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May 3, 2021

Virtual NICU Reunion Keeps Graduates and Families United and Informed

Linda Satter

Sara Peeples, M.D., helps moderate the virtual NICU Reunion.

Sara E. Peeples, M.D., medical director of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), moderated a virtual NICU Reunion on April 24, with a scene from The Wizard of Oz as her background. She was joined by Becky Sartini, assistant nursing director for the inpatient women and…


April 29, 2021

UAMS Restores Vision and Hope for 21 Marshallese Patients

Karmen Robinson

Libos Gold, 60, has her left eye examined by Carina Sanvicente, M.D., the day after her cataract surgery.

Libos Gold suffered from cataracts so severe that she couldn’t see her loved ones or even the food on her plate, but after undergoing cataract surgery at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), she says her vision is now “very clear.” The Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute at UAMS hosted “The Gift…


April 28, 2021

UAMS Ranked 39th in Primary Care on U.S. News & World Report’s List of Best Medical Schools

Linda Satter

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) ranked 39th in primary care in U.S. News & World Report’s 2022 Best Medical Schools list.

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) ranked 39th in primary care in U.S. News & World Report’s 2022 Best Medical Schools list.


April 27, 2021

UAMS Surpasses 100,000 Digital Health Visits in Pandemic

Karmen Robinson

African American woman has medical consultation appointment video video call with her doctor.

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) conducted more than 100,000 digital health visits following the COVID-19 outbreak that strictly limited in-person appointments and medical procedures over one year ago. UAMS saw its highest numbers of virtual consultations at the height of the pandemic and during February’s winter storm, performing more…


April 23, 2021

Twist of fate Leads to Myeloma Diagnosis for Longtime Survivor

Linda Haymes

“I am blessed to live so close to the Myeloma Center,” said Bennie Utley, 79, of Cabot, a myeloma survivor of 16 years. “It really is a state-of the-art facility.”

A persistent sore spot on his thigh led Bennie Utley of Cabot to ask his family doctor about it in early 2005. “It was about four inches wide and eight or 10 inches long,” Utley, 79, recalled. “He told me I was wearing my belt too tight.” Utley was not satisfied with the diagnosis and…


April 22, 2021

Two UAMS Employees Selected for Arkansas Business’ 2021 40 Under 40 List

Linda Haymes

Johnathan Goree, M.D., and Ayoola Carleton

Johnathan Goree, M.D., and Ayoola Carleton have been included in this year’s class of Arkansas Business’ 40 Under 40, a group of rising young professionals who will be honored with an in-person luncheon and an interactive virtual event on June 17 in Little Rock. Honorees, all under the age of 40 years old as of…


April 21, 2021

Fourth Annual UAMS Day of Giving Raises More Than $350,000

Benjamin Waldrum

In addition to monetary donations, donors dropped off food and supplies at the Freeway Medical Tower for the Stocked & Reddie food pantry. Many left heartfelt, handwritten notes of support for UAMS' front-line health care heroes.

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) held the fourth annual Day of Giving on April 14 to support education, clinical care and research across the institution. This year, the event raised $352,933. Since 2017, the Day of Giving event has been UAMS’ largest single-day philanthropic effort. As the state’s only health sciences university,…


April 15, 2021

UAMS Vaccinates More Than 1,100 Arkansans at Weekend Vaccination Clinics

Karmen Robinson

Andrew Roshell IV, 16, gets his first shot of the Pfizer vaccine during the first COVID-19 Community Vaccination Clinic on April 10.

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) vaccinated more than 1,100 Arkansans at weekend vaccination clinics in the Little Rock metro area. UAMS administered 487 Pfizer vaccines during the first of four Community Vaccination Clinics at Simmons Bank Arena in North Little Rock on April 10. The next three clinics will be held on…


Estate of Eleanor Karam Gives $2.7 Million to Support UAMS Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging

Benjamin Waldrum

From left, Jean Maier Dean and John Blakney with the late Eleanor Karam. Karam's estate gift will help advance clinical care, research and education for older Arkansans.

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received a $2.7 million gift from the estate of Eleanor Karam to support the highest priorities of the Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging. “Ms. Eleanor was a true visionary with a huge heart,” said Jeanne Wei, M.D., Ph.D., director of the institute….


April 13, 2021

UAMS’ Erika Petersen, M.D., Publishes Study Results on Treatment for Painful Diabetic Neuropathy in JAMA

Linda Satter

Erika Petersen, M.D., sees study results published in JAMA

Results of a randomized clinical trial led by Erika Petersen, M.D., of  the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) on use of a spinal cord stimulation system for patients with refractory painful diabetic neuropathy were published April 5 in JAMA Neurology. Petersen, a neurosurgeon and professor in the Department of Neurosurgery in the College…



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