Kent Westbrook, M.D., entertains his audience while offering serious life lessons.
College of Medicine

Kent Westbrook, M.D., Keeps Audience Laughing While Delivering Wisdom

Dec. 1, 2023 | Laughter spilled out of the Walton Auditorium and three overflow rooms during much of the inaugural Last Lecture, delivered Nov. 16 in the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute by Kent C. Westbrook M,D., distinguished professor of surgery. A leader at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) for five decades who continues to see...

Linda Satter
Pregnant woman getting a prenatal checkup
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UAMS, Community Health Centers of Arkansas Awarded $17.5 Million to Study, Reduce Prenatal Inequities

Nov. 28, 2023 | FAYETTEVILLE — A study at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Community Health Centers of Arkansas, Inc. (CHCA) has been approved for a $17.5 million funding award by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to study and reduce prenatal inequities. Arkansas is ranked worst for both maternal health outcomes and food insecurity...

David Wise
Physicians conduct a training session on point-of-care ultrasound technology. The training program is funded through the Health Resources and Services Administration’s Medical Student Education program.
News Release

UAMS Receives $17.6 Million Grant Renewal to Support Efforts to Recruit, Train Students in Primary Care

Nov. 27, 2023 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received a $17.6 million federal grant renewal to further its goal of increasing the number of practicing primary care physicians in the state, particularly in rural and medically underserved communities. Administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department...

Chris Carmody
UAMS College of Medicine Student Brandon Hogge celebrates after crossing the finish line at the Ironman World Championship in Nice, France.
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UAMS College of Medicine Student Participates in Ironman World Championship in France

Nov. 22, 2023 | Many people have bucket list items. For some, it may be attending medical school. For others, it may be participating in the Ironman World Championship. Brendon Hogge thought, “Why not do both … simultaneously?” Hogge, a second-year medical student in the UAMS College of Medicine on the UAMS Northwest Regional Campus in Fayetteville, recently competed...

David Wise
Frits van Rhee, M.D, Ph.D.
Myeloma Center

UAMS Myeloma Center Hits Impressive Milestone, Sees 1000th Article Published

Nov. 20, 2023 | Researchers and physicians with the Myeloma Center at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently published their 1,000th article, an impressive milestone that demonstrates the center’s high level of scholarship. “This is a remarkable achievement by our amazing Myeloma Center physicians and researchers,” said Frits van Rhee, M.D., Ph.D., clinical director of the...

Nathan Tidwell
Toby and Gene Richards
Patient Stories

UAMS Comprehensive Care at Home Provides ‘Pleasant Hospitalization’ for Veteran

Nov. 11, 2023 | Having a health crisis is never convenient, but it often seems to happen at the worst possible time. This was the case for 88-year-old Vernon “Toby” Richards, who was traveling out of state with his wife. Often struggling with chronic health issues because of his exposure to Agent Orange while serving in Vietnam, he is a loyal and long-time patient of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) hospital system.

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The new transplant clinic is located inside the UAMS East Family Medical Center in Helena-West Helena.

UAMS Opens Satellite Transplant Clinic in Helena-West Helena

Dec. 4, 2023 | HELENA-WEST HELENA — Community health providers and members of the public gathered today in Helena-West Helena to celebrate the recent opening of the newest University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) transplant clinic. Located inside the UAMS East Family Medical Center at 1393 Arkansas 242 South in Helena-West Helena, the clinic is the sixth satellite...

Linda Satter
photo of 14 people standing on stage with plaque: Rohit Dhall, M.D., chair of the Department of Neurology (in mask), accepts the plaque from Elizabeth Guerrero of the Parkinson's Foundation (directly to the right of the plaque), while surrounded by team members including Aditya Vikram Boddu, M.D. (bottom right), who co-chairs the UAMS Comprehensive Care Center with Dhall, and Tuhin Virmani, M.D., Ph.D. (standing behind Boddu to the left), division chief of neurodegenerative disorders.

