Announcements

April 10, 2026

UA System President Jay Silveria Speaks to UAMS Employees

Andrew Vogler

Jay B. Silveria, president of the University of Arkansas System, spoke to employees at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) during a town hall meeting April 1.

April 9, 2026

Public Health Students Serve in Downtown Little Rock

Kev' Moye

Students in a community-based program design course at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) are learning about the value of strong relationships between researchers and community members. The class, which is in the UAMS Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, includes a semester-long service-learning project at the client choice food pantry at…

March 31, 2026

UAMS Running Club Sees One of Their Own Win the Little Rock Half Marathon

Nathan Tidwell

A group formed at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) for runners at all fitness levels has a champion, UAMS College of Medicine student Rodrigo Meade

March 30, 2026

College of Medicine Class of 2026 Celebrates Matches Across 30 States, D.C.

Linda Satter

Haya Safar stands beside a map showing where all the UAMS seniors are going, holding a sign announcing that she matched at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center at Harvard in Boston.

Senior medical students on the verge of receiving their medical credentials from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) gathered March 20 in central Arkansas and Fayetteville to learn where they will spend their next three to seven years of training.

March 26, 2026

UAMS Raising Its Minimum Wage to $16 an Hour

Yavonda Chase

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is raising its minimum wage from $15 to $16 an hour, effective April 12.

March 23, 2026

UAMS Sees Record Participation for Student Research Day

Nathan Tidwell

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) experienced its biggest Student Research Day yet. More than 390 posters were submitted, with all five colleges and the Graduate School being represented between the main campus in Little Rock and the Northwest Regional campus in Fayetteville. Additionally, 40 students participated in the Three Minute Thesis (3MT)…

March 20, 2026

UAMS College of Medicine Applauds Seniors Heading to Residencies in Arkansas, 29 Other States, D.C.

Linda Satter

UAMS College of Medicine Class of 2026 Class President Jared Cononigo marks Stanford, California, on the map after he matched in pediatrics at Stanford Health Care.

LITTLE ROCK — Soon-to-be graduates of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine were among thousands of senior medical students nationwide who learned during simultaneous ceremonies March 20 where they will soon begin their residencies.

March 18, 2026

Barnes Touts Importance of Hospitality at El Dorado Visit

Andrea Hooten

C. Lowry Barnes, UAMS chancellor, gestures at podium as he talks to room of employees

C. Lowry Barnes, M.D., the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) chancellor, recently walked into the family medical clinic at the UAMS South Regional Campus in El Dorado, prepared to shake hands, answer questions, and encourage staff with plans for growth. What he didn’t expect was the level of encouragement he’d receive from them….

March 13, 2026

MVP for March — Laura Riedinger

News Staff

Meet Laura Riedinger, the university’s MVP for March and chaplain resident in UAMS Chaplain Services.

March 4, 2026

New UAMS Chancellor Visits Pine Bluff High School, Encourages Students to Pursue Health Care Careers