS Health Orthopaedics & Sports Performance Center

July 1, 2025 | At the intersection of innovation and infrastructure, a transformative project is taking shape in Northwest Arkansas: a world-class orthopedic and sports performance surgical center for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). More than just another health care facility, this project promises to be a beacon of cutting-edge design, precision construction and community impact....

David Wise
UAMS Clinic in El Dorado
College of Medicine

UAMS Earns Initial Accreditation for Family Medicine Residency Program in El Dorado

June 19, 2025 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received initial accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) to establish a family medicine rural track residency program in El Dorado. The new residency program will focus on full scope family medicine with a unique emphasis on obstetrics. Recruiting for the program will...

Philip Allison
University of Arkansas System, Message from the President
University News

Message from UA System President Jay B. Silveria to UAMS

June 19, 2025 | Lt. Gen. (Retired) Jay B. Silveria, President of the University of Arkansas System, recorded a special message for Team UAMS about the search for the next chancellor of our university. In his message, President Silveria discusses the process and names the chair of the search committee. Please tune in to watch the video message. A transcript is included with the video post.

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Henry Palfrey, Ph.D., speaks during the playoff round of the competition as Victoria Bourgeois, MBA, stands by.
College of Medicine

UAMS Postdoc Competes on Global Stage with Lifesaving Technology

June 18, 2025 | Henry Palfrey, Ph.D., a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), and his business startup team, PulseArk Technologies, reached the semifinals and earned a Best Presentation Award in the Bangkok Business Challenge, one of the world’s leading student startup competitions. Palfrey is a third-year postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of John...

David Robinson
Brian Gittens, Ed.D., MPA, is the new vice chancellor for the UAMS Division of People and Culture.
Academic Pathways and Workforce Partnerships

UAMS Names Brian Gittens, Ed.D., MPA, Vice Chancellor of the Division of People and Culture

June 17, 2025 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has named Brian Gittens, Ed.D., MPA, the vice chancellor for the Division of People and Culture, effective June 16. Gittens has been serving as interim vice chancellor since March 14, while continuing to lead the Division for Academic Pathways and Workforce Partnerships. “With more than 11,000 employees,...

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Tyler Priddy stands outside in a UAMS garden in May, after a follow-up appointment.
Medical News

UAMS Performs Groundbreaking Epilepsy Surgery as Part of FDA-Approved Clinical Trial

June 16, 2025 | LITTLE ROCK — Surgeons from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have performed the first transplantation in Arkansas of interneuron cell therapy, called NRTX-1001, into a patient with non-lesional epilepsy as part of an FDA-approved clinical trial under way at multiple locations across the United States. Four months later, the 33-year-old patient, who...

Linda Satter

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Laura Hays (pictured), associate professor in the UAMS College of Nursing, will be inducted as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing during an Oct. 18 ceremony at the academy’s annual Health Policy Conference in Washington, D.C.

Laura Hays, Ph.D., APRN, to be Inducted as Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing

July 7, 2025 | Laura Hays, Ph.D., APRN, associate professor in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing, has been selected as part of the 2025 class of Fellows in the American Academy of Nursing. Hays’ induction will take place Oct. 18 during the academy’s annual Health Policy Conference in Washington, D.C. The American Academy...

Chris Carmody
OnCore Clinical Trials System is Live

OnCore Clinical Trials System is Live

July 7, 2025 | The Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute launched July 1 the Advarra OnCore Clinical Trials Management System (CTMS), a powerful new platform that will enhance cancer clinical trials oversight and support cutting-edge research across the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). The $2.4 million investment by the Cancer Institute places UAMS among the nation’s leading...

Marty Trieschmann

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Thomasine Williams (left) practices blood-drawing techniques with the help of Brook Scalzo, an instructor at the College of Nursing’s Innovative Practice and Simulation Center. Williams was among 10 prospective students who participated in the two-day Nursing Bound program.
College of Nursing

UAMS College of Nursing Offers Preparatory Course for Prospective Students

July 2, 2025 | Eleven years after undergoing a life-changing procedure to treat a severe case of obsessive-compulsive disorder, Thomasine Williams hopes to walk the halls of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as a student instead of a patient. “The goal of my life has always been nursing,” she said. Williams was among 10 prospective students...

Chris Carmody
Downtown Paragould Mural
Community Engagement

UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Invites Public to July 8 Town Hall in Paragould

July 1, 2025 | The public is invited to attend a community town hall meeting featuring community outreach and education programs on cancer at noon, Tuesday, July 8, at the Paragould Community Center, 2404 Lindwood Drive, in Paragould, Arkansas. The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute is hosting the free event to share...

Marty Trieschmann
Scott and Anne Pace College of Pharmacy
College of Pharmacy

Anne and Scott Pace Donate $25,000 to Create Pharmacy Advocacy Scholarship

June 27, 2025 | Pharmacy owners Anne Pace, Pharm.D., and Scott Pace, Pharm.D., J.D., have created a $25,000 endowment for a new scholarship in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy focused on honoring the drive and determination needed to advocate for change in the profession. ”The College of Pharmacy is grateful for Scott and...

Benjamin Waldrum
Group photo of primary care sports medicine physicians Kyle Arthur, M.D., Jake Martin, M.D., and Jacob Smith, M.D., MPH
News Release

UAMS Welcomes 3 New Sports Medicine Physicians to Northwest Arkansas

July 3, 2025 | FAYETTEVILLE — Primary care sports medicine physicians Kyle Arthur, M.D., Jake Martin, M.D., and Jacob Smith, M.D., MPH, recently joined UAMS Health Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine in Northwest Arkansas, bringing sports medicine expertise to enhance patient care in Northwest Arkansas. Arthur, who was the very first graduate of the UAMS sports medicine fellowship program in...

David Wise
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News Release

UAMS, ACH Pediatric Mental Health Program Presents School-Based Mental Health Symposium July 30-31

July 2, 2025 | LITTLE ROCK — A program developed by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH) to improve mental health access for children in Arkansas is presenting the 2025 School-Based Mental Health Symposium on July 30 and 31. The Arkansas Mental Health Access for Pediatric Primary Care (ARMAPP) program offers the...

Linda Satter
Pharmacy Summer Camp 2025 Shira Hendrix and Addison Taylor
College of Pharmacy

2025 Pharmacy Camp Opens Young Minds to New Possibilities

June 30, 2025 | Just about everyone has visited a pharmacy, but it’s a rare experience to get a peek behind the curtain. For three days in June, 39 high school students from Arkansas, Missouri and Arizona got to do just that, learning about the profession and potentially sparking their interest in pharmacy careers. Held June 2-4 at the...

Benjamin Waldrum
Arkansas INBRE Cancer Workshop
College of Medicine

College Students Explore Cancer Research at Arkansas INBRE Workshop

June 26, 2025 | Undergraduates from 14 schools across the country had the opportunity to explore the field of cancer research at a UAMS workshop sponsored by the Arkansas INBRE (IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence). Held May 28 in the UAMS Library, the “Bench to Bedside: Breakthroughs in Cancer Research and Therapy Workshop” attracted nearly 30 students interested in...

Marty Trieschmann

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