Announcements


June 2, 2020

UAMS Hosts Farmers’ Market on Tuesdays

News Staff

Starting Tuesday, June 15, UAMS will sponsor a Farmer’s Market on campus for employees and students. The Farmer’s Market will be located next to the Lobby Gallery in the PRI hallway entrance from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesdays.


May 29, 2020

Drive-thru screening for COVID-19 Brought to Little Rock Neighborhood

Ben Boulden

Jennifer Hunt, left, points toward the entryway for the drive-thru while describing the flow of traffic to Gov. Asa Hutchinson, second from left, and UAMS Chancellor Cam Patterson (wearing black cap).

As the late morning sun dried out the rainwashed pavement May 23 at Saint Mark Baptist Church in Little Rock, UAMS Chancellor Cam Patterson, M.D., MBA, and Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott greeted Gov. Asa Hutchinson as he arrived to visit with members of the UAMS Triage Unit’s mobile team. The team conducted drive-thru evaluations…


May 28, 2020

Farmers Market Opens on Campus

Yavonda Chase

A variety of fruits and vegetables are available for purchase at the Farmers Market.

Employees and students don’t have to go far to pick up fresh fruit and vegetables now that UAMS is sponsoring a Farmers Market from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. every Tuesday.


May 22, 2020

Grad School Celebrates Graduates Joining Careers of Lifelong Learning

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Screen shot of Dr. McGehee at virtual hooding

College deans and faculty always go the extra mile to help their students, and this year for UAMS Graduate School Dean Robert E. McGehee Jr., Ph.D., that was literal. Usually “the extra mile” involves writing a last-minute recommendation or providing a glowing reference. This year, McGehee put in the miles by driving around Central Arkansas,…


May 21, 2020

Graduating College of Medicine Class Breaks Tradition, Makes History

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Student being hooded with family

When the UAMS College of Medicine held the first virtual Honors Convocation in its 141-year history for the Class of 2020, the faculty balanced this departure from tradition with an extra dose of symbolism. It became clear in the days leading up to the ceremony that the students might not all receive their academic robes…


May 20, 2020

UAMS Medical Student Amy James Receives Prestigious Award from U.S. Public Health Service

Ashley McNatt

Amy James, M.D., M.P.H.

Amy James, a senior at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has been selected to receive a 2020 Excellence in Public Health Award from the U.S. Public Health Service Physician Professional Advisory Committee. The national award is given to medical students who are public health champions advancing the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS)…


Diversity Summer Outreach Programs Go Digital

Spencer Watson

Learning opportunities such as the Academy of Pre-Health Scholars will be moved online to increase safety and provide broader access.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, summer outreach programs of the UAMS Division for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion have been moved online. The programs, designed to cultivate an interest in health sciences among up-and-coming students from kindergarten to undergraduate levels, particularly underrepresented minority students, include the DDEI STEM Academy, the Academy of Pre-Health Scholars and…


May 18, 2020

May MVP — Leigh Wade

Yavonda Chase

Leigh Wade

Congratulations to Leigh Wade, our May MVP of the Month!
Leigh is a licensed certified social worker who works at the Northwest Regional Campus. Her embodiment of our core values goes far beyond her work in the clinic and residency program.


UAMS Graduates 914 Health Care Professionals

Spencer Watson

Members of the genetic counseling class of 2020 gather for a virtual celebration led by department chair Noelle Danylchuk, M.S.

Degrees and certificates were conferred to 914 graduates of the University of Arkansas Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) five colleges and graduate school on May 16. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, no commencement ceremony was held. A digital commencement program can be found here. Degrees were awarded to 165 in the College of Medicine, 255 in the…


UAMS Chancellor’s Teaching Award Presented to Tiffany Huitt, Ph.D., in College of Health Professions

Spencer Watson

Chancellor's Teaching Award winner Tiffany Huitt, Ph.D., with Stephanie Gardner, Pharm.D., Ed.D., and Cam Patterson, M.D., MBA.

Tiffany Huitt, Ph.D., has received the Chancellor’s Teaching Award for Teaching Excellence at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Huitt is director of research and an associate professor in the Department of Physician Assistant Studies in the UAMS College of Health Professions. “Dr. Huitt is a model of excellence in education and scholarship…



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