March 1, 2019

Exhibit Features History of Minority Students, Faculty at UAMS

Spencer Watson

April Hughes standing next to her favorite elements in the exhibit, including a photo taken with Edith Irby Jones and a photo of Jones meeting Martin Luther King, Jr.

Numerous achievements of minorities over the past 70 years of UAMS history, as well as photographs and artifacts that tell the story of minority health care in Arkansas before the end of Jim Crow are on display in a new historical exhibit across from the College of Medicine. The exhibit is sponsored by the UAMS…


February 27, 2019

Black Expo Offers Health, Entertainment and Shopping

Spencer Watson

Expo volunteers (from left) Margaret Woods, Ronda Henry-Tillman, M.D., and her son Anders Tillman in front of the UAMS MammoVan.

UAMS provided health screenings along with health education at the 15th Annual Midsouth Summit Black Expo held Feb. 23 at the Little Rock Metroplex. The expo, presented by UAMS, brought together a community of entertainers, health institutions, businesses and other organizations to celebrate Black History Month.


June 10, 2015

UAMS-based Arkansas INBRE Receives $3.9 million to Support Biomedical Research

Spencer Watson

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), administrator of the Arkansas INBRE program promoting biomedical research across the state, has been awarded $3.9 million by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to continue the program.


UAMS Names Stephen Mette New Chief Clinical Officer

Spencer Watson

LITTLE ROCK — Stephen Mette, M.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as chief clinical officer.


June 4, 2015

UAMS First in Arkansas to Remove Salivary Stones Endoscopically

Spencer Watson

LITTLE ROCK — Arkansans living with salivary gland disorders have a new, minimally invasive procedure available to them.


June 3, 2015

Chapman-Henry Joins UAMS’ Employee Assistance Program

Spencer Watson

LITTLE ROCK – Heather Chapman-Henry, a licensed clinical social worker, has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ Employee Assistance Program.


May 28, 2015

UAMS Graduates 13 in 2015 Project SEARCH Program

Spencer Watson

May 28, 2015 | Despite the joy often associated with graduation, saying goodbye sometimes isn’t easy.


UAMS Graduates 13 in Project SEARCH Employment Training for Young Adults with Disabilities

Spencer Watson

LITTLE ROCK — Thirteen young adults graduated today from the Project SEARCH internship program of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), which helps young adults with disabilities develop independent living and working skills.


May 18, 2015

UAMS Graduates 931 New Health Care Professionals

Spencer Watson

May 18, 2015 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) awarded certificates and degrees today to 931 graduates of its five colleges and graduate school during its commencement ceremony at Verizon Arena in North Little Rock.


UAMS Graduates 931 New Health Care Professionals

Spencer Watson

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) awarded certificates and degrees today to 931 graduates of its five colleges and graduate school during its commencement ceremony at Verizon Arena in North Little Rock.



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