UAMS Names New Head of Human Resources
| style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has hired experienced human resources executive and native Arkansan Jeff Risinger as associate vice chancellor for human resources.
“It is my pleasure to welcome such a well-qualified executive to our team,” said William R. Bowes, UAMS Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration. “Jeff brings with him an extensive and diverse background in human resources, with more than 20 years’ executive experience in the energy, manufacturing and forest products industries, as well as in public service.”
Risinger most recently served as the chief human capital officer for the Federal Housing Finance Agency in Washington, D.C. Prior to that he worked for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). His experience working with such federal agencies involved workforce planning, performance management, leadership and talent development, labor relations and change management.
“It is a tremendous privilege for me to be able to return home and join a great organization with such an important mission as UAMS,” Risinger said.
Risinger holds a Master of Business Administration and bachelor’s degrees from Texas A&M University. He also earned a master’s degree in industrial/organizational psychology at Louisiana Tech University.
UAMS is the state’s only health sciences university, with colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Health Professions and Public Health; a graduate school; a hospital; a main campus in Little Rock; a Northwest Arkansas regional campus in Fayetteville; a statewide network of regional campuses; and eight institutes: the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute, Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute, Psychiatric Research Institute, Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging, Translational Research Institute, Institute for Digital Health & Innovation and the Institute for Community Health Innovation. UAMS includes UAMS Health, a statewide health system that encompasses all of UAMS’ clinical enterprise. UAMS is the only adult Level 1 trauma center in the state. UAMS has 3,275 students, 890 medical residents and fellows, and five dental residents. It is the state’s largest public employer with more than 12,000 employees, including 1,200 physicians who provide care to patients at UAMS, its regional campuses, Arkansas Children’s, the VA Medical Center and Baptist Health. Visit www.uams.edu or uamshealth.com. Find us on Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), YouTube or Instagram.###