January 17, 2023
Dr. Michelle Krause to Lead UAMS Health System & Hospital; Dr. Ahmed Abuabdou Named Chief Clinical Officer
![Michelle W. Krause, M.D., MPH, and Ahmed Abuabdou, MD, MBA](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Krause-Abuabdou--150x150.jpg)
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has named Michelle W. Krause, M.D., MPH, senior vice chancellor for UAMS Health and chief executive officer for UAMS Medical Center, and Ahmed Abuabdou, MD, MBA, chief clinical officer for UAMS Medical Center. Both have been serving in these roles on an interim basis since September 2022.
January 3, 2023
UAMS Mourns Loss of Susan Smyth, M.D., Ph.D.
![Susan Smyth, M.D., Ph.D., died Dec. 31, 2022, after a battle with cancer.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Smythe_Susan-COM-06302021-EDL_4230-2_JD-edit-150x150.jpg)
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is sad to announce that Susan Smyth, M.D., Ph.D. executive vice chancellor and dean of the College of Medicine, died Dec. 31, 2022, after a battle with cancer.
November 8, 2022
UAMS Voted Best Company to Work For by Newspaper’s Readers
![Readers of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette voted UAMS the Best Company to Work For among companies with 250 employees or more.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Best-of-the-Best-150x150.jpg)
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is the Best Company to Work For among organizations of 250 employees or more, according to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette’s 2022 Best of the Best reader survey.
November 1, 2022
UAMS to Offer Free Traumatic Brain Injury Workshop Nov. 10
![UAMS will host a virtual “Traumatic Brain Injury Resource Workshop” from noon to 2 p.m. on Nov. 10.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/TBI-Stock-Image-150x150.jpg)
LITTLE ROCK — The UAMS Institute for Digital Health and Innovation’s TBI Team will host a virtual “Traumatic Brain Injury Resource Workshop” on Nov. 10 to connect anyone affected by a TBI to helpful resources and support.
September 8, 2022
Northwest Arkansas Crisis Stabilization Re-Opens Under UAMS Leadership
![Kristen McAllister, (second from right) director of the Northwest Arkansas Crisis Stabilization Unit, gives State Reps. Jim Dotson, Robin Lundstrum and Nicole Clowney a tour of the unit's garden area.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/CSU-Featured-150x150.jpg)
Until the Northwest Arkansas Crisis Stabilization Unit opened last month in Fayetteville, too often the choices for those going through a mental-health crisis were limited: jail or the hospital.
September 6, 2022
UAMS Sponsors ‘That Good Night: On Dignity, Suffering & the Role of Medicine in Life’s Eleventh Hour’ on Sept. 14
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Division of Palliative Medicine is sponsoring “That Good Night: On Dignity, Suffering & the Role of Medicine in Life’s Eleventh Hour,” with Sunita Puri, M.D.
August 26, 2022
Laser Treatment Gives UAMS Patient Relief from Kidney Stones
![Jeff Hankins battled kidney stones for years. He underwent a procedure in which a laser was used to shatter the stones into tiny pieces.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Jeff-Hankins-150x150.jpg)
For Jeff Hankins, kidney stones were an unfortunate part of life. But in the past couple of years, passing the stones without medical help became a lot harder as the stones got larger.
July 11, 2022
UAMS Midsouth Black Expo Set for July 30
LITTLE ROCK — The 18th Annual UAMS Midsouth Black Expo, presented by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), invites you to a free event highlighting health education, cancer screenings, minority-owned businesses and family-friendly entertainment.
June 21, 2022
UAMS Health Specialty Center to Open In Premier Medical Plaza in Early 2023
![UAMS is moving compliment of specialty services to Premier Medical Plaza at 10915 Rodney Parham Road in west Little Rock.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/DJI_0115-Edit-150x150.jpg)
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is moving a complement of specialty services to Premier Medical Plaza at 10915 Rodney Parham Road in west Little Rock. UAMS plans to open the facility in early 2023.
May 24, 2022
UAMS Ranks Fourth in Education on Forbes’ Best Employers for Diversity List
![For the second year, UAMS has been recognized by Forbes magazine on its Best Employers for Diversity list.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Forbes-List-150x150.jpg)
UAMS ranks fourth among educational organizations nationally on an annual list of Best Employers for Diversity created by Forbes magazine. UAMS was also the highest ranked Arkansas company on the list, and the only one in the Top 100.
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