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May 22, 2023

UAMS Graduates 1,096 Health Care Professionals

Chris Carmody

Graduates of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences walk in a line at the 2023 commencement ceremony.

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) today conferred degrees and certificates to 1,096 students in its five colleges and graduate school. Degrees and certificates were awarded to 157 students in the College of Medicine, 210 in the College of Nursing, 524 in the College of Health Professions, 76 in the…


May 19, 2023

UAMS, Project SEARCH Celebrate Decade of Partnership, 10th Graduating Class

Ben Boulden

UAMS Chancellor Cam Patterson, third from right, stands with UAMS Project SEARCH 2023 graduates, left: Colby Fountain, Jakiyah Williams, Courtney Carroll, Carson Patty, Chase Caterbury, Patterson, Ranal Freeman II and Abby Bogoslavsky

Along with the 10th class of students to graduate from Project SEARCH on May 16, UAMS and Project SEARCH also reached a milestone – 10 years of working together for the benefit of those students.


May 18, 2023

UAMS, Baptist Health Celebrate Opening of New Cancer Clinic in Little Rock; Infusion Center to Open This Fall

Marty Trieschmann

UAMS and Baptist Health leaders cut the ribbon to officially open a new cancer clinic on the Baptist Little Rock campus

Baptist Health and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) on Thursday, May 18, held a ribbon cutting ceremony to commemorate the opening of a new cancer clinic and infusion center on the campus of Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock. UAMS Baptist Health Cancer Clinic-Little Rock, in Suite 500 of the Hickingbotham Outpatient Center,…


May 15, 2023

UAMS Names Rohit Dhall, M.D., as Neurology Department Chair

Tamara Robinson

Rohit Dhall, M.D., is the new chair of the Department of Neurology, effective July 1.

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) named Rohit Dhall, M.D., as chair of the Department of Neurology in the College of Medicine, effective July 1.


May 12, 2023

Arkansas Research Alliance Selects UAMS Researchers as Scholar, Fellow

Benjamin Waldrum

John Imig and Antiño Allen

The Arkansas Research Alliance (ARA) recently announced that two researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will be joining their ranks. John Imig, Ph.D., an accomplished scientist focused on cardiovascular, metabolic and kidney diseases, was named an ARA Scholar, and Antiño Allen, Ph.D., a researcher known for his insight into the effects…


May 11, 2023

Be A Part of the Cure Walk Sets Attendance, Fundraising Records

Marty Trieschmann

group photo of people at the Be A Part of the Cure Cancer Walk

On Saturday, May 6, the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute hosted the Third Annual Be A Part of the Cure Walk at War Memorial Stadium to raise money for cancer research. A record-breaking crowd of 1,500 walkers of all ages took off from the starting line led by UAMS Chancellor Cam Patterson, M.D., MBA, Little…


UAMS Health Hosts 42nd Little Rock Open at Rebsamen Tennis Center

Andrew Vogler

ATP Challenger Tour UAMS Health Little Rock Open

LITTLE ROCK — The 2023 UAMS Health Little Rock Open, an Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tour tournament, kicks off May 28 at Rebsamen Tennis Center in Little Rock and runs through June 4. Admission is free to this year’s tournament. It is the first year for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)…


May 10, 2023

UAMS Receives $5.5 Million Supplemental Award for Programs in Rural, Underserved Communities

Chris Carmody

UAMS faculty members take part in a training session on point-of-care ultrasound technology. The expansion of point-of-care ultrasound training for medical students is among the projects that UAMS plans to implement using the new grant funding.

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received a $5.5 million supplemental award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to fund training and outreach programs in rural and underserved areas of the state. The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), an agency in the Department of Health…


May 8, 2023

UAMS Opens New Orthopaedic & Spine Hospital

Linda Satter

Smiles abound as C. Lowry Barnes, M.D., chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, flanked by Chancellor Cam Patterson, M.D., MBA and Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, cuts the ribbon in front of The Orthopaedic & Spine Hospital. Also pictured (from L-R) Jake Nabholz, CEO of Nabholz Construction; Greg Cockman, CEO of Cromwell Architects Engineers; Stephanie Gardner, Pharm.D., Ed.D., UAMS senior vice chancellor for Academic Affairs, provost and chief strategy officer; Johnathan Goree, M.D., UAMS director of Interventional Pain Management Services; Paul Stover, UAMS assistant vice chancellor for Clinical Administration; Michelle Krause, M.D., senior vice chancellor for UAMS Health and CEO, UAMS Medical Center; Patterson; Barnes; Huckabee Sanders; Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr.; and Morril Harriman, chair of the U of A System Board of Trustees.

LITTLE ROCK —A number of dignitaries and other visitors gathered today to celebrate the opening of The Orthopaedic & Spine Hospital at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).


May 5, 2023

UAMS CLIMB Leads Kids Out of Cancer Isolation

Marty Trieschmann

Parents and children in a cancer support group pose for a photo in front of a cancer center sign

On a recent Wednesday night, five children ages 7 to 11 came together to draw pictures, play and talk. This wasn’t an after-school event or an arranged playdate. Instead, the gathering was a unique support group called CLIMB, a program at the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute for children coping with a parent or…



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