College of Medicine


April 17, 2023

UAMS’ Laura James, M.D., Re-Elected to National Science Board

David Robinson

Laura James, M.D.

LITTLE ROCK — Laura James, M.D., director of the UAMS Translational Research Institute, has been elected to a second term on the national Association for Clinical and Translational Science (ACTS) Board of Directors. She joins 13 other directors at large from National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) Program institutions across…


April 11, 2023

Vascular Neurosurgeon Deanna Sasaki-Adams, M.D., Joins UAMS Department of Neurosurgery

Linda Satter

Deanna Sasaki-Adams, M.D.

LITTLE ROCK — Deanna Sasaki-Adams, M.D., a vascular and skull base neurosurgeon experienced in the specialized treatment of aneurysm clipping, recently joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).


April 10, 2023

UAMS Researchers Identify Most Accurate Hearing Screening Methods for Rural Children

Linda Satter

Samantha Kleindienst Robler, Au.D., Ph.D., associate director of the UAMS Center for Hearing Health Equity, and Susan Emmett, M.D., MPH, director of the center, recently authored an article in Ear and Hearing evaluating the accuracy of various hearing screening tools in a rural school setting.

LITTLE ROCK — Researchers from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) evaluated the accuracy of various hearing screening tools in a rural school setting in a recent article published by Ear and Hearing, the official journal of the American Auditory Society.


April 7, 2023

UAMS Presents Virtual Family Medicine Spring Review with Tobacco & Disease Symposium April 25-28

News Staff

The 2023 Family Medicine Spring Review with Tobacco & Disease Symposium will be held April 25–28 at UAMS.

LITTLE ROCK — The 2023 Family Medicine Spring Review with Tobacco & Disease Symposium at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will offer up to 18 hours of online continuing education April 25–28 for primary care physicians, advanced practice registered nurses, registered nurses, pharmacists, physician assistants, physical therapists, respiratory therapists, social workers and certified health educators.


April 4, 2023

UAMS, Baptist Health Announce Leadership Promotions to Support Growing Cancer Network

Marty Trieschmann

Doctors in white coats

The Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) appointed two UAMS oncologists to new leadership positions to support the growth of UAMS Baptist Health Cancer Centers planned across the state. The cancer centers are part of the UAMS Baptist Health Cancer network, a collaboration between the two healthcare…


March 31, 2023

Family Legacy Continues with Creation of College of Medicine Scholarship

Andrew Vogler

Family of Willis M. and Sara Beth Stevens

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is significant to Kirsten Clement and her family for a number of reasons. For one, her late father, Willis M. Stevens, M.D., graduated from the UAMS College of Medicine in 1959. Further, she has several family members who are part of the UAMS community, including her daughter…


March 30, 2023

UAMS Researcher Awarded $1.8 Million to Study Potential Treatments for Neurological Diseases

Linda Satter

UAMS research scientist Fang Zheng, Ph.D., recently received from The National Institutes of Health a $1.8 million grant to, to continue research that could lead to new treatments for epilepsy and other neurological diseases.

LITTLE ROCK — The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a $1.8 million grant to Fang Zheng, Ph.D., an associate professor of pharmacology and toxicology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), to continue research that could lead to new treatments for epilepsy and other neurological diseases. The NIH’s National Institute of…


March 27, 2023

NIH, NSF Fund UAMS Study of Rapid Genomic Testing to Aid Treatment of Dangerous Antibiotic-Resistant Infections

David Robinson

Se-Ran Jun, Ph.D., hopes her research will lead to rapid, life-saving genomic information for doctors treating the most dangerous antibiotic-resistant infections.

LITTLE ROCK — Two national grants are helping researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) toward their goal of providing rapid, life-saving genomic information to doctors treating the most dangerous antibiotic-resistant infections. The study began with a $50,000 pilot award from the UAMS Translational Research Institute, which was used to gather data…


March 22, 2023

UAMS Holds Match Day Celebrations for College of Medicine Seniors

Linda Satter

Paige Jones-Brooks celebrates her match to UAMS Pediatrics.

Freshmen at Start of Pandemic, Class of 2023 Attended Majority of Classes Virtually About 150 senior medical students and their guests gathered on the morning of March 17 on two UAMS campuses to find out where they will be continuing their training after receiving their medical degrees in May. Dubbed the “March Madness of Medicine”…


March 21, 2023

UAMS Department of Neurology Adds Specialists in Movement Disorders and Epilepsy

Linda Satter

Boddu, left, and Elkhider

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Department of Neurology recently added Aditya Vikram Boddu, M.D., and Hisham Elkhider, M.D., as assistant professors. Boddu, a fellowship trained neurologist specializing in movement disorders who is board-certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, is seeing patients in the Movement Disorders Clinic…



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