Announcements


November 3, 2021

Disability Awareness Means Putting People First, Expert Says

Benjamin Waldrum

Elizabeth Reed Zoom presentation screenshot

Breaking down barriers to inclusion for people with disabilities begins by focusing on a person’s identity first, not their disability. That was the key focus of a virtual presentation Oct. 21 to members of Team UAMS hosted by the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DDEI) Disability subcommittee. Elizabeth Reed, the corporate diversity inclusion manager…


November 2, 2021

November S.A.F.E. Newsletter Available

News Staff

The November S.A.F.E. newsletter is available. The subject is Personal Protective Equipment.


October 29, 2021

UAMS Voted ‘Best Company to Work For’ in Best of the Best Awards

Yavonda Chase

UAMS won "Best Company to Work for >250" and "Best Pain Care Clinic" in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's Best of the Best Awards.

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette readers voted the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) the Best Company to Work for >250 in the 2021 Best of the Best awards, while the university’s Interventional Pain Management clinic won for Best Pain Care Clinic.


October 28, 2021

Free, 6-Week ‘Walk with Ease’ Self-Directed Program Starts Nov. 1

News Staff

Registration is open for a FREE six (6) week Arthritis Foundation Walk with Ease Self-Directed Enhanced Program. This program starts Nov. 1 and allows individuals to work on their own, at their own pace, to increase their physical activity.


UAMS Researchers See 12% Increase in Grant Funding for FY2021

David Robinson

As UAMS vice chancellor for Research and Innovation, Shuk-Mei Ho, Ph.D., oversees the institution's research enterprise.

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and its affiliate research institutions saw research funding grow by 12.2% this past year, with $177.4 million in grants by the end of the fiscal year on June 30. It is the second consecutive year with double-digit increases in research funding that comes from…


October 27, 2021

UAMS Earns CHIME Digital Health Most Wired Recognition

Yavonda Chase

UAMS recently earned 2021 Digital Health Most Wired recognition from the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME).

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently earned 2021 Digital Health Most Wired recognition from the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME). UAMS was recognized as a certified level 8 acute hospital.


October 21, 2021

New Breast Center Offers Early Morning, Evening and Weekend Hours

News Staff

Did you know the UAMS Breast Center has moved? Did you know it offers early morning, evening and even weekend hours?

The center’s new, expanded location on the third floor of the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute can accommodate more patients than ever.   


October 19, 2021

War Memorial Stadium Parking Alert for Nov. 1-2

News Staff

Parking at War Memorial Stadium will be unavailable on Monday, Nov. 1, and Tuesday Nov. 2 for the scheduled State Marching Band Competition.   In the event of inclement weather, it will be rescheduled for the following week; Monday, Nov. 8 and Tuesday, Nov. 9.


October 18, 2021

College of Nursing Class of 2023 Dons White Coats as Clinical Training Begins

Linda Satter

Students walk across the stage one by one to be helped into their white coats

A sea of black-clad nursing students was gradually transformed into a sea of white-coated clinicians as the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing Class of 2023 gathered Oct. 8 in the Fred W. Smith Auditorium to celebrate the students’ transition to the clinical part of their education. As the ceremony in…


UAMS Receives INSIGHT Into Diversity’s 2021 Health Professions HEED Award

Linda Satter

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has received the 2021 Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine.

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has received the 2021 Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education. As a recipient of the annual award, UAMS will be featured along with 50 other recipients in the December 2021 issue…



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