LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has performed the first minimally invasive treatment for severe tricuspid regurgitation (a leaky heart valve) in Arkansas, offering lifesaving hope for patients who are not candidates for open-heart surgery. The EVOQUE Tricuspid Valve Replacement System allows a replacement tricuspid valve to be delivered to…
The public is invited to a town hall meeting hosted by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 4, at the Van Buren Library, 1409 Main St., in Van Buren, Arkansas. The event will feature presentations from the Cancer Institute’s Community…
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Physician Assistant (PA) program celebrated its Class of 2025 at an Aug. 22 valediction ceremony.
Reham Sewilam, a Ph.D. student in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Graduate School and a trainee of the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, has become the first graduate student in Arkansas to receive the highly competitive National Cancer Institute (NCI) Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Fellow Transition Award. The six-year fellowship, totaling $500,776,…
FAYETTEVILLE — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Doctor of Physical Therapy Class of 2025 has achieved a 100% first-time pass rate on the National Physical Therapy Exam (NPTE), marking the third consecutive year that the program has reached this milestone. The exam, taken at the end of July, serves as the national…
LITTLE ROCK — Jean Amargos, M.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and will treat patients at the UAMS Family Medical Center in Fort Smith.
LITTLE ROCK — Birthing hospitals are being recognized for their quality improvement work by The Arkansas Perinatal Quality Collaborative (ARPQC), awarding platinum or silver partner banners to 20 birthing hospitals that achieved participation milestones. “We are extremely proud of the effort and accomplishments of the hospitals that participated in the initiative promoting vaginal birth,” said…
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has been named in U.S. News & World Report’s 2025-26 Best Hospitals edition as a High Performing hospital for orthopaedics. Part of U.S. News’ Best Hospitals adult specialty ratings, it places UAMS among the top 10% of hospitals in the nation for orthopaedic care….
LITTLE ROCK — Sawyer Sparks, D.O., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and will see patients at the UAMS Health Family Medical Center in Jonesboro.