Announcements


December 13, 2022

Graduate School Recognizes Faculty and Students at Annual Holiday Awards Ceremony

David Robinson

Robert E. McGehee Jr., Ph.D., presented awards at his last winter ceremony as dean of the UAMS Graduate School.

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Graduate School recognized students and faculty for their achievements during the school’s Holiday Reception and Award Ceremony on Dec. 9. Graduate School Dean Robert E. McGehee Jr., Ph.D., presented the awards, telling attendees that it would be his final winter ceremony as dean. He plans to retire…


December 9, 2022

UAMS Hosts Panel Discussion on Experiences in Military Service

Chris Carmody

David Williams, assistant registrar for veterans' services, describes his experiences from 13 years of service in the Marine Corps.

Four UAMS employees who served in the military or have close ties to service members shared their experiences during a virtual event hosted by the Veterans Subcommittee of the Division for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.


December 8, 2022

First-Year Medical Students Pay Tribute to Those Who Donated Their Bodies to Science

Linda Satter

Eleven students in white coats sing on stage as their classmates watch from audience in auditorium.

First-year medical students at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) gathered Nov. 14 in the Fred Smith Auditorium for a ceremony honoring those who donated their bodies to medical science. Thanks to the anatomical donations, the Class of 2026 was able to study 37 bodies in small groups in the Human Structure class…


November 18, 2022

UAMS College of Pharmacy Named 2022 AAPS Student Chapter of the Year

Benjamin Waldrum

AAPS COP team

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy continues to receive national recognition for its student organizations, with the college receiving the American Association of Pharmaceutical Sciences’ (AAPS) Student Chapter of the Year award at the organization’s annual PharmSci 360 meeting, held Oct. 16-19 in Boston. Each year, AAPS recognizes student chapters…


November 17, 2022

Remix Red Table Talk Focuses on Minority Underrepresentation in Health Care

News Staff

On Nov. 14, the Division for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DDEI) hosted the "Remix Red Table Talk" in the Bruce Commons in the Rahn Building.

On Nov. 14, the Division for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DDEI) Chancellor’s Underrepresented Minority (URM) Student Recruitment, Retention and Engagement Subcommittee hosted its first “Remix Red Table Talk.”


November 8, 2022

UAMS Voted Best Company to Work For by Newspaper’s Readers

Yavonda Chase

Readers of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette voted UAMS the Best Company to Work For among companies with 250 employees or more.

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 4, 2022

November MVP — Yingni Che

Ben Boulden

Yingni Che, November 2022 MVP

Meet Yingni Che, the MVP for November. Yingni serves UAMS as a research associate in geriatrics in the UAMS Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging. 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 her nominator…


UAMS College of Medicine Student Shines on “The Voice”

Linda Satter

Andrew Igbokidi stands by the fountain outside UAMS

Nov. 4, 2022 | First-year medical student Andrew Igbokidi is on the path to a promising career. But whether that career will be medicine or music — or perhaps a combination of both  — is yet to be determined. In early August, as the 22-year-old from Hot Springs was preparing to begin medical school at…


November 3, 2022

UAMS Ceremony Honors Infant and Pregnancy Loss

Kate Franks

A Day of Remembrance ceremony was held Oct. 20 to honor the more than 200 perinatal losses at UAMS Medical Center during the past year.

The setting sun and the tranquil fountain outside the entrance to the Psychiatric Research Institute provided the backdrop for a moving ceremony Oct. 20, honoring the more than 200 perinatal losses at UAMS Medical Center during the past year.


November 2, 2022

UAMS College of Pharmacy Students Organize 2nd Annual Bone Marrow Registry Drive

Benjamin Waldrum

Maria Neal, Ainsley Moran

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy students donned scrubs and blue surgical gloves Oct. 17 as volunteers for a good cause: registering possible bone marrow donors for patients in need of lifesaving care. It was part of the second annual Be the Match donor registration event put on by UAMS students….



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