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October 23, 2023
UAMS Awarded $3.25 Million Federal Grant for Creation of Health Career Program in Delta, South Arkansas
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) received a five-year, $3.25 million federal grant to support the creation of a program that will help students from 20 underserved counties in the Arkansas Delta and southern part of the state pursue careers in health care. The Arkansas Delta Health Careers Opportunity Program…
October 20, 2023
‘Miracles Still Happen’: After Nearly Losing His Eye, Conway Man Sees Clearly Again
Four years ago, Jeremy Richie’s life turned upside-down when an accident blinded him in his left eye. Now, after multiple surgeries, a special contact lens and a team effort from eye specialists at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute, his sight has been restored to almost normal….
October 17, 2023
Baptist Health Opens UAMS Milk Bank Depots in Conway and Stuttgart
LITTLE ROCK — Baptist Health, in support of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Milk Bank, has opened milk depots at two of its medical centers in Conway and Stuttgart. The Conway Baptist Health Milk Depot and the Stuttgart Baptist Health Milk Depot are designated spaces for women to donate milk, which will…
October 12, 2023
Walker Foundation Pledges $1 Million to UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute — Funds Will Support New Radiation Oncology Center
LITTLE ROCK — The Willard & Pat Walker Charitable Foundation pledged $1 Million to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute. The funds will support the Cancer Institute’s new Radiation Oncology Center, which opened in July. “We are humbled by the decades-long support of the Walker Foundation — a…
October 10, 2023
DHS, UAMS Program Receives $9.5 Million Grant For Statewide Mental Health Initiative
LITTLE ROCK — In an effort to increase mental health services for Arkansans, especially in rural parts of the state, the Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) announced an $9.5 million, five-year mental health grant program.
October 9, 2023
Michael Birrer, M.D., Ph.D., Receives 2023 Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Auxiliary Distinguished Honoree Award
The University of Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Auxiliary recognized Michael Birrer, M.D., Ph.D., as its 2023 Distinguished Honoree at a Sept. 21 reception at the home of Marge Schueck, a longtime volunteer and supporter of the Cancer Institute. Birrer is the director of the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute and a…
October 6, 2023
Little Rock Man Grateful For ‘Remarkable’ UAMS Stroke Team
The morning of Wednesday, March 15, started out like any other day for Cam Deacon.
During his morning shower, he suddenly knew that something was wrong.
October 4, 2023
People Statewide Celebrate the Life and Contributions of Joe Bates M.D., M.S.
Joe Bates M.D., M.S., associate dean for public health practice for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman of College of Public Health, died Sept. 29. Bates — a dedicated husband, family man, health leader and humanitarian — was 90.
September 27, 2023
UAMS, Arkansas Children’s, Baptist Health and Proton International Open State’s First Proton Center
The Proton Center of Arkansas opened today at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), becoming the first proton therapy center in Arkansas and only the 43rd in the nation to provide the most advanced cancer radiation treatment in the world. Proton therapy is a cutting-edge form of radiation that uses positively charged proton…
September 19, 2023
Medical Student’s Two-Year Detour through NIH Reinforces Chosen Career Path
| Two years after taking a break from medical school at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to participate in the prestigious Medical Research Scholars Program (MSRP) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Mason Belue is more excited than ever about their future as a clinician-scientist. Instead of being away from UAMS…
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