Announcements


December 23, 2024

Graduate School Honors Top Achievers at Awards Reception

Nathan Tidwell

Amie Brint, Katherine Deck, Christian Mitchell, Dakota Redling

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Graduate School celebrated the successes of faculty and students at its Winter Awards Reception on Dec. 5. “This reception recognizes the accomplishments of our students and the mentors who support them,” said Graduate School Dean Sean Taverna, Ph.D., from the Helen Guinn Adams Atrium in Biomedical Research…


December 19, 2024

Head Start Carolers Bring Holiday Spirit to Halls of UAMS

Linda Satter

UAMS Chancellor Cam Patterson, M.D., MBA, poses with the carolers and their leaders for a photo.

The halls of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) were alive with the sound of music Dec. 13 as a line of preschoolers from the UAMS Kennedy Head Start center left a trail of sparkle and song from the chancellor’s office to the Lobby Café. The 13 pint-sized carolers each wore a floppy…


December 12, 2024

Steve Swaim

Ben Boulden

Steve Swaim, MVP for December 2024

Meet Steve Swaim, a patient representative in the Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant Program in the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute. In the course of his work, he puts into practice the UAMS values of integrity, respect, diversity and health equity, teamwork, creativity, excellence and safety.


December 6, 2024

Pharmacy Student Among 15 Nationwide Chosen for ACCP Standing Committee

Benjamin Waldrum

Jessica Allred COP

Jessica Allred, a fourth-year student in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy, was recently one of only 15 pharmacy students nationwide to be awarded a standing committee position with the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP). “Jessica’s selection to this national standing committee is a testament to her dedication, leadership…


November 27, 2024

College of Public Health Student Balances School, Parenting and Music

Kev' Moye

Sundell

Joe Sundell is a dedicated family man, student and singer-songwriter. Sundell, a University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, Health Systems and Services Research doctoral student, acknowledges that balancing the responsibilities can be tough. However, he finds a way to manage the tasks as each play a role…


November 25, 2024

REACH Delta Event Shows Teens the Pathway to Health Careers

Chris Carmody

Representatives from the UAMS College of Nursing guide students through a demonstration of how to intubate patients.

Students from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) sought to offer encouragement and inspiration to the more than 200 high school teens who attended an outreach event earlier this month at the Pine Bluff Armory in White Hall. Meena Chatrathi, a third-year student in the UAMS College of Medicine, gave an overview of…


November 21, 2024

UAMS Medical Center Achieves Magnet® Recognition for Clinical Care and Nursing Excellence

News Staff

Employees celebrate the announcement of UAMS’ designation as a Magnet® hospital from the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Medical Center was awarded the highest international recognition for excellence in nursing from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), achieving designation as a Magnet® hospital.


November 13, 2024

Miss America Madison Marsh Visits UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute

Marty Trieschmann

Miss America Madison Marsh Visits UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute

Miss America Madison Marsh understands what cancer can do to a family. The Fort Smith, Arkansas, native lost her mother, Whitney Marsh, to pancreatic cancer when Madison was just 17 years old.


November 6, 2024

Natasha Jones

Ben Boulden

Natasha Jones, MVP for November 2024

Meet Natasha Jones, the MVP for November. Natasha serves as credit manager in UAMS Finance and Administration. In the course of her work, she puts into practice the UAMS values of integrity, respect, diversity and health equity, teamwork, creativity, excellence and safety.


November 4, 2024

UAMS Earns ‘Most Wired’ Recognition from CHIME for Use of Technology

Chris Carmody

A logo for the CHIME Digital Health Most Wired honor is shown over a photo of the UAMS Medical Center in Little Rock.

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently garnered recognition as a 2024 Digital Health Most Wired organization from the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME).



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