Announcements


August 27, 2025

UAMS Physician Assistant Studies Program Celebrates Class of 2025

Ben Boulden

Edward Williams at the lectern addresses the audience at the Valediction Ceremony for the Physician Assistant Studies' Class of 2025.

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Physician Assistant (PA) program celebrated its Class of 2025 at an Aug. 22 valediction ceremony.


August 13, 2025

174 Students in College of Medicine Class of 2029 Don White Coats

Linda Satter

A close-up of students reciting the medical student oath.

August 13, 2025 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine welcomed 174 new medical students to its campuses in Little Rock and Fayetteville in an Aug. 8 ceremony for the Class of 2029. The ceremony was livestreamed from both the Robinson Center Performance Hall in Little Rock and the University…


August 6, 2025

U.S. News Rates UAMS in Top 10% Nationally for Cancer Care

Marty Trieschmann

UAMS is rated among the top 10% nationally for cancer care by U.S. News & World Report in its 2025-2026 Best Hospitals ranking.

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is rated among the top 10% nationally for cancer care by U.S. News & World Report in its 2025-2026 Best Hospitals ranking.


August 5, 2025

MVP for August — Samantha Ketcher

News Staff

Samantha Ketcher, MVP for August 2025

Meet Samantha Ketcher, the MVP for August. Ketcher serves as the Graduate Medical Education program manager in the UAMS College of Medicine’s Department of Otolaryngology. In the course of her work, she puts into practice the UAMS culture of being polite, friendly, respectful, thoughtful, optimistic and compassionate.


August 4, 2025

College of Pharmacy Student Appointed to National Advisory Group

Benjamin Waldrum

Maddie Butera COP

Madeline Butera, a fourth-year student with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) College of Pharmacy, was recently appointed to the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists’ (ASHP) Pharmacy Student Forum Advisory Group. The ASHP Pharmacy Student Forum has four advisory groups that provide advice and guidance regarding the unique needs of its members and…


August 1, 2025

UAMS M.D./Ph.D. Student Receives Fellowship Award from National Cancer Institute

Tamara Robinson

Sydnye Shuttleworth seated in the lab. She will continue her pursuit to become a physician and cancer researcher with support from a National Cancer Institute fellowship.

Sydnye Shuttleworth, a student in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine and an affiliate trainee member of the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, has been awarded a prestigious fellowship award for aspiring physician-scientists from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Cancer Institute (NCI).


July 18, 2025

College of Public Health Student Receives Oaklawn Foundation Scholarship

Kev' Moye

Wingo

Heather Wingo is grateful to the Oaklawn Foundation Scholarship Fund for recently awarding her a $3,000 scholarship. Wingo is a student in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health’s Doctor of Public Health (Dr.PH.) in Public Health Leadership program. She received encouragement to pursue the degree due…


July 16, 2025

UAMS Earns Accolades from Arkansas Times’ Readers

Yavonda Chase

The UAMS Psychiatric Research Institute, Lee Archer, M.D., and C. Lowry Barnes, M.D., were awarded "Best of Arkansas" honors by Arkansas Times' readers.

Arkansas Times’ readers offered recent praise for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), with the Psychiatric Research Institute, Lee Archer, M.D., and C. Lowry Barnes, M.D., taking home “Best of Arkansas” honors.


July 11, 2025

UAMS Names Andy Davis Its Chief Transformation Officer

News Staff

Andy Davis

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) named Andy Davis, MSCE, PE, as its chief transformation officer (CTO), effective today.


July 9, 2025

MVP for July — Vernon Spencer

News Staff

Vernon Spencer, MVP for July 2025

Meet Vernon Spencer, the MVP for July. Vernon serves as a skilled tradesman in UAMS Campus Operations – Landscape. Until recently, he worked in UAMS Environmental Services in Housekeeping. In the course of his work, he puts into practice the UAMS culture of being polite, friendly, respectful, thoughtful, optimistic and compassionate.



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