Edge and Seilhans
College of Medicine

UAMS Invests Nikki Edge, Ph.D., in Newly Established Seilhan Endowed Chair for Child and Family Resilience

April 30, 2025 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine invested Nicola “Nikki” Edge, Ph.D., professor and vice chair of research in the UAMS Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, in the Cathy Cole Seilhan and Denton Seilhan Endowed Chair for Child and Family Resilience during an April 17 ceremony. Edge...

Andrew Vogler
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Northwest Regional Campus

Student Research Day Celebrates UAMS’ Next Generation

April 25, 2025 | Aspiring researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) presented their work to faculty and peers at Student Research Day on the main campus in Little Rock on April 17. The UAMS Northwest Regional Campus in Fayetteville hosted a concurrent Student Research Day at Washington Regional Medical Center. The event, originally scheduled for...

Nathan Tidwell
Nirvana Manning, M.D., wide portrait
College of Medicine

Postpartum Moms at UAMS Begin Receiving Mother & Infant Supply Kits

April 23, 2025 | LITTLE ROCK — Nurses at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) began distributing Mother & Infant Supply Kits this month to mothers of newborns at the UAMS Health Medical Center in Little Rock. The kits contain items to support infant health and safety, development and safe sleep practices. Kits include baby shampoo, baby...

Linda Satter
Jay Hinkle, M.D., as program director, and Margaret Tremwel, M.D., Ph.D., as associate program director
News Release

UAMS, Washington Regional Approved for Residency Programs in Neurology, Emergency Medicine in Northwest Arkansas

April 16, 2025 | FAYETTEVILLE — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Washington Regional Medical Center have received initial accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) to establish a neurology residency program and an emergency medicine residency program in Northwest Arkansas through their joint graduate medical education program. These are the first non-primary...

David Wise
One in 34 (3.0%) of 8-year-old children in Arkansas were identified with autism spectrum disorder by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Arkansas Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (AR ADDM) program in 2022.
College of Medicine

UAMS, CDC Find 3% of Arkansas 8-Year-Olds, 2.5% of 4-Year-Olds Diagnosed with Autism

April 15, 2025 | LITTLE ROCK — One in 34 (3.0%) of 8-year-old children in Arkansas were identified with autism spectrum disorder by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Arkansas Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (AR ADDM) program in 2022, according to an analysis published April 15 in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Surveillance Summaries.

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Jessica Holton, occupational therapist, leads two Parkinson's patients in a chair yoga demonstration on the stage as the audience participates from their seats.

UAMS Parkinson’s Symposium Focuses on Patients and Caregivers

April 30, 2025 | April 30, 2025 | Visitors from across the state gathered this month to hear the latest about Parkinson’s disease and Atypical Parkinsonism at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)’ Parkinson’s Symposium 2025. It marked the 10th year that UAMS experts held the public forum to share the latest advances in diagnoses and treatments...

Linda Satter
Andre Churchwell, professor of medicine in the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, talks about the influence of his “initial mentors” — his parents Robert and Mary Churchwell.

Guest Lecturer Andre Churchwell, M.D., Shares Reflections on the Value of Mentorship

April 25, 2025 | Andre Churchwell, M.D., professor of medicine in the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, reflected on the value of mentorship as he spoke to an audience of about 150 people at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) on April 18. Churchwell, a distinguished cardiologist, has served as a mentor for...

Chris Carmody

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Institute for Community Health Innovation

Exciting Changes to Arkansas Medicaid: What You Need to Know

April 24, 2025 |   By Sheldon Riklon, M.D. In recent months, Arkansas Medicaid has undergone significant updates aimed at improving health care access for mothers, infants and communities across the state. Let’s break down these important changes and how they impact Arkansans. The Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies Act In February, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed the Healthy Moms,...

David Wise
Society of the Double Helix during
Philanthropy

UAMS Honors New Members of the Society of the Double Helix

April 23, 2025 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) celebrated the 2025 inductees to the Society of the Double Helix during an April 10 ceremony held at the William J. Clinton Presidential Library & Museum in Little Rock. Sixty new members were welcomed into the distinguished group. The Society of the Double Helix...

Andrew Vogler
College of Pharmacy students speaking with industry representatives at the 2025 Career Fair
College of Pharmacy

Pharmacy Students Find Multiple Paths at 2025 Career Fair

April 29, 2025 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) College of Pharmacy recently hosted its annual Career Fair, drawing 78 pharmacy students who were there to make connections and learn about different paths available to them after graduation. This year’s event was held March 28 at the Meyer Student Pavilion at Pulaski Academy in Little Rock....

Benjamin Waldrum
Alsbrook
Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health

Scott Alsbrook Named President of Arkansas GIS Board

April 24, 2025 | Scott Alsbrook, M.S., an instructor in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, has received the opportunity to chair the Arkansas Geographic Information Systems (GIS) board. “It’s humbling to be chosen by peers who share the same passion for geospatial work,” Alsbrook said....

Kev' Moye
News Release

UAMS Hosts ‘Lobotomies and War Crimes’ Lecture on Thursday

April 22, 2025 | LITTLE ROCK — The public is invited to a free lecture, “Lobotomies and War Crimes: The Medical Paths of Walter Freeman and Douglas M. Kelley,” from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Thursday on the 12th floor of the Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). The...

Linda Satter

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