Jay Hinkle, M.D., as program director, and Margaret Tremwel, M.D., Ph.D., as associate program director
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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.
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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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Hayes
College of Pharmacy

UAMS Invests Corey J. Hayes, Pharm.D., Ph.D., MPH, in Office of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Professorship

April 11, 2025 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy invested Corey J. Hayes, Pharm.D., Ph.D., MPH, a tenured associate professor in the UAMS Department of Pharmacy Practice, in the Office of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Professorship during an April 9 ceremony. “As I look across this room, I am...

Andrew Vogler
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Medical News

In a First for Arkansas, UAMS Uses NanoKnife Technology to Treat Prostate Cancer

April 9, 2025 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently became the first provider in Arkansas of NanoKnife technology, a new form of focal therapy for localized prostate cancer. Focal therapy is a minimally invasive outpatient procedure that uses different forms of energy to target only the area of the prostate where cancerous...

Linda Satter
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences campus in Little Rock is shown in this aerial photo.
College of Health Professions

UAMS Colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Health Professions, Public Health Ranked Among Nation’s Top Graduate Schools

April 8, 2025 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Health Professions and Public Health rank among the top academic programs in U.S. News & World Report’s annual list of Best Graduate Schools for 2025. In the rankings released today, the UAMS College of Medicine is recognized as a Tier 1 school for...

Chris Carmody
Myeloma Center physicians
Myeloma Magazine

Looking Toward the Future: Myeloma Center Celebrates 35th Anniversary

April 7, 2025 | The Myeloma Center, located in the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has firmly established itself as an international leader in myeloma treatment. From its beginnings in 1989, UAMS’ myeloma program is recognized for detailed patient care, groundbreaking research and pioneering advances in the management of myeloma...

Nathan Tidwell

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UAMS Hosts Pre-Health Conference for Aspiring Health Care Professionals

April 21, 2025 | Undergraduate students from across Arkansas recently gathered at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) central campus for the annual Undergraduate Pre-Health Conference. The event provided current college students with a comprehensive introduction to careers in health care and featured representatives from all five UAMS colleges — Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Public Health, Health Professions...

Philip Allison
Stefanie Kennon-McGill presenting at UAMS Showcase for Medical Discoveries 2025

UAMS Showcase for Medical Discoveries Focuses on Digital Health, Collaboration

April 18, 2025 | Amidst the digital health initiatives on display during the latest research showcase at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) was the opportunity for good, old-fashioned collaboration. Approximately 40 people attended the UAMS Showcase of Medical Discoveries, held April 9 on the 10th floor of the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute in Little...

Benjamin Waldrum
Members of the UAMS Institute for Community Health Innovation with computer laptops outside the mobile unit.

UAMS Mobile Health Units Now Feature Internet Access

April 17, 2025 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Community Health Innovation is expanding health care access with Arkansas’ first-ever statewide mobile health connectivity project, which equips each mobile unit with wireless network access using SD-WAN technology to enhance reliability, security and performance in remote rural areas. With all four mobile...

David Wise

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Betty Proffitt, MVP for April 2025
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Betty Proffitt

April 14, 2025 | Meet Betty Proffitt, the MVP for April. Betty serves UAMS as a respiratory NICU coordinator. In the course of her work, she puts into practice the UAMS culture of being polite, friendly, respectful, thoughtful, optimistic and compassionate.

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UAMS Adds Tobacco Cessation Specialist at Family Medical Center in El Dorado

April 16, 2025 | Community members in south Arkansas looking to quit tobacco now have a new resource at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).  Chandra Hicks has joined UAMS as a tobacco cessation specialist, seeing patients at the UAMS Health Family Medical Center in El Dorado. A certified tobacco cessation specialist, Hicks provides individual and group...

Philip Allison
UAMS College of Pharmacy students posing in front of a large APhA sign.
College of Pharmacy

Pharmacy Students Recognized Nationally at APhA Annual Meeting

April 14, 2025 | At this year’s American Pharmacists Association (APhA) annual meeting, the UAMS College of Pharmacy’s Academy of Student Pharmacists (ASP) chapter was named national runner-up in its division, and third-year student Hayden Wood was elected ASP speaker of the house. The college’s ASP student chapter has been named runner-up or division winner multiple times over the...

Benjamin Waldrum

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