October 30, 2025

UAMS/UA Go Baby Go Program Expands to Serve More Children

Ben Boulden

One of the Go Baby Go participants smiles as she drives by on her custom electric ride-on car.

The Go Baby Go project in Northwest Arkansas recently completed its second year of operation, expanding its reach and refining its approach to providing modified electric ride-on cars to children with mobility challenges.


October 29, 2025

CHP Program Introduces Seventh Graders to Respiratory Care

Ben Boulden

Seventh-grade students from Lacy Academy listen as a senior Respiratory Care student, right, explains a diagnostic procedure to them. The artificial on the table is used in instruction and training in the program.

The Department of Respiratory Care in the UAMS College of Health Professions (CHP) on Oct. 17 provided a hands-on learning experience to 15 seventh grade students from the Dr. Marian G. Lacey K-8 Academy in Little Rock. “I think it went really well. These students were really engaged, and obviously very bright. I knew they…


October 9, 2025

MVP for October — Pam Buckner

Ben Boulden

Pam Buckner, MVP for October 2025

Meet Pam Buckner, RN, the MVP for October. Pam is a a UAMS Emergency Department Transitions of Care manager. In the course of her work, she puts into practice the UAMS culture of being polite, friendly, respectful, thoughtful, optimistic and compassionate.


October 3, 2025

First Surgical Procedure Performed at UAMS 12th Street Health & Wellness Center

Ben Boulden

Ramsey Ghaleb, left, Brian Rayburn, Juan Campos and his wife, and Bruno Machado take a moment to visit and celebrate after the first surgical procedure at 12th Street Health & Wellness Center.

A clinical team including a urologist, physician assistant (PA) and medical student worked together to perform the first surgical procedure Sept. 25 at the UAMS 12th Street Health & Wellness Center.


September 30, 2025

Patients, Cardiology Care Team Reconnect at Heart Recovery Reunion

Ben Boulden

Before Mike Dumas even spoke at the inaugural UAMS Heart Recovery Reunion, his walk to the lectern and then standing behind it spoke for him. “I wouldn’t be standing here if it wasn’t for Dr. Michael Luna and you, the staff and nurses that kept me alive until I was able to get back on…


September 11, 2025

College of Health Professions Scholarship Reception Recognizes Student Success, Donors

Ben Boulden

College of Health Professions, student scholarship recipients gather on the staircase in the Bruce Commons are of the Rahn Building.

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Health Professions held its annual Scholarship Reception on the evening of Aug. 28, bringing together students, donors and faculty to celebrate students’ successes and the power of financial support in higher education. This year’s event highlighted the remarkable generosity of donors and the tangible impact…


September 5, 2025

Audiology, Speech-Language Pathology Students Don White Coats

Ben Boulden

Along with faculty, students in the audiology and speech-language pathology programs gather for a photo after the white coat ceremony.

A white coat ceremony on Aug. 29 honored the 2027 class of the Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology and the 2029 class of the Doctor of Audiology program.


August 27, 2025

UAMS Physician Assistant Studies Program Celebrates Class of 2025

Ben Boulden

Edward Williams at the lectern addresses the audience at the Valediction Ceremony for the Physician Assistant Studies' Class of 2025.

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Physician Assistant (PA) program celebrated its Class of 2025 at an Aug. 22 valediction ceremony.


June 12, 2025

Dental Hygiene Students Achieve 100% Clinical Board Pass Rate for Fourth Consecutive Year

Ben Boulden

A Dental Hygiene student practices her skills using a typodont.

Graduates of the Department of Dental Hygiene in May achieved a 100% first-time pass rate on the clinical board exam for the fourth year in a row.


June 10, 2025

Physician Assistant Class of 2027 Don White Coats

Ben Boulden

The PA Class of 2027 recites the Professional Oath before the conclusion of the White Coat Ceremony.

The Class of 2027 Physician Assistant students began their studies a month ago, and on May 23 they donned their white coats for the first time in a ceremony marking the formal start of their professional education at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). The ceremony represents a rite of passage as students…



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