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UAMS Mourns Death of Famed Neurosurgeon M. Gazi Yaşargil, M.D.

June 12, 2025 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) was saddened to learn of the June 11 death of M. Gazi Yaşargil, M.D., an internationally renowned pioneer in neurosurgery who is often referred to as the “Father of Modern Microneurosurgery.”  

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The PA Class of 2027 recites the Professional Oath before the conclusion of the White Coat Ceremony.

Physician Assistant Class of 2027 Don White Coats

June 10, 2025 | The Class of 2027 Physician Assistant students began their studies a month ago, and on May 23 they donned their white coats for the first time in a ceremony marking the formal start of their professional education at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). The ceremony represents a rite of passage as students...

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Three New Faculty Members Join College of Pharmacy

June 11, 2025 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy has added three new members to its faculty: Jessica Binz, Pharm.D., Morgan Streett, Pharm.D., and Michelle Hernandez, Pharm.D. Jessica Binz, Pharm.D. Binz rejoins the faculty as an assistant professor of pharmacy practice. Previously she was on faculty from 2015-2023 before spending two years with...

Benjamin Waldrum
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UAMS and University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana Partner to Offer College Credit to Doula Trainees

June 9, 2025 | LITTLE ROCK — Participants in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Community Health Innovation’s doula training program are now able to receive college credit, thanks to a continued partnership between UAMS and the University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana (UAHT). By coupling this program with the state’s passage of the Healthy Moms, Healthy...

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UAMS Head Start is hosting Destination Head Start: Enrollment and Hiring Event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday, June 27, at the Head Start Central Office at 8901 Kanis Road in Little Rock.
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UAMS Head Start Hosts Enrollment, Hiring Event June 27

June 11, 2025 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Head Start program is hosting Destination Head Start: Enrollment and Hiring Event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday, June 27, at the Head Start Central Office at 8901 Kanis Road in Little Rock.

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Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health

College of Public Health Alumna Works to Prevent the Spread of Diseases

June 10, 2025 | Zuakernah Belo, MPH, finds her duties for the Arkansas Department of Health challenging, yet highly rewarding. An alumna of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, Belo is an HIV prevention program manager in the health department’s infectious disease branch. Informing Arkansans on the dangers of diseases...

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Institute for Community Health Innovation

Latest NWA Health Summit Focuses on ‘Meeting People Where They Are’

June 5, 2025 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Community Health Innovation brought together health care professionals and thought leaders at the Northwest Arkansas Health Summit on May 21 to strategize ways to meet communities where they are to improve health across Arkansas. The summit was supported by Heartland Whole Health Institute, the Northwest...

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