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For Hot Springs Woman, Sickle Cell Disease “Didn’t Prevent Me from Doing Anything”

May 26, 2023 | After years of learning how to handle pain crises when they come and developing a routine for care, Cyncere Tidwell says sickle cell disease is just another part of her life. “Other than the pain crises, sickle cell doesn’t bother me,” she said. “I’ve been dealing with it for so long that it’s nothing new...

Benjamin Waldrum

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

UAMS Announces Partnership with Hall STEAM Magnet High School

May 25, 2023 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Hall STEAM Magnet High School have announced a partnership that will provide Hall students with hands-on learning opportunities and exposure to careers in health care. The collaboration is part of the Academies of Central Arkansas, an education initiative involving Pulaski County’s four public school districts and...

Chris Carmody

Megan Reed, Ph.D. (left), and Julia Tobacyk, Ph.D., formed the company Pediatrica Therapeutics.

Research

UAMS-TRI Training Program Helps Postdocs Develop Entrepreneurial Spirit, Form Competition-Winning Pharmaceutical Startup

May 24, 2023 | Only two years ago, the idea of commercializing their future research discoveries was a novel concept for Julia Tobacyk, Ph.D., and Megan Reed, Ph.D. Today they can say they created a startup company as postdoctoral fellows in the Health Sciences Innovation and Entrepreneurship (HSIE) training program, which is the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) National...

David Robinson

Erika Petersen, M.D., seated, pauses to look at a monitor as the surgery begins with (l-r) John Bracey, M.D., Brooke Elberson, M.D., Ph.D., Bridgette Vinyard-Hartwick, and Mark Tait, M.D. (photo by Evan Lewis)

College of Medicine

UAMS Surgeons Implant Innovative Device Developed by I3R Researchers to Restore Sense of Touch after Amputation

May 23, 2023 | LITTLE ROCK — The first Arkansan and only second person in the world has received an innovative prosthetic hand, developed by researchers at the Institute for Integrative and Innovative Research (I³R), that restores a meaningful sense of touch and grip force following surgery at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). The lengthy and...

David Robinson

Graduates of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences walk in a line at the 2023 commencement ceremony.

News Release

UAMS Graduates 1,096 Health Care Professionals

May 22, 2023 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) today conferred degrees and certificates to 1,096 students in its five colleges and graduate school. Degrees and certificates were awarded to 157 students in the College of Medicine, 210 in the College of Nursing, 524 in the College of Health Professions, 76 in the...

Chris Carmody

UAMS Chancellor Cam Patterson, third from right, stands with UAMS Project SEARCH 2023 graduates, left: Colby Fountain, Jakiyah Williams, Courtney Carroll, Carson Patty, Chase Caterbury, Patterson, Ranal Freeman II and Abby Bogoslavsky

Inside News

UAMS, Project SEARCH Celebrate Decade of Partnership, 10th Graduating Class

May 19, 2023 | Along with the 10th class of students to graduate from Project SEARCH on May 16, UAMS and Project SEARCH also reached a milestone – 10 years of working together for the benefit of those students.

Ben Boulden

UAMS and Baptist Health leaders cut the ribbon to officially open a new cancer clinic on the Baptist Little Rock campus

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UAMS, Baptist Health Celebrate Opening of New Cancer Clinic in Little Rock; Infusion Center to Open This Fall

May 18, 2023 | Baptist Health and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) on Thursday, May 18, held a ribbon cutting ceremony to commemorate the opening of a new cancer clinic and infusion center on the campus of Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock. UAMS Baptist Health Cancer Clinic-Little Rock, in Suite 500 of the Hickingbotham Outpatient Center,...

Marty Trieschmann

University News

UAMS’ Antiño Allen, Ph.D., Receives Radiation Research Society Award

June 5, 2023 | LITTLE ROCK — University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) researcher Antiño R. Allen, Ph.D., is the 2023 recipient of the Michael Fry Award from the Radiation Research Society.

David Robinson

College of Public Health Students, Faculty and Staff Celebrated at Convocation

June 2, 2023 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health held its 2023 convocation, celebrating the success of students, faculty and staff. Dean Mark Williams, Ph.D., slowly gazed over the massive crowd packed into an auditorium in the Daniel W. Rahn Interprofessional Education Building before expressing his excitement for the...

Kev' Moye

The 2023-2024 KL2 Scholars are (l-r, clockwise from top): Mary “Katy” Allison, Michail Mavros, Brian D. Piccolo, Megha Sharma, Ankita Shukla and Alicja Urbaniak.

Six Early-Career UAMS Researchers Receive KL2 Scholar Awards

June 1, 2023 | Six early-career researchers have been selected to receive two years of funded translational research training and support in the UAMS Translational Research Institute (TRI) KL2 Mentored Research Career Development Scholar Awards Program. The promising junior faculty researchers were selected for the 2023-2024 program through a competitive application process. KL2 scholars receive two years of mentored...

