College of Medicine
June 12, 2026
Graduates Reconnect with UAMS at the 2026 Alumni Reunion Dinner
June 12, 2026 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) welcomed graduates to Little Rock for the 2026 Alumni Reunion, an evening that honored alumni from all colleges and the graduate school. John Erck, vice chancellor for the Division of Institutional Advancement, opened the formal ceremony for the evening. “We are delighted to…
June 10, 2026
Funding Renewed for UAMS-led Biomedical Research Program, Bringing INBRE’s 30-Year-Total to More Than $107 Million
LITTLE ROCK — A federal grant that funds Arkansas INBRE, a statewide biomedical research program led by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has been extended for another five years, providing 30 years of continuous funding totaling more than $107 million. The latest grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, which…
June 8, 2026
UAMS Receives $7 Million from Windgate Foundation to Fund Scholarships and Create Endowment
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) received a $7 million grant from the Windgate Foundation, UAMS announced today. The grant will provide $1 million in funding for 15 full tuition scholarships — three scholarships in each of UAMS’ five colleges — for the class entering in fall 2027, and an…
May 29, 2026
UAMS College of Medicine Celebrates Class of 2026
They walked into the Statehouse Convention Center in downtown Little Rock as fourth-year medical students, and less than three hours later, after reciting the Hippocratic Oath before family, friends, mentors, and university leaders assembled in a sprawling conference hall, they walked out as doctors. Equal parts somber and giddy, the May 15 event marked the…
May 28, 2026
Emergency Medicine Residents Experience Mass Casualty Simulation
Emergency medicine residents at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) received hands-on training in handling a mass casualty incident when the emergency room was suddenly inundated May 13 with standardized patients from an imagined collision between a bus and a pesticide-hauling 18-wheeler.
May 26, 2026
Venkat Kalapatapu, M.D., Returns to UAMS as Chief of Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
Venkat Kalapatapu, M.D., has rejoined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), this time as professor and chief of the Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery.
May 21, 2026
UAMS Neurologist Lee Archer, M.D., Honored for 40 Years of Care and Research
Veteran neurologist Lee Archer, M.D., was honored for his contributions over 40 years to neurological research, clinical care, and patient access to care in a ceremony at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) that also highlighted an endowed research fund established in his and his late wife’s names.
May 18, 2026
UAMS Graduates 1,237 Health Professionals
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently held commencement ceremonies to recognize 1,237 students who earned degrees or certificates from the university’s five colleges and graduate school.
May 13, 2026
UAMS Researchers Identify New Ways to Protect Vision, Regrow Nerves in the Eye
Scientists at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have discovered how to “reprogram” immune cells to help the eye heal after traumatic injuries and diseases such as diabetic retinopathy. Findings from research led by Abdel Fouda, Ph.D., an associate professor in the UAMS College of Medicine’s Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, were recently…
May 12, 2026
Constance Chapman, M.D., MPH, Joins UAMS Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Constance Chapman, M.D., MPH, has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology as a new practitioner and an assistant professor.
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