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June 23, 2026

UAMS Boosts Developmental Screenings, Referrals at 5 Clinics with HealthySteps Program

David Wise

Photo of a smiling child

Since it began using the HealthySteps program in 2024, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has seen significant increases in developmental screenings, social and emotional screenings, pediatric referrals, and early intervention referrals at five of its clinics in the state.


June 18, 2026

Jones Eye Institute Celebrates 100th ‘Gift of Sight’ Cataract Surgery

Benjamin Waldrum

Jones Eye Institute doctors and Marshallese patients pose for a photo after the patients received cataract surgeries

Atmon Leviticus wanted to return home, but to do that, he needed to be able to see again. Thanks to a team of ophthalmologists with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute, he finally can.


June 16, 2026

UAMS Awarded $2.6 million for Joint M.D./Ph.D. program

Linda Satter

Sara Shalin, M.D., Ph.D.; William Steinbach, M.D.; Mark Smeltzer, Ph.D.

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has been awarded a $2.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to help train joint M.D./Ph.D. students to become top-notch clinician-scientists.


June 15, 2026

New Rural Health Hub Connects Arkansans to Healthcare Resources, Opportunities

Andrea Hooten

mother holds baby as physicians holds stethescope to check the baby's heart rate

More than 40% of Arkansans live in rural areas, many with insufficient health care due to a lack of transportation, lack of providers, lack of insurance, and a preponderance of chronic conditions such as diabetes or high blood pressure.


June 12, 2026

Graduates Reconnect with UAMS at the 2026 Alumni Reunion Dinner

Andrew Vogler

C. Lowry Barnes, M.D.

June 12, 2026 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) welcomed graduates to Little Rock for the 2026 Alumni Reunion, an evening that honored alumni from all colleges and the graduate school. John Erck, vice chancellor for the Division of Institutional Advancement, opened the formal ceremony for the evening. “We are delighted to…


June 10, 2026

Funding Renewed for UAMS-led Biomedical Research Program, Bringing INBRE’s 30-Year-Total to More Than $107 Million

Linda Satter

Lawrence Cornett, Ph.D., director of the Arkansas INBRE program, standing in a lab wearing a suit and tie.

LITTLE ROCK — A federal grant that funds Arkansas INBRE, a statewide biomedical research program led by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has been extended for another five years, providing 30 years of continuous funding totaling more than $107 million. The latest grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, which…


June 8, 2026

UAMS Receives $7 Million from Windgate Foundation to Fund Scholarships and Create Endowment

Andrew Vogler

Windgate Foundation press conference

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) received a $7 million grant from the Windgate Foundation, UAMS announced today. The grant will provide $1 million in funding for 15 full tuition scholarships — three scholarships in each of UAMS’ five colleges — for the class entering in fall 2027, and an…


June 4, 2026

UAMS Physician Assistant Program Welcomes Class of 2028 at White Coat Ceremony

Ben Boulden

The PA Class of 2028 gather for a group photo following the white coat ceremony that officially inaugurates their course of study.

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Physician Assistant Studies program formally welcomed its newest cohort during a May 22 white coat ceremony, marking the official entry of the Class of 2028 into the 28-month program. Held before a standing-room-only crowd of family, friends, faculty, and supporters, the ceremony celebrated both the students’ achievements…


June 3, 2026

UAMS Invests Nadir Sharawi, M.D., in Dola Thompson, M.D., Professorship in Anesthesiology

Andrew Vogler

Nadir Sharawi

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine invested Nadir Sharawi, M.D., an associate professor and vice chair of Faculty Affairs in the UAMS Department of Anesthesiology, in the Dola Thompson, M.D., Professorship in Anesthesiology during a May 19 ceremony. “The truth is none of us arrive at a…


June 2, 2026

UAMS Invests Jill M. Mhyre, M.D., in Carmelita S. Pablo, M.D., Endowed Chair in Anesthesiology

Andrew Vogler

Mhyre

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine invested Jill M. Mhyre, M.D., professor and chair of the UAMS Department of Anesthesiology, in the Carmelita S. Pablo, M.D., Endowed Chair in Anesthesiology during a May 19 ceremony. “I am deeply honored to be invested in the Carmelita Pablo Chair…



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