Announcements


March 15, 2023

College of Pharmacy Graduate Student Receives Prestigious AHA Predoctoral Fellowship

Benjamin Waldrum

Soumiya Pal

Soumiya Pal, M.Sc., a Ph.D. candidate in the UAMS College of Pharmacy, likes to dream big. Recently, a dream that seemed out of reach finally came true, when he was recently awarded the American Heart Association’s (AHA) Predoctoral Fellowship. The one-year fellowship includes a stipend, health insurance and project support totaling $32,553. According to the…


March 9, 2023

UAMS Ceremony Recognizes Pioneers in Black History Wall of Honor Exhibit

Chris Carmody

UAMS leaders and members of the Black History Wall of Honor Exhibit stand together after the closing ceremony.

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Division for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DDEI) held a Feb. 28 ceremony to recognize members of UAMS’ 2023 Black History Wall of Honor Exhibit.  The exhibit, which was displayed in the hospital’s first-floor admissions and discharge area during Black History Month, highlighted the accomplishments of Black pioneers…


March 6, 2023

March MVP — Wade Talley

Ben Boulden

Wade Talley, March 2023 MVP

Meet Wade Talley, the MVP for March. Wade serves UAMS as a maintenance supervisor in UAMS Move Asset Management. In the course of his work, he puts into practice the UAMS values of being polite, friendly, respectful, thoughtful, optimistic and compassionate. Please read what his nominator wrote about how he does that: This nomination is…


February 14, 2023

UAMS Celebrates Life of Susan Smyth, M.D., Ph.D.

Linda Satter

Andrew Morris, Ph.D., addresses the crowd, flanked by his late wife's portrait and son Edward, as well as the family dogs Saleh and Carmine.

About 120 people and two dogs gathered Feb. 9 in the Fred Smith Auditorium to participate in a live-streamed celebration of the life of Susan Smyth, M.D., Ph.D., who was the executive vice chancellor at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and dean of the UAMS College of Medicine.


February 10, 2023

UAMS College of Nursing Sees Impact of Scholarship for New BSN Students

Chris Carmody

A student in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program dons her white coat during a ceremony in October.

Staff and faculty members in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing believe that a recently announced scholarship will provide some much needed relief for new students in two programs. The $2,000 scholarship will be available in the 2023-24 academic year for newly admitted students in the Bachelor of Science in…


February 7, 2023

February MVP — Dollie Resh

News Staff

Dollie Resh, February 2023 MVP

Meet Dollie Resh, the university’s MVP for February and an executive assistant in the UAMS College of Health Professions Department of Physical Therapy in Fayetteville. 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. Please read what one of…


January 31, 2023

FDA Fellowship Helps Guide Pharmacy Student’s Path Forward

Benjamin Waldrum

Szarria Thomas

Szarria Thomas loves working with geriatric patients. The Class of 2025 College of Pharmacy student looks forward to a career where she can provide exceptional care and knowledge to the geriatric community, and her pursuit of a pharmacy education is a big step towards that future. Last year, Thomas was one of four students nationwide…


January 9, 2023

January MVP — Toby Belknap

Ben Boulden

Toby Belknap, M.D.

Meet Toby Belknap, M.D., the MVP for January. Toby serves as a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist in the UAMS Psychiatric Research 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 15, 2022

UAMS College of Nursing Holds White Coat Ceremony for Graduate Programs

Chris Carmody

Graduate students wear their white coats as they sit during the College of Nursing ceremony.

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing honored 77 students from its graduate programs during a white coat ceremony held at the Jackson T. Stephens Spine and Neurosciences Institute on the UAMS campus.  “This is the first time we’ve had an in-person white coat ceremony for our graduate students, and we’re…


December 14, 2022

December MVP — Eva Gerbitz

Ben Boulden

Eva Gerbitz

Meet Eva Gerbitz, MNSc, RN-BC, the MVP for December. Eva serves UAMS as a nurse informaticist in UAMS Clinical Informatics. In the course of her work, she puts into practice the values of UAMS. Please read what one of her nominators wrote about how she does that.



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