June 7, 2018
White Coat a Symbol of Trust, Provost Tells Physician Assistants
![The Physician Assistant Class of 2020 was awarded their white coats during a May 25 ceremony.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/PA5-150x150.jpg)
June 7, 2018 | Make sure your white coat represents a symbol of trust, incoming physician assistant students were encouraged recently as they donned their coats for the first time and pledged to care for their patients.
April 19, 2018
Gardner Reports on State of the University
![Interim Chancellor Stephanie Gardner, Pharm.D., Ed.D., told UAMS employees during the State of University address that this past year has been an incredible learning experience. Gardner became interim chancellor in July 2017.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/DSC_5285-150x150.jpg)
April 19, 2018 | Interim Chancellor Stephanie Gardner, Pharm.D., Ed.D., discussed the challenges and successes of the past year as she delivered her State of the University address April 17.
April 13, 2018
Biomedical Informatics Expert Discusses Uses of Big Data at Rockefeller Distinguished Lecture
![Atul Butte, M.D., Ph.D., shows the gene chips that he carries around with him. Once incredibly expensive, they are now affordable enough to carry in his pocket and briefcase.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/DSC_3104-e1523628918782-150x150.jpg)
April 13, 2018 | Atul Butte, M.D., Ph.D., spoke to a packed house Wednesday, April 4, in the Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute as part of the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Distinguished Lecture series. Butte, a leading voice in biomedical informatics, presented “Translating a Trillion Points of Data into Therapies, Diagnostics and New Insights…
April 2, 2018
UAMS’ Niki C. Carter, D.M.D., Named a Regent for International College of Dentists
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April 2, 2018 | The International College of Dentists USA Section Board of Regents has named Niki C. Carter, D.M.D., director of the General Practice Residency (GPR) program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), the new Regent for District 12.
March 27, 2018
College of Health Professions Forges Ties with Indian University
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March 27, 2018 | Two departments in the College of Health Professions (CHP) — Audiology and Speech Pathology and Genetic Counseling — are forging ties with India’s Manipal Academy of Higher Education, formerly Manipal University.
March 13, 2018
UAMS Hosts Biomedical Informatics Expert April 4 for Rockefeller Distinguished Lecture
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March 13, 2018 — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will host a free lecture by Atul Butte, M.D., Ph.D., a leading voice in biomedical informatics, at noon April 4, as part of the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Distinguished Lecture series.
January 3, 2018
Patterson Chosen as Next UAMS Chancellor
![Cam Patterson, M.D., MBA, speaks at an open forum on the UAMS campus Dec. 13. University of Arkansas System President Donald R. Bobbitt will recommend Patterson as the next UAMS chancellor.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/DSC_4783-150x150.jpg)
Jan. 3, 2018 |The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas today approved during a conference call the selection of Cam Patterson, M.D., MBA, as the next chancellor at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).
The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas approved the selection during a Jan. 3 conference call.
December 22, 2017
Genetic Counselor Helps Patient Find Answers
![Laura Wright was diagnosed with campomelic dysplasia while she was pregnant with her son, Lane. UAMS genetic counselor Shannon Barringer, M.S., helped Wright understand the diagnosis and the ramifications for her pregnancy.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/DSC_1315-150x150.jpg)
Dec. 22, 2017 | As a child, Laura Wright spent more than her fair share of time in the hospital.
December 20, 2017
Delta Dental of Arkansas Foundation Awards UAMS $118,000 for Dental Education
Dec. 20, 2017 | The Office of Interprofessional Education (IPE) at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received an $118,000 grant from the Delta Dental of Arkansas Foundation to create an oral health and dental education curriculum available to all students.
November 13, 2017
Head Start Pupils All Smiles at Oral Health Screenings
![Dental residents, dental hygiene students and faculty preceptors conducted oral health screenings at UAMS Head Start facilities in October. More than 80 children were seen by the team.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Screening-group-e1510612135436-150x150.jpg)
Nov. 14, 2017 | “Open wide and show me your pretty teeth,” was a familiar refrain as UAMS’ dental residents and dental hygiene students coaxed Head Start pupils to open their mouths during recent oral health screenings.
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