Announcements


January 3, 2022

Graduate School Celebrates Students, Faculty and Staff at Annual Winter Awards Reception

Linda Haymes

"One of the best lessons this pandemic has taught us is there are lots of ways to do things right," Graduate School Dean Robert McGehee Jr., Ph.D. told a crowd of about 50 students, faculty and staff at a recent Annual Winter Awards reception.

Students, faculty and staff from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Graduate School celebrated recent achievements with a reception and awards presentation on Dec. 9. A crowd of about 50 students, faculty and staff gathered in the atrium of the Biomedical II building for an afternoon reception before departing for winter break. Graduate…


December 27, 2021

UAMS Holiday Celebration Gains Efficiency While Bringing Cheer

Ben Boulden

At this year’s Holiday Celebration on Dec. 16, 5,568 people came through the cafeteria line for a no-cost-to-them holiday lunch.

Smiling faces and the satisfied appetites of thousands of members of Team UAMS showed that university organizers have learned how to efficiently and cheerfully serve holiday meals to about 10,000 employees.


December 16, 2021

UAMS Patient Story, Nurses Get National Acclaim

Ben Boulden

Rebecca Thacker, right, speaks Dec. 6 before the public unveiling of the new DAISY wall at UAMS.

Out of 1.8 million stories of nurses worldwide caring for patients, the story of a family at UAMS and its gratitude for two nurses took center stage at a national nursing conference. And, in early December, 12 UAMS nurses who each had won a monthly DAISY award in the preceding year gained greater recognition on…


December 15, 2021

UAMS-led Proposal Competing for $75 Million to Advance Health Care and Technology in Northwest Arkansas

David Wise

Build Back Better Regional Challenge Finalist

A proposal led by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is in the running to receive about $75 million in federal funding for a health care workforce and technology initiative in Northwest Arkansas. The UAMS-led effort is among 60 finalists from around the nation announced December 13, 2021, by the U.S. Department of…


December 10, 2021

UAMS Physicians Among Top Doctors in America

Kalee Sexton

UAMS physicians are among the Top Doctors in Arkansas.

Physicians at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have been named Castle Connolly Top Doctors.


December 7, 2021

December MVP — Kristie Cervantes

Ben Boulden

Kristie Cervantes, LPN, left, is surprised by Chancellor Cam Patterson as he informs her she is the MVP for December.

The MVP for December is Kristie Cervantes. Kristie is a Licensed Practical Nurse in the UAMS College of Medicine Department of Neurology, and she wonderfully represents the UAMS values of being polite, friendly, respectful, thoughtful, optimistic and compassionate.


December 6, 2021

COVID-19’s Impact on Asian-Americans Significant but Not Well-Documented, Associate Dean Says

Linda Satter

Sara Tariq, M.D., illustrates her talk with graphics.

There is a tendency when discussing the impact of COVID-19 in America to treat all Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders as a monolith, Sara Tariq, M.D., associate dean of student affairs in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine, told a crowd of mostly students on Nov. 18. “Painting us with…


December 3, 2021

UAMS Provides Medical Support for Little Rock Marathon

Kalee Sexton

Volunteers stand in front of an ambulance

More than 60 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) employees volunteered to provide medical services during the 2021 Little Rock Marathon.


Outpatient Pharmacy Quadruples in Size in Remodeled Space

Ben Boulden

Pharmacy technicians serve patients at the new, greatly enlarged front counter of the UAMS Outpatient Pharmacy.

Operations have improved and customer service enhanced at the UAMS Outpatient Pharmacy, all because of its ongoing expansion to an adjacent space. “Plans have been around for years that we weren’t able to implement,” said Layton Kelley, Pharm.D., senior director of pharmacy for Outpatient Services. “We needed more space to be able to continue to…


December 2, 2021

Students Chosen for Geriatric Student Scholars Program

Vanessa Lee

The 2022 Geriatric Student Scholars (from left) Anna Harrison (CHP), Gale Menotti (COP), Erica Dewey (COM) and Tenia Marshall (CON).

The Arkansas Geriatric Education Collaborative (AGEC) at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has chosen students for its 2022 Geriatric Student Scholars Program.



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