Institute for Digital Health & Innovation


July 8, 2025

UAMS Adult Sickle Cell Program Announces Support Group, New Director

Benjamin Waldrum

UAMS Adult Sickle Cell team 2025

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Adult Sickle Cell Program celebrated World Sickle Cell Awareness Day on June 19 by announcing a support group for adult patients with sickle cell disease, as well as a new director. During a free information session held on the 10th floor of the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller…


May 14, 2025

UAMS Brain Injury Program to Offer Free Virtual Workshop May 29

News Staff

The UAMS Institute for Digital Health and Innovation’s Brain Injury Program will host a virtual workshop on May 29 to connect anyone affected by a traumatic brain injury (TBI) to helpful resources and support.

LITTLE ROCK — The UAMS Institute for Digital Health and Innovation’s Brain Injury Program will host a virtual workshop on May 29 to connect anyone affected by a traumatic brain injury (TBI) to helpful resources and support.


May 9, 2025

UAMS Hosts Annual Perinatal Quality Workshop

Andrew Vogler

POWER Workshop

Maternal and neonatal health care providers from across the state gathered at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) in Little Rock for the annual Perinatal Outcomes Workgroup Through Education and Research (POWER) Workshop. The day-long program, hosted by the UAMS Institute for Digital Health & Innovation and the Arkansas Perinatal Quality Collaborative (ARPQC),…


May 5, 2025

Brain Injury Survivors Day Inspires, Celebrates Progress

Benjamin Waldrum

Constance Tullis, Gary Higgins and Victor Coates at THRIVE panel for Brain Injury Survivors Day 2025

Every survivor of a traumatic brain injury has a different story, but resilience is one thing that they all have in common. The 2025 Arkansas Brain Injury Survivors Day celebrated the resilience of survivors and caregivers alike. Held at the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service State Office in Little Rock and…


April 18, 2025

UAMS Showcase for Medical Discoveries Focuses on Digital Health, Collaboration

Benjamin Waldrum

Stefanie Kennon-McGill presenting at UAMS Showcase for Medical Discoveries 2025

Amidst the digital health initiatives on display during the latest research showcase at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) was the opportunity for good, old-fashioned collaboration. Approximately 40 people attended the UAMS Showcase of Medical Discoveries, held April 9 on the 10th floor of the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute in Little…


February 6, 2025

UAMS Brain Injury Program to Offer Free Virtual Workshop Feb. 13

News Staff

The UAMS Institute for Digital Health and Innovation’s Brain Injury Program is holding its next virtual workshop Feb. 13 from noon to 2 p.m.

LITTLE ROCK — The UAMS Institute for Digital Health and Innovation’s Brain Injury Program will host a virtual workshop on Feb. 13 to connect anyone affected by a traumatic brain injury (TBI) to helpful resources and support.


December 30, 2024

UAMS Receives $1.9 Million Department of Justice Grant for Emergency Response Program in Little Rock Schools

Benjamin Waldrum

The UAMS Institute for Digital Health & Innovation is working on a community-based emergency response program for the Little Rock School District.

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Institute for Digital Health & Innovation has received a three-year, $1.9 million grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to create a community-based emergency response program in Little Rock schools.


November 14, 2024

UAMS Brain Injury Program to Offer Free Virtual Workshop Nov. 21

News Staff

The UAMS Institute for Digital Health and Innovation’s Brain Injury Program will host a virtual workshop on Nov. 21 to connect anyone affected by a traumatic brain injury (TBI) to helpful resources and support.

LITTLE ROCK — The UAMS Institute for Digital Health and Innovation’s Brain Injury Program will host a virtual workshop on Nov. 21 to connect anyone affected by a traumatic brain injury (TBI) to helpful resources and support.


October 11, 2024

UAMS Adult Sickle Cell Program Celebrates 10th Anniversary at Annual Symposium

Benjamin Waldrum

Sickle Cell patient panel 2024

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Adult Sickle Cell Program celebrated a decade of providing care for patients across Arkansas during its annual symposium. Speakers at the event, which included several patients, reflected on the past while looking with hope toward the future. The Sept. 19 event was held on the 12th floor…


September 17, 2024

UAMS Study to Address Maternal, Infant Deaths with $2.4 Million Federal Grant

David Robinson

UAMS' Stefanie Kennon-McGill, Ph.D., is leