Feb. 26, 2025 | Sunlight streamed through full-length glass windows into the sixth-floor reception area of the new University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Plastic Surgery Clinic in the Freeway Medical Tower, adding an element of warmth on an otherwise cold day. It was Feb. 13, the perfect day for a three-hour Open House that provided members of...
Jan. 30, 2025 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine named Deanna Sasaki-Adams, M.D., MBA, as chair of the Department of Neurosurgery, effective March 1.
A team from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery recently hosted a Ukrainian surgeon and taught him how to do a complex facial reconstruction surgery. Yuri Chepurnyi, M.D., a maxillofacial surgeon of nearly 20 years who is a professor at the National Medical University in Kiev, Ukraine,…
LITTLE ROCK — Simon Mears, M.D., Ph.D., a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon specializing in hip and knee joint-related conditions, has returned to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) after a year in an endowed professorship in orthopaedics at the University of Florida in Gainesville. Mears specializes in hip and knee replacement surgery and taking…
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy has completed a redesign of its curriculum, which it will begin phasing in during the fall semester later this year. It is the first full redesign of the college’s curriculum since the 1994-1995 academic year. The new curriculum is a response to the rapidly…
Fifty-five college students from institutions across the state convened at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) for a March 8 conference that highlighted several of the academic programs offered at UAMS. The Medical Association for Pre-Medical Students (MAPS) Conference is organized by the Edith Irby Jones Chapter of the Student National Medical Association,…
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine invested Susan D. Emmett, M.D., MPH, an associate professor of otolaryngology and epidemiology and founding director of the UAMS Center for Hearing Health Access, in the Thomas McGill Chair in Otolaryngology during a March 18 ceremony. Emmett is the inaugural holder…
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Head Start program is accepting applications for the 2025-2026 school year.
In its financial performance, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has joined a group of high-performing hospitals, Chancellor Cam Patterson, M.D., MBA, said March 18 during his annual State of the University Address.
By Sheldon Riklon, M.D. In February, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed the Free School Breakfast Bill into law to provide all children at public schools with a free breakfast, regardless of their income, starting in the 2025-2026 school year. This bill will ensure students start their school day with a nutritious meal, helping them…
The UAMS College of Pharmacy has established the Pilar Murphy Memorial Scholarship to honor the beloved alumna and faculty member who died Nov. 2.
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently hosted multidisciplinary professionals from around the state for a two-day conference aimed at helping organizations better support young children who have experienced trauma and their families. The event, “Building a Trauma-Informed Organization,” offered research-based strategies and hands-on training for organizations working directly with children and families…