Announcements


April 23, 2021

College of Pharmacy Celebrates Third-Year Students at Pinning Ceremony

Karmen Robinson

Third-year students in the College of Pharmacy gather for the 18th annual Academy of Student Pharmacists Professional Pinning Ceremony on March 4. The pinning ceremony marks their transition from didactic coursework to practice experience.

The College of Pharmacy at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) honored 95 third-year students during its 18th annual Academy of Student Pharmacists Professional Pinning Ceremony on March 4. At the virtual ceremony, the Class of 2022 received pins to signify their transition from in-class instruction to direct patient care as they enter…


April 22, 2021

Art from the Heart Virtual Exhibit Spotlights UAMS Artists

Ben Boulden

Pandemic Waves was just one of several works of art influenced by the pandemic and shown at the virtual Art from the Heart exhibition.

The COVID-19 pandemic has sparked introspection and creative expression in many artists who work and study at UAMS. The pandemic and social-distancing measures meant the third annual Art from the Heart exhibition, held April 15, was virtual. (View the artists and their artwork). “How does it impact our lives to take time to look at…


Two UAMS Employees Selected for Arkansas Business’ 2021 40 Under 40 List

Linda Haymes

Johnathan Goree, M.D., and Ayoola Carleton

Johnathan Goree, M.D., and Ayoola Carleton have been included in this year’s class of Arkansas Business’ 40 Under 40, a group of rising young professionals who will be honored with an in-person luncheon and an interactive virtual event on June 17 in Little Rock. Honorees, all under the age of 40 years old as of…


April 21, 2021

Town Hall Highlights Importance of Philanthropy, Day of Giving

Ben Boulden

Chancellor Patterson and Whit Hall, M.D.

Names of donors and benefactors are on buildings, lecture halls, programs and endowed chairs throughout UAMS. With its focus on philanthropy and the UAMS Day of Giving, the Chancellor’s Town Hall meeting April 14 was in one of those examples of giving, the Fred W. Smith Auditorium on the 12th floor of the Jackson Stephens…


April 20, 2021

Office of Communications & Marketing Responsible for All Contact with, from Media

News Staff

Please do not engage in contact with the media on behalf of UAMS. Under UAMS policy 13.1.01, the UAMS Office of Communications & Marketing is charged by the Chancellor’s Office with coordinating all contact with and from the news media to ensure a timely response and one that is in accordance with HIPAA when it relates to patient information and FERPA (student privacy) as well as other UAMS policies.


April 9, 2021

April MVP — Rose Farquhar

Ben Boulden

Rose Farquhar

Congratulations to Rose Farquhar, our April MVP of the Month. Rose is a social worker in the Internal Medicine Clinic. This is what her nominator has to say: Rose sets the bar when it comes to patient-centered care. Since Rose joined our Team UAMS in 2019, she has been a breath of fresh air.


Conference Assists Underrepresented Students in Preparing for Professional Programs

Spencer Watson

Event attendees met with UAMS students, faculty and staff during the closing session of the virtual Minority Association of Premedical Students (MAPS) Conference.

Nearly 50 underrepresented and minority college students from across Arkansas spent a recent morning online learning about and preparing for professional degree programs, aided by UAMS faculty and students. The annual Minority Association of Premedical Students (MAPS) Conference, canceled last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, returned in a virtual format for 2021, helping prepare…


April 6, 2021

Mehta Awards Ceremony Honors First Creative Writing Winners

Ben Boulden

The participants in the April 1 presentation of the first annual Mehta Awards gathered on Zoom for the virtual ceremony. The winners photos are numbered: 1- Timothy Muren; 2- Susan Van Dusen and 3- Sara Shalin.

What Paulette Mehta called a “cultural renaissance” at UAMS reached another milestone on April 1: the presentation of the first annual Drs. Paulette and Jay Mehta Awards in Creative Writing. The awards are the result of a $50,000 gift by Drs. Jay and Paulette Mehta and is administrated by the College of Medicine’s Department of…


April 1, 2021

April S.A.F.E. Newsletter Available

Ben Boulden

The April S.A.F.E. newsletter is available. The subject is Arkansas’ “Move Over Law.”


March 31, 2021

Brittany Butterfield Awarded National Zada M. Cooper Scholarship

Ben Boulden

Brittany Butterfield

Brittany Butterfield recently received a 2020-2021 Zada M. Cooper Scholarship, one of five national scholarships awarded by Kappa Epsilon, the Kappa Epsilon Foundation and its Scholarship Committee.



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