College of Medicine

April 4, 2022

“Creativity Hubs” Established in UAMS College of Medicine to Boost Research Collaborations in Key Areas

Tamara Robinson

Four interdisciplinary groups of researchers in the UAMS College of Medicine have been named as inaugural “Creativity Hubs" to develop and expand research programs wtih high potential. Leading these hubs are (top left) Steven Barger, Ph.D., Paul Drew, Ph.D., (bottom left) Teresita Bellido, Ph.D., Elisabet Borsheim, Ph.D.,and Fred Prior, Ph.D.

Four interdisciplinary groups of researchers in the College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have been named as inaugural “Creativity Hubs” in an initiative to develop and expand collaborative, thematic research programs with high potential. Each hub will receive $300,000 over the next 18 months to jumpstart efforts to increase…

April 1, 2022

Free Genomics Workshop at UAMS Brings Students from Across Arkansas

Seth Hooker

UAMS' David Ussery, Ph.D., leads instruction during a three-day genomics workshop for students from Arkansas high schools and colleges, as well as faculty. The workshop was held during the recent spring break.

Raymond Otoo was just starting the second day of a free three-day genomics workshop at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), but he was already seeing its value. “This workshop is great for adding knowledge to my existing repertoire of bioinformatics,” he said during a break as attendees from schools across the state…

March 23, 2022

UAMS Experts Teach High School Students About Medical Technology, Workings of the Heart

Linda Satter

picture of Erica Malone, Ph.D., sitting in front of three animal hearts

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) experts in technology and anatomy teamed up March 2 to take a group of high school sophomores on a virtual journey through the heart. The 39 sophomores who participated were members of the American Heart Association’s Sweetheart Program, which for 15 years has been educating high school girls…

March 22, 2022

Justin Hire, M.D., Joins UAMS as Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon

Linda Satter

Justin Hire, M.D.

Justin Michael Hire, M.D., a decorated U.S. Army veteran who is fellowship-trained in pediatric orthopaedics, has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as a pediatric orthopaedic surgeon. An assistant professor in the UAMS College of Medicine’s Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hire sees patients exclusively at Arkansas Children’s Northwest in Springdale. “I am…

March 21, 2022

College of Medicine Match Day Ceremony Applauds 158 Seniors Fanning out Across the Country to Improve the World

Linda Satter

Heather Morgan, who matched to a family medicine residency at Harrison Medical Center in Bremerton, Washington, and also won a jar of cash by being the last senior called to the stage, collect hugs after the ceremony. All the seniors contributed a dollar to the jar as they walked across the stage.

The UAMS College of Medicine’s Match Day ceremony Friday marked a return to normalcy for seniors who have spent the last two years of medical school largely avoiding crowds, and each other, to comply with pandemic-driven social distancing requirements. In a switch back to the live ceremonies of earlier years, albeit with masks to comply…

MD Anderson Oncologist Shi-Ming Tu, M.D., Joins UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute

Marty Trieschmann

Shi-Ming Tu, M.D., has joined the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute as a medical oncologist specializing in the treatment and research of genitourinary cancer.

LITTLE ROCK — Shi-Ming Tu, M.D., has joined the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as a medical oncologist specializing in the treatment and research of genitourinary cancer.

March 16, 2022

Study Puts More Than 50 UAMS Faculty Among Top 2% of Influential Researchers

David Robinson

Shuk Mei Ho, Ph.D., UAMS vice chancellor for Research and Innovation, said the lengthy list of influential UAMS faculty is a testament to the institution’s high priority for research.

LITTLE ROCK — A study by Stanford University lists over 50 current and retired UAMS faculty among the top 2% of most influential researchers. The study is based on an analysis of Scopus, the largest database of peer-reviewed research literature. To determine the most influential researchers, the study authors used a combination of citation metrics…

March 14, 2022

Aaron Carson, M.D., Brian Mooney, M.D., Join UAMS’ Northwest Arkansas Behavioral Health Clinic

Tim Taylor

Aaron Carson, M.D., (left) and Brian Mooney, M.D., have joined UAMS' Northwest Arkansas behavioral clinic in Fayetteville as psychiatrists.

FAYETTEVILLE — Aaron Carson, M.D., and Brian Mooney, M.D., have joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) newly relocated Northwest Arkansas behavioral health clinic  as outpatient psychiatrists.

March 9, 2022

Research about Mask Mandates in Arkansas Schools Published in CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

News Staff

Research published in this week's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report finds that face masks were effective in preventing the spread of COVID-19 in Arkansas K-12 schools.

LITTLE ROCK — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s latest Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) contains research on mask mandates in Arkansas school districts and how the mandates helped to limit COVID-19 at the schools.

March 7, 2022

UAMS-led International Study Provides Insight on Maternal Thyroid Function, Risk of Gestational Hypertension

Linda Satter

Spyridoula Maraka, M.D., in white coat

Results of an international four-year project led by Spyridoula Maraka, M.D., M.S., an assistant professor of medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), were published this month in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology medical journal, clarifying an association between maternal thyroid function and a risk of gestational hypertension. The Lancet Diabetes &…


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