UAMS Receives Parkinson’s Foundation Plaque for Comprehensive Care Center Designation

Nov. 29, 2023 | The Parkinson’s Foundation recently presented the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) with a plaque designating it as a Comprehensive Care Center for Parkinson’s disease. The Parkinson’s Foundation created the designation in late 2021, reserving it for just 15 medical centers across the country whose specialized teams have met rigorous standards of excellence in...

Linda Satter
Rampy Check Run

Rampy Foundation Relays $60,000 Donation to UAMS Department of Neurology for MS Research

Nov. 28, 2023 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Department of Neurology in the College of Medicine received $60,000 for multiple sclerosis research from the Rampy MS Research Foundation during a ceremony today. Jo and Scott Rampy, along with other runners and walkers, relayed a check from Bentonville to Little Rock. The run...

Andrew Vogler

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Dominique Covington, MVP for December 2023
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Dominique Covington

Dec. 1, 2023 | Meet Dominique Covington, the MVP for December. Dominique serves as a patient care technician in UAMS Labor & Delivery. Please read what one of her nominators wrote: Dominique is an exceptional example of UAMS core values and our mission. Every shift she works, she exemplifies respect, compassion, kindness, and a positive attitude no matter what the floor or staffing looks like that shift.

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Artist Helmar Anitok talks about his mural during the unveiling in downtown Springdale.
Community Health and Research

Marshallese Art Mural Highlights Pacific Islander Culture in Downtown Springdale

Nov. 30, 2023 | A new mural celebrating Marshallese culture was unveiled in downtown Springdale Nov. 16, thanks to a collaborative effort between the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Office of Community Health & Research, Arkansas Coalition of Marshallese (ACOM), and the Downtown Springdale Alliance. UAMS and ACOM reached out to local Marshallese artist Helmar Anitok earlier...

David Wise
Cam Patterson giving award to Linda Chesterfield
University News

UAMS Honors Legislators at Chancellor’s Town Hall

Nov. 27, 2023 | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Chancellor Cam Patterson, M.D., MBA, recognized Arkansas state legislators with newly created awards at a Nov. 14 town hall. In his opening remarks, Patterson said the chief goal of the university’s strategic plan is to make Arkansas the healthiest state in the region by 2029. “It cannot be...

Ben Boulden
Little girl receives a flu shot. Image text says "Five Myths About Flu Vaccines."
Community Health and Research

Five Flu Vaccine Myths … Busted!

Nov. 27, 2023 | By Sheldon Riklon, M.D., UAMS Family Medicine Physician The best way to prevent the flu is to get vaccinated every year. However, myths about the flu shot often cause people to skip it. For National Flu Vaccination Week (Dec. 4-8), here are five of the most common, and untrue, myths about the flu vaccine. Myth:...

David Wise
Come join our team! UAMS is holding a job fair Dec. 5 at The Orthopaedic & Spine Hospital.
News Release

UAMS to Hold Job Fair Dec. 5 at Orthopaedic & Spine Hospital

Nov. 22, 2023 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is hosting a “Cookies & Cocoa Job Fair” from 5-8 p.m. Dec. 5, at the new Orthopaedic & Spine Hospital. UAMS is looking for registered nurses, scrub technicians, orthopaedic technicians and more to work at the new facility.

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Muhammad Ali Zulqarnain, M.D., portrait plus UAMS logo
College of Medicine

Interventional Cardiologist and Structural Heart Specialist Muhammad Ali Zulqarnain, M.D., Joins UAMS

Nov. 21, 2023 |  LITTLE ROCK — Muhammad Ali Zulqarnain, M.D., an interventional cardiologist and structural heart specialist, has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as an assistant professor in the Division of Cardiology.  He is board-certified in cardiovascular disease, nuclear cardiology, hypertension, adult echocardiography, critical care echocardiography, critical care medicine and internal medicine. “We were...

Linda Satter

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