David Robinson

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Hayley Melvin, left, receives the Customer Service Award from Ashley McMillan, D.D.S.

College of Health Professions

Winners of College’s 2023 Staff Excellence Awards Named

June 5, 2023 | In April, the College of Health Professions announced the recipients of the 2023 Staff Excellence Awards. Hayley Melvin, a dental assistant in the Center for Dental Education, was the recipient of the Excellence in Customer Service Award. Jeffrey DeSantis, assistant director of assessment in the Department of Physician Assistant Studies, was the recipient of the Excellence in...

Ben Boulden

College of Health Professions

Unexpected Opportunities, Passion to Improve Health Brought Lisa Jansen to UAMS

June 5, 2023 | Chance encounters and a journey that began in a softball field in Germany brought UAMS assistant professor and researcher Lisa Jansen, Ph.D., to UAMS. She hopes the research she’s doing here now will succeed in improving the health outcomes for women with high-risk pregnancies and their children. Jansen is an assistant professor of clinical nutrition...

Ben Boulden

News Release

UAMS Dental Hygiene Program Offers Free ‘Summer of Smiles’ Clinic for Children on June 16

June 2, 2023 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Department of Dental Hygiene is offering a free Summer of Smiles clinic June 16 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Freeway Medical Tower, 5800 W. 10th St., Suite 501.

Ben Boulden

Members of the UAMS Movement Disorders Team

College of Medicine

UAMS Huntington’s Disease Clinic Receives Renewed Designation as a Center of Excellence

June 1, 2023 | LITTLE ROCK — The Huntington’s Disease Clinic at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently received a three-year designation as a Center of Excellence by the Huntington’s Disease Society of America (HDSA), signifying that it provides the best possible care for patients and families. It is the only HDSA Center of Excellence in...

Linda Satter

College of Health Professions

Spotlight on the Department of Respiratory Care

June 5, 2023 | The College of Health Professions Department of Respiratory Care offers Arkansas’ only baccalaureate entry-to-practice respiratory therapy program and online A.S. to B.S. degree advancement program. The program is currently awaiting final approval of accreditation for the Masters of Science in Respiratory Care program, set to launch in fall 2024. The MSRC program will be one...

News Staff

Rhonda Mattox, M.D., president of the Arkansas Medical, Dental and Pharmaceutical Association, delivers the keynote address during the Underrepresented in Health Graduation Celebration.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

UAMS Holds Graduation Celebration for Underrepresented and Minority Students

June 2, 2023 | Graduating students from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) celebrated their achievements with a May 7 ceremony hosted by the Division for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DDEI). Brian Gittens, Ed.D., MPA, vice chancellor for DDEI, kicked off the Underrepresented in Health Graduation Celebration by welcoming the students and congratulating them on a job...

Chris Carmody

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College of Health Professions

Brunch, Hooding Ceremonies Mark Crossroads for College of Health Professions Students

June 1, 2023 | At an informal brunch in the late morning and an afternoon hooding ceremony, both on May 19, hundreds of College of Health Professions students celebrated the successful conclusion of their formal, professional education and the beginning of their careers.

For Hot Springs Woman, Sickle Cell Disease “Didn’t Prevent Me from Doing Anything”

UAMS Announces Partnership with Hall STEAM Magnet High School

UAMS-TRI Training Program Helps Postdocs Develop Entrepreneurial Spirit, Form Competition-Winning Pharmaceutical Startup

UAMS Surgeons Implant Innovative Device Developed by I3R Researchers to Restore Sense of Touch after Amputation

UAMS Graduates 1,096 Health Care Professionals

UAMS, Project SEARCH Celebrate Decade of Partnership, 10th Graduating Class

UAMS, Baptist Health Celebrate Opening of New Cancer Clinic in Little Rock; Infusion Center to Open This Fall

University News

UAMS’ Antiño Allen, Ph.D., Receives Radiation Research Society Award

College of Public Health Students, Faculty and Staff Celebrated at Convocation

Six Early-Career UAMS Researchers Receive KL2 Scholar Awards

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Winners of College’s 2023 Staff Excellence Awards Named

Unexpected Opportunities, Passion to Improve Health Brought Lisa Jansen to UAMS

UAMS Dental Hygiene Program Offers Free ‘Summer of Smiles’ Clinic for Children on June 16

UAMS Huntington’s Disease Clinic Receives Renewed Designation as a Center of Excellence

Spotlight on the Department of Respiratory Care

UAMS Holds Graduation Celebration for Underrepresented and Minority Students

Vitiligo

Brunch, Hooding Ceremonies Mark Crossroads for College of Health Professions Students

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