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August 2, 2023
UAMS Invests Julie M. Riley, M.D., in the Hal Reed Black, M.D., Chair in Urology
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine invested Julie M. Riley, M.D., FACS, in the Hal Reed Black, M.D., Chair in Urology during a July 25 ceremony.
July 31, 2023
UAMS Kidney, Liver Transplant Programs Again Ranked Among Nation’s Best
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) kidney and liver transplant programs continue to rank among the highest in the nation in categories that have the largest impact on patients’ survival. In a report released this month by The Scientific Registry for Transplant Recipients (SRTR), both programs received the highest ranking possible — five…
July 28, 2023
‘Roll With the Punches’: Sickle Cell Patient Keeps a Positive Outlook on Life
Sickle cell disease hasn’t made life easy for Xavius Hymes, 27, of Pine Bluff, but he hasn’t let it keep him from dreaming big. In fact, he uses the disease as fuel to keep going. “If anything, I feel like sickle cell anemia has made me mentally stronger,” Hymes said in a YouTube video. “It’s…
July 26, 2023
Pathways Academy Summer Camps Reach Children Across State
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Pathways Academy marked its second year of summer programming by holding a series of events in Little Rock to introduce participants to STEM-H careers and provide them with the tools they’ll need to be successful adults. Pathways Academy — part of the UAMS Division for Diversity, Equity…
July 20, 2023
UAMS 12th Street Health & Wellness Center Receives $195,655 Grant from Methodist Foundation for Arkansas
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) 12th Street Health & Wellness Center received a grant for $195,655 from the Methodist Foundation for Arkansas. With the grant, UAMS will purchase essential imaging equipment for the clinic. Located in Little Rock’s 12th Street corridor, just south of the UAMS’ main campus, the…
July 18, 2023
UAMS Opens New Radiation Oncology Center; Proton Therapy Coming Soon
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute opened a new Radiation Oncology Center today with expanded capabilities to provide advanced radiation treatments for children and adults with cancer, including the state’s first Proton Center. The $65 million, 58,000-square-foot structure at 3900 W. Capitol Ave. in Little Rock was built…
UAMS’ Cam Patterson, M.D., MBA, Makes Becker’s List of Top Physician Leaders
LITTLE ROCK — Becker’s Hospital Review named Cam Patterson, M.D., MBA, the chancellor of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and CEO of UAMS Health, as one of its 2023 “Physician leaders to know.”
July 14, 2023
Camden Mom Donates Tiny Angel Gowns to NICU
| One day as Haley Myers Clark looked out the window of her Camden home, lost in painful memories of losing her premature son, Noah, a little blue butterfly fluttered by. “My mom would always tell me, ‘If you see a butterfly, that’s somebody from Heaven coming to see you, and that’s God sending a…
July 11, 2023
UAMS Receives $1 Million FCC Grant to Enroll Arkansans in Affordable Connectivity Program for Broadband Internet
LITTLE ROCK — The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) awarded the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) $1 million to fund outreach for the commission’s Affordable Connectivity Program, which helps ensure that households across America have access to broadband internet. The FCC created the Affordable Connectivity Program to help households struggling to pay for internet…
July 7, 2023
Little Rock Subaru Delivers Blankets, Activity Boxes to UAMS Myeloma Center
The Subaru Loves to Care initiative returned to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) this summer. In partnership with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Subaru of Little Rock delivered 100 blankets and 30 arts and crafts kits to the Myeloma Center on June 21. The blankets are intended to provide comfort for myeloma…
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