Students and workers from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ Pathways Academy take a group photo June 24 at Southeast Arkansas College in Pine Bluff during the closing ceremony for their two-week summer intensive camp. The students are part of Pathways’ Research Academic Mentoring Pathway for Underrepresented Minorities (RAMP-UP) program.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Pathways Academy Students Participate In Lessons On Healthy Eating

July 1, 2022 | High school students taking part in Pathways Academy’s Pine Bluff program spent two weeks learning about leadership, health and nutrition during a summer intensive camp. Pathways Academy — part of the Division for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) — is an educational and community engagement program that...

Chris Carmody
A nursing student practices on a simulation dummy.
College of Nursing

Nursing Schools Almanac Ranks UAMS College of Nursing Among Top 100 in Nation

June 29, 2022 | LITTLE ROCK — Nursing Schools Almanac has recognized the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing in its 2022 ranking of the nation’s 100 best nursing programs. The UAMS College of Nursing ranked No. 82 among the 3,000 institutions examined by Nursing Schools Almanac, which places UAMS among the top 3%. Among...

Chris Carmody
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Medical News

For 8th Year, UAMS Receives National Recognition for Providing High-Quality Stroke Care

June 28, 2022 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received the American Heart Association’s GoldPlus Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Quality Achievement Award for its commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment, ultimately leading to more lives saved and reduced disability. In addition to receiving the GoldPlus award for the...

Linda Satter
Schmieding Foundation Pathways Academy of Springdale student
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Schmieding Foundation Gives $500,000 to Support STEM-H Academy in Springdale

June 23, 2022 | LITTLE ROCK — The Schmieding Foundation, Inc., gifted $500,000 to Springdale’s Pathway Academy, which will be renamed the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Schmieding Foundation Pathways Academy of Springdale in recognition of the nonprofit’s continued support for UAMS. The Pathways Academy program is a statewide initiative managed by the UAMS Division of Diversity,...

Andrew Vogler
“I was very pleased to be able to offer Dave this novel immunotherapy, which takes the patient’s own immune cells and genetically re-programs the cells to attack the myeloma,” Puente's doctor Frits van Rhee said. “I am very excited that Dave tolerated the treatment well and that he has had an excellent response to it.”
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Myeloma Patient Celebrates Full Remission by Walking Daughter Down the Aisle

June 17, 2022 | Dave Puente of Elk Grove California, the first myeloma patient in Arkansas to receive the new chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell immunotherapy at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) last November, recently saw a very personal goal he’d set for himself become a reality. Late last year, during an interview for an article...

Linda Haymes

University News

SONOcamp students learn about the mechanics behind EMG tests.

UAMS SONOcamp 2022 Shows High School Students that “Science Can Be Fun”

June 30, 2022 | June 30, 2022 | As a standardized patient sat at a table and raised his right arm, the left side of an image of his brain lit up on a laptop screen. It showed that the left side of your brain controls the right side of your body, a University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences...

Linda Satter

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Sebastian County on Arkansas Map
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UAMS Partners with Local Pharmacies to Provide Community Health Workers in Sebastian County

June 30, 2022 | FAYETTEVILLE – Four community health workers were hired recently through a partnership between the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and three local pharmacies to help people in Sebastian County navigate the health care system. As embedded community health workers, Bobbi Evans, Harrison Hall, Mario Juarez, and Holleign Willis are available to answer basic...

David Wise
Montgomery County on map
News Release

UAMS, Wagner’s Mount Ida Pharmacy Partner to Provide Community Health Worker in Montgomery County

June 30, 2022 | FAYETTEVILLE – Michele Duncan was hired recently through a partnership between the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Wagner’s Mount Ida Pharmacy to help people in Montgomery County navigate the health care system. As an embedded community health worker, Duncan is available to answer basic health care questions and provide education and resources...

David Wise
Se-Ran Jun, Ph.D., discusses her TRI pilot award-supported findings with Fred Prior, Ph.D., distinguished professor and chair of the Department of Biomedical Informatics, at TRI Research Day in April.
Research

NIH Funds UAMS Study Testing Rapid Genomic Surveillance for Antibiotic Resistant Infections

June 28, 2022 | A University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) study is developing real-time and accurate genomic methods that can be used routinely to deliver life-saving information to doctors treating antibiotic-resistant infections. Backed by a two-year, $418,000 National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) grant, UAMS’ Se-Ran Jun, Ph.D., says the...

David Robinson
Mikayla Britt, community health worker in Sharp County
News Release

UAMS, Walling Drug Partner to Provide Community Health Worker in Sharp County

June 30, 2022 | FAYETTEVILLE – Mikayla Britt, of Cave City, was hired recently through a partnership between the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Walling Drug to help people in Sharp County navigate the health care system. As an embedded community health worker, Britt is available to answer basic health care questions and provide education and...

David Wise
Trevor Crymes, community health worker in Stone County
News Release

UAMS, Mitchell’s Main Street Pharmacy Partner to Provide Community Health Worker in Stone County

June 30, 2022 | FAYETTEVILLE – Trevor Crymes, of Mountain View, was hired recently through a partnership between the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Mitchell’s Main Street Pharmacy to help people in Stone County navigate the health care system. As an embedded community health worker, Crymes is available to answer basic health care questions and provide...

David Wise
Kristen Sterba, Ph.D.
News Release

UAMS’ Kristen Sterba, Ph.D., Elected President of Graduate Enrollment Association

June 28, 2022 | Kristen Sterba, Ph.D., associate provost for students and administration and director for institutional research, policy and accreditation in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Office of Academic Affairs, was recently elected president of NAGAP, The Association for Graduate Enrollment Management. Sterba, who previously served as vice president, has begun serving as president. Her...

Linda Haymes
Whitney Beard
News Release

UAMS, Mitchell’s Park Street Pharmacy Partner to Provide Community Health Worker in Izard County

June 28, 2022 | FAYETTEVILLE – Whitney Beard, of Calico Rock, was hired recently through a partnership between the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Mitchell’s Park Street Pharmacy to help people in Izard County navigate the health care system. As an embedded community health worker, Beard is available to answer basic health care questions and provide...

David Wise

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