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December 15, 2022
Rhonda M. Dick, M.D., and Joseph Kennedy “Ken” Dick, MBA, to Establish Endowed Scholarship in UAMS College of Medicine
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received a $2 million commitment from Rhonda M. Dick, M.D., and Joseph Kennedy “Ken” Dick, MBA, to establish the Dr. Rhonda and Ken Dick Endowed Scholarship in the UAMS College of Medicine. This pledge is made through their revocable trust. “We are profoundly…
December 14, 2022
UAMS Researchers See 14.5% Increase in Grant Funding for FY2022
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and its affiliate research institutions saw research funding grow by 14.5% this past year, with $203.1 million in grants by June 30, 2022, the end of the state’s fiscal year. It is the third consecutive year with double-digit increases in research funding that comes…
December 13, 2022
UAMS First in State to Use Advanced Liver Transplant Technology
LITTLE ROCK — A liver transplant recently performed at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) was the first in the state to use groundbreaking technology that preserves donor livers and keeps them viable for an extended period of time. The new technology allowed a Cabot man to obtain a liver from a donor…
December 7, 2022
CDC Awards UAMS $1.2 million to Establish Statewide Collaborative to Improve Maternal, Infant Health
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received an award of $1.2 million in federal funds over five years to help establish a Perinatal Quality Collaborative (PQC) to improve the quality of care for mothers and babies throughout Arkansas. The collaborative will work with the Arkansas Department of Health to…
December 6, 2022
State Legislators Visit UAMS Northwest Regional Campus
A group of about 10 state legislators, as well as staff members from the offices of U.S. Rep. Steve Womack and U.S. Sen. John Boozman, toured the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Northwest Regional Campus in Fayetteville on Nov. 29, where they learned more about UAMS’s commitment to health care in Northwest Arkansas. The…
November 30, 2022
Children’s Tumor Foundation, UAMS Open Country’s First Adult Neurofibromatosis Clinic
The Children’s Tumor Foundation (CTF) and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) announced the opening of the first CTF-sponsored, fully multidisciplinary clinic dedicated to the care of adults with neurofibromatosis (NF) at the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute. “We are honored to be designated by the Children’s Tumor Foundation as the site…
November 29, 2022
Rampy Foundation Relays $50,000+ Donation to UAMS Department of Neurology for MS Research
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Department of Neurology in the College of Medicine received more than $50,000 for multiple sclerosis research from the Rampy MS Research Foundation during a Nov. 29 ceremony. Jo and Scott Rampy, along with other runners and walkers, relayed a check from Bentonville to Little…
November 28, 2022
UAMS Lung Cancer Survivor Beats the Odds
About 25-30% of patients worldwide with Stage IV non-small cell lung cancer die in less than three months. But with talented doctors, advances in treatment and a bit of luck, some patients beat the odds. John Pertuis, 62, is a member of this rarified group of lung cancer “long” survivors. With help from the UAMS…
November 22, 2022
UAMS Signs Pledge, Joining Group Committed to Decarbonizing Health Care Sector
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently joined more than 100 health care organizations nationwide in pledging to take action to decarbonize the health care sector and make their facilities more resilient to the effects of climate change.
November 16, 2022
UAMS Invests Susan S. Smyth, M.D., Ph.D., in Arkansas Medical Society Distinguished Dean’s Chair
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine invested Susan S. Smyth, M.D., Ph.D., UAMS executive vice chancellor and College of Medicine dean, in the Arkansas Medical Society Distinguished Dean’s Chair during a Nov. 9 ceremony. “Serving as the Dean of the College of Medicine is an incredible honor,…
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