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March 6, 2024
UAMS Hematology Oncology Fellowship Applications Hit All-Time High
Applications to the UAMS Hematology Oncology Fellowship Program increased for the sixth consecutive year, hitting an all-time high of 371 applications for five coveted first-year spots. “It’s quite competitive,” said Kostas Arnaoutakis, M.D., UAMS thoracic medical oncologist and director of the fellowship program for the past three years. “All of the applicants are very qualified…
March 4, 2024
Renowned Neurosurgeon Praises UAMS Emeritus Professor M. Gazi Yasargil, M.D., at Lecture
The Fred Smith Auditorium at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) became a classroom for neurosurgeons, neurosurgeons-in-training and others Feb. 23, when Jacques J. Morcos, M.D., presented a lecture on cerebrovascular and skull base surgery as part of the M. Gazi and Dianne C.H. Yasargil Lectureship, “Advances in Neuroscience.” Using videos of surgeries…
February 28, 2024
Gov. Sanders, Sen. Boozman and Rep. Hill Host Maternal Health Roundtable at UAMS
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) welcomed the public to the Fred W. Smith Conference Center for a roundtable discussion on maternal health in Arkansas, an event hosted by Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Sen. John Boozman and Rep. French Hill. The event brought together preeminent health care professionals from across the state for…
February 27, 2024
UAMS Establishes Institute for Community Health Innovation
UAMS announced Feb. 27 the establishment of its eighth institute, the UAMS Institute for Community Health Innovation, effective March 1.
February 23, 2024
UAMS Myeloma Patient Grateful for ‘Life Changing’ Treatment
Jim Schepers remembers getting a call he didn’t want in April 2020. The call was from Frits van Rhee, M.D., Ph.D., clinical director of the Myeloma Center at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Schepers’ physician — cancer had returned. “When we found out the cancer was back, Dr. van Rhee called…
February 21, 2024
UAMS Again Designated as a Level 1 Trauma Center
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) was again designated by the American College of Surgeons as the state’s only adult Level 1 Trauma Center — a distinction UAMS has held for seven years. “This means that UAMS has a multidisciplinary team of health care professionals committed and always prepared to…
February 20, 2024
UAMS Names Regional Vice Chancellor’s Office in Honor of Mary Ann and Reed Greenwood
FAYETTEVILLE — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently paid tribute to Reed Greenwood and his late wife, Mary Ann, by naming an office in their honor on the UAMS Northwest Regional Campus. The “Mary Ann and Reed Greenwood Office of the Vice Chancellor” recognizes the Greenwoods’ commitment and support of increasing access…
February 15, 2024
Michael and Paula Jennings Pledge $2 Million to Establish Endowed Chair and Endowed Scholarship
LITTLE ROCK — Michael L. Jennings, Ph.D., and Paula M. Jennings, M.A., pledged $1 million to create the Michael and Paula Jennings Endowed Chair in Physiology in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine’s Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, and $1 million in additional support for the Dr. Michael and…
February 6, 2024
UAMS Research Team Discovers Potential Alzheimer’s Drug
LITTLE ROCK — A potential new drug to prevent Alzheimer’s disease in people with the so-called Alzheimer’s gene has been discovered by a University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) research team led by Sue Griffin, Ph.D. The findings were published Jan. 8 in Communications Biology and include discoveries of a druggable target and a…
February 1, 2024
UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Achieves $30 Million Fundraising Goal for NCI Designation
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) met its $30 million fundraising goal for the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute’s campaign to achieve National Cancer Institute (NCI) Designation. The fundraising milestone was achieved with a $5 million gift from the Chris Fowler family of Jonesboro. In total, 8,700 philanthropic gifts have…
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