Announcements
March 29, 2021
UAMS Medical Student Accepted for Prestigious NIH Fellowship
LITTLE ROCK — Mason Belue, a second-year medical student at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), is one of 50 students from across the country chosen to participate in a yearlong residential immersion program at the National Institutes of Health campus in Bethesda, Maryland. It is only the second time in a decade…
March 23, 2021
Virtual Match Day Celebration Doesn’t Dampen COM Seniors’ Enthusiasm
Senior medical students at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) gathered virtually Friday – some by themselves, some holding babies, some surrounded by family, friends and even their dogs – to announce where they would be continuing their medical training. Just before the virtual ceremony began, the students at UAMS and other medical…
March 16, 2021
Town Hall Speakers Highlight UAMS Efforts to Bolster Health Equity
Increasing health equity and decreasing disparities inspire action at UAMS. The efforts include operating a food pantry for students and employees that has distributed more than 245,000 meals, sustaining a student-run, faculty-supervised clinic that provides health screenings and preventative care to an underserved community and providing outreach to minority communities in Northwest Arkansas fighting COVID-19….
March 12, 2021
Recipient of First UAMS Clinical Research Fellowship in Otolaryngology Gives Thumbs Up
Reed Gardner’s hands-on experiences during the first 10 months of his clinical research fellowship in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery have not only solidified his career choice but also fueled his enthusiasm. The 28-year-old Little Rock native said that after earning his medical degree in May…
March 11, 2021
Leigh Ann Wilson and Collin V. Montgomery, APRN, receive 2020 Chris Hackler Award
Two employees who work with the Adult Sickle Cell Disease Clinical Program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently received the 2020 Chris Hackler Award for Excellence in Medical Ethics. Social worker Leigh Ann Wilson and Collin V. Montgomery, APRN, assist UAMS’ sickle cell patients. Sickle cell disease is a genetic disease…
March 10, 2021
Virtual Recruitment Shows Students Pathways, Possibilities in Health Care
Over 50 high school students from across Arkansas spent a recent Saturday morning listening to UAMS students talk about preparing for careers in health care. “Since we knew that our audience was high school students who were willing to wake up early on a Saturday to attend a virtual program, we knew they probably had…
March 9, 2021
Homeownership Promotion Program Open to Eligible UAMS Employees
UAMS is happy to present the Employee Homeownership Promotion program. The program includes targeted financial educational classes, free tax preparation with the opening of a savings account, housing/credit counseling and homebuyer education offered by our partner lending institution, Southern Bancorp Community Partners (SBCP).
March 3, 2021
March MVP — Joseph Woodall
Congratulations to Joseph Woodall, our March MVP of the Month. Joe is senior systems administrator, advanced, for UAMS Unified Communication. This is what his nominator has to say: “A hero behind the scenes, with a compassionate heart and love of service to others, Joe has a kind demeanor and works well with everyone he is…
March 2, 2021
March S.A.F.E. Newsletter Available
The March S.A.F.E. newsletter is available. The subject is masks and respirators. Click here for the newsletter.
February 25, 2021
Chancellor’s State of the University Highlights Accomplishments in Challenging Year
Just meeting expectations in clinical care, medical education and research would have been a crowning achievement during the COVID-19 global pandemic, said University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Chancellor Cam Patterson, M.D., MBA. But instead, UAMS far exceeded expectations in almost every area.
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