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June 27, 2023

UAMS Bone Research Center Secures Second NIH Grant of Over $11 Million

David Robinson

Team members of the UAMS Center for Musculoskeletal Disease Research include:, front row: Jinhu Xiong M.D., Ph.D., Amy Sato, Ph.D., Jesus Delgado-Calle, Ph.D.; second row: Janeelle Whitfield, Melda Onal, Ph.D., Qiang Fu, M.D., Ph.D.; third row: Charles O’Brien, Ph.D., Maria Almeida, Ph.D., Roy Morello, Ph.D.; back row: Intawat Nookaew, Ph.D., Ha-neui Kim, Ph.D., and Elena Ambrogini, M.D., Ph.D.

LITTLE ROCK — A federal grant of more than $11 million will provide five additional years of support to the Center for Musculoskeletal Disease Research led by Charles O’Brien, Ph.D., at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). The $11.5 million Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) Phase 2 grant from the National Institute…


June 26, 2023

UAMS Ranks 17th Nationally for Primary Care in Annual U.S. News Best Graduate School Rankings

Linda Satter

pictures of U.S. News badges

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)’ colleges of medicine, nursing, public health and health professions were recently recognized by U.S. News & World Report as among the best graduate schools in the country. The UAMS College of Medicine continued to climb the rankings, earning 17th place overall in primary care, up from 36th…


June 24, 2023

UAMS Opens 12th Street Community Cafe

Linda Satter

Tess Bradley, left, and Alyssa Frisby, right, of the UAMS Culinary Medicine program give Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott some instructions at a cooking demonstration inside the cafe.

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is celebrating its newly opened UAMS 12th Street Community Café at 3999 W. 12th St., as part of today’s grand opening of the city’s 12th Street Center. Operated by employees of the UAMS Department of Nutrition Services, the café is located inside the center, which has been…


June 23, 2023

UAMS Oral Health Clinic Celebrates 10th Anniversary, Expansion

Ben Boulden

Chancellor Cam Patterson addresses the audience at the June 23 celebration of the 10th anniversary of the opening of the UAMS Delta Dental of Arkansas Foundation Oral Health Clinic.

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) today celebrated the 10th anniversary of the opening of its Delta Dental of Arkansas Foundation Oral Health Clinic with a ceremony to mark its expansion into a newly remodeled space. The renovated area adds 3,490 square feet to the clinic’s existing footprint. With the…


June 20, 2023

UAMS Receives 5-Year, Multimillion-Dollar Grant Renewal to Support Programs for Regional Campuses

Chris Carmody

Students from UAMS' Medical Applications of Science for Health (MASH) camp in Texarkana tour an operating room at Christus St. Michael Health System.

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received a five-year renewal of funding under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ AHEC Point of Service Maintenance and Enhancement (POSME) grant, which will benefit programs administered by UAMS Regional Campuses. The Health Resources and Services Administration, an agency in the…


June 16, 2023

UAMS Clinical Informatics Team Goes Overseas to Share Expertise in Streamlining Patient Care

Linda Satter

The second group of UAMS employees on the steps of the Royal Marsden Hospital.

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)’ Clinical Informatics team recently visited England to help the Royal Marsden Hospital in London transition to the Epic electronic medical record system. Ashleigh Kathiresan, MS.Ed., director of Clinical Informatics at UAMS, said the specialty cancer treatment hospital for adult patients first reached out to Arkansas Children’s, which…


June 12, 2023

UAMS Names Shashank Kraleti, M.D., Chair of Department of Family and Preventive Medicine

Tamara Robinson

Shashank Kraleti, M.D.

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine appointed Shashank Kraleti, M.D., as chair of the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, effective July 1.


June 9, 2023

James Suen, M.D., Joins Medical Mission Team Treating Patients in Ukraine

Linda Satter

James Suen, M.D., and his former resident, Steve Orten, M.D., during a pause in surgery in Ukraine.

A recent mission to Ukraine by a group of doctors to provide medical care to children and soldiers in Ukraine included James Y. Suen, M.D., a world-renowned otolaryngologist and distinguished professor at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). As an otolaryngic surgeon who specializes in head and neck cancer, congenital vascular lesions of…


UAMS Names Michelle Wiles Vice Chancellor of People and Culture

Yavonda Chase

Michelle Wiles, M.A., is the new UAMS vice chancellor of the Division of People and Culture.

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) named Michelle Wiles, M.A., as its vice chancellor of the Division of People and Culture. Wiles has been serving in the role in an interim capacity since Feb. 13.


May 26, 2023

For Hot Springs Woman, Sickle Cell Disease “Didn’t Prevent Me from Doing Anything”

Benjamin Waldrum

Cyncere Tidwell

After years of learning how to handle pain crises when they come and developing a routine for care, Cyncere Tidwell says sickle cell disease is just another part of her life. “Other than the pain crises, sickle cell doesn’t bother me,” she said. “I’ve been dealing with it for so long that it’s nothing new…



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