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August 11, 2026
UAMS Now Offers Enterra Therapy, a Minimally Invasive Treatment for Gastroparesis
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) now offers Enterra Therapy, a treatment designed to relieve chronic nausea and vomiting due to gastroparesis, a medical condition that causes food to digest more slowly than normal.
August 7, 2026
UAMS Northwest Regional Campus Helps Bilingual Students Bridge Healthcare Language Gap
Ana Sanchez, an education coordinator for UAMS Northwest Regional Campus, is in her 18th year of teaching medical interpretation to Northwest Arkansas high school students. She was inspired to create the class after struggling to interpret for her father when he suffered a heart attack 25 years ago.
August 5, 2026
UAMS Sets Fundraising Record with $44 Million Raised in Fiscal Year 2026
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) surpassed its highest fundraising year, raising more than $44 million through gifts and philanthropic grants in the 2026 fiscal year, breaking the previous record of $41.57 million set in 2020.
August 3, 2026
UAMS and Jefferson Regional Announce Affiliation to Expand Access to Southeast Arkansas
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas System, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Jefferson Hospital Association (Jefferson Regional) in Pine Bluff are pleased to announce they have successfully finalized a membership substitution agreement.
July 30, 2026
UAMS to Purchase Proton Center of Arkansas
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) announced today that it is purchasing the Proton Center of Arkansas, allowing UAMS to immediately resume offering proton therapy to all Arkansans.
July 29, 2026
UAMS Names Wendy N. Nembhard, Ph.D., MPH, as Dean of the Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) named Wendy N. Nembhard, Ph.D., MPH, as the next dean of the Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, effective Sept. 1.
July 22, 2026
UAMS Opens New Neurology Clinic in Doctors Building
LITTLE ROCK —The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) held a ribbon-cutting ceremony today to celebrate the opening of a new neurology clinic — this one focused on multiple sclerosis (MS) patients and headache patients — in the Doctors Building at 500 S. University Ave in Little Rock.
July 20, 2026
UAMS Names Surgeon Ronald D. Robertson, M.D., Dean of the College of Medicine
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) named Ronald D. Robertson, M.D., as dean of the College of Medicine, effective immediately.
July 15, 2026
UAMS Opens New Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Clinic on Rodney Parham in Little Rock
UAMS Celebrates its Newest Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Clinic featuring traditional therapy, therapy for women, spine therapy and sports performance offerings.
July 14, 2026
UAMS, Mena Regional Health System to Sign Co-Management Agreement
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Mena Regional Health System are planning to sign a co-management agreement, pending final approval by the Arkansas Department of Health. The agreement was approved on Tuesday night by the Mena City Council and the Mena Hospital Commissioners.
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