Thirty college students from across the country recently gathered at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences to learn about one of medicine’s most pressing challenges, the opioid crisis.
Three faculty members and three students in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) dietetics program took home awards from the Arkansas Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Annual Meeting and Exhibits, held April 30–May 1 in Arkadelphia. The Master of Science in Dietetics Program is housed within the Department of Dietetics and Nutrition in…
Meet Brice Davis, the university’s MVP for June, and a safety and security ambassador in the UAMS Department of Public Safety – Security and Support Services.
Mitch McGill, Ph.D., faculty at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), is part of a nationwide collaboration that recently succeeded in obtaining FDA acceptance of a new biomarker, dehydrogenase (GLDH) biomarker. Glutamate dehydrogenase is an enzyme located primarily in the liver. According to the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a biomarker…
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) received a $7 million grant from the Windgate Foundation, UAMS announced today. The grant will provide $1 million in funding for 15 full tuition scholarships — three scholarships in each of UAMS’ five colleges — for the class entering in fall 2027, and an…
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Department of Dental Hygiene is offering a free Summer of Smiles clinic June 15 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Freeway Medical Tower, 5800 W. 10th St., Suite 501.
Alumna Installed as President-Elect UAMS College of Pharmacy students and alumni have been well-represented over the years with the American Pharmacists Association (APhA). Recently, the college celebrated two more milestones for student achievement and alumni leadership. APhA recognized the college’s Academy of Student Pharmacists (ASP) chapter as the Division AA Student Chapter of the Year….
A crowd gathered in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) on May 22 to honor neonatologist Sara Peeples, M.D., with the Willow Award: Excellence in End-of-Life Care.
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Physician Assistant Studies program formally welcomed its newest cohort during a May 22 white coat ceremony, marking the official entry of the Class of 2028 into the 28-month program. Held before a standing-room-only crowd of family, friends, faculty, and supporters, the ceremony celebrated both the students’ achievements…