February 13, 2026

UAMS Celebrates Academic Excellence at 2026 Lambda Nu Induction

Ben Boulden

Lambda Nu logo

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Health Professions on Feb. 6 honored a new cohort of students during the 2026 induction ceremony for the Lambda Nu National Honor Society.


February 12, 2026

UAMS Maternity Kits Evolve to Better Serve Arkansas Families

Ben Boulden

Stephanie Barger, right, holds one of the pre-packed Mother & Infant Supply Kits that UAMS now offers to families with newborns.

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is streamlining its efforts to improve health outcomes for mothers and newborns across the state by updating the distribution of its Mother & Infant Supply kits.


February 5, 2026

MVP for February — Becky Smith

Ben Boulden

Becky Smith, MVP for February 2026

Meet Becky Smith, the university’s MVP for February and a UAMS Health pharmacy specialist. In the course of her work, she puts into practice the UAMS culture of being polite, friendly, respectful, thoughtful, optimistic and compassionate.


January 8, 2026

MVP for January — Donna Malone

Ben Boulden

Donna Malone, MVP for January 2026

Meet Donna Malone, the MVP for January 2026. Malone is a registered nurse in Utilization Review. In the course of her work, she puts into practice the UAMS culture of being polite, friendly, respectful, thoughtful, optimistic and compassionate.


December 30, 2025

UAMS Physician Assistant Students Break Fundraising Records for Arkansas Food Bank

Ben Boulden

Maggie Grappe, right, and Claire Tiffin, hold a ceremonial check displaying the total of the funds raised by physician assistant students for the Arkansas Food Bank this fall. Samantha Lawson stands far left.

Students from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Physician Assistant (PA) program celebrated a decade of service and another record-breaking year of fundraising for the Arkansas Food Bank during a Dec. 12 check presentation ceremony.


December 23, 2025

The Year in Review: UAMS Steadily Progresses in All Areas while Seeking a New Chancellor

Ben Boulden

The UAMS Medical Center was one of 53 hospitals recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a "Best Regional Hospital for Equitable Access."

Every year brings change, and in 2025, a significant change in the leadership of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) came in the middle of the year when Cam Patterson, M.D., MBA, stepped down as chancellor after seven years in the role.


UAMS Launches Imagination Library for Parent-Child Bonding, Literacy

Ben Boulden

Regardless of family income, children registered with Imagination Library receive a free, age-appropriate book by mail every month until their fifth birthday.

New parents at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) are leaving the hospital with more than just a newborn. They are taking home the gift of reading.


December 4, 2025

MVP for December — Linda Satter

Ben Boulden

Linda Satter, MVP for December 2025

Meet Linda Satter, the MVP for December. Satter is a communications specialist in the UAMS Office of Communications and Marketing. In the course of her work, she puts into practice the UAMS culture of being polite, friendly, respectful, thoughtful, optimistic and compassionate.


November 4, 2025

MVP for November — Crystal Marcussen

Ben Boulden

Crystal Marcussen, MVP for November 2025

Meet Crystal Marcussen, CNP, the MVP for November. Marcussen is an obstetrics and gynecology nurse practitioner in the UAMS Health Women and Infants Service Line.


November 1, 2025

Veterans Find Education, Support in College of Health Professions

Ben Boulden

Lucien Vinyeng, a second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force and a graduate of UAMS.

About one-third of the more than 500 veterans and active-duty members of the U.S. military who study or work at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have found a home base in the UAMS College of Health Professions.



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