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April 1, 2025
UAMS Health Weight Management Clinic Adds Bariatric Surgery to Weight Loss Offerings
LITTLE ROCK — Effective today, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has added bariatric surgery to the weight loss options offered at the UAMS Health Medical and Surgical Weight Management Clinic.
March 28, 2025
UAMS College of Medicine Applauds 168 Seniors Heading to Residencies in 30 States and Washington, D.C.
The tension at the Statehouse Convention Center was palpable just before 11 a.m. March 21, as 160 senior medical students from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) sat waiting at large round tables to open the sealed envelopes they had just been handed. As the countdown clock on a large screen at the…
24-Year Myeloma Survivor Cites Positive Attitude as Key to Longevity
Jeff Williams maintains a basic approach to living with multiple myeloma. “Get as much exercise as possible,” he said. “I work about a mile from a YMCA. I stay in shape. It has to be a habit. If you go long enough, it will become a habit. Resistance training builds bone density.” Williams, 66, is…
March 27, 2025
UAMS Announces UAMS Health OrthoNow, a Walk-In Clinic for Orthopaedic Care
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) on April 7 will launch a new service called UAMS Health OrthoNow, a walk-in clinic that provides orthopaedic care for patients 12 and older.
March 25, 2025
UAMS Otolaryngology Team Trains Ukrainian Surgeon in Complex Facial Reconstruction Surgery
A team from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery recently hosted a Ukrainian surgeon and taught him how to do a complex facial reconstruction surgery. Yuri Chepurnyi, M.D., a maxillofacial surgeon of nearly 20 years who is a professor at the National Medical University in Kiev, Ukraine,…
March 24, 2025
UAMS Invests Susan D. Emmett, M.D., MPH, in Inaugural Thomas McGill Chair in Otolaryngology
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine invested Susan D. Emmett, M.D., MPH, an associate professor of otolaryngology and epidemiology and founding director of the UAMS Center for Hearing Health Access, in the Thomas McGill Chair in Otolaryngology during a March 18 ceremony. Emmett is the inaugural holder…
March 21, 2025
College of Pharmacy Honors Pilar Murphy, Pharm.D., with Memorial Scholarship
The UAMS College of Pharmacy has established the Pilar Murphy Memorial Scholarship to honor the beloved alumna and faculty member who died Nov. 2.
March 20, 2025
Cathy Cole and Denton Seilhan Pledge $1 Million to Create Endowed Chair for Child and Family Resilience at UAMS
LITTLE ROCK — Cathy Cole and Denton Seilhan pledged $1 million to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to establish the Cathy Cole Seilhan and Denton Seilhan Endowed Chair for Child and Family Resilience in the College of Medicine’s Department of Family and Preventive Medicine. “I want to thank the Seilhans for their…
March 19, 2025
UAMS Invests Fenghuang “Frank” Zhan, M.D., Ph.D., in Inaugural Barlogie Chair for Myeloma Research
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine invested Fenghuang “Frank” Zhan, M.D., Ph.D., a tenured professor of medicine and the research director of the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute’s Myeloma Center, in the Dr. Bart Barlogie Chair for Myeloma Research during a March 13 ceremony. Zhan is…
March 18, 2025
College of Pharmacy Recognizes Class of 2026 at Pinning Ceremonies
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy Class of 2026 received commemorative pins marking their transition to patient care during ceremonies held in Little Rock on March 7 and Fayetteville on March 10. Thirty-nine students in Little Rock and 14 students in Fayetteville participated in the ceremonies, held at their respective…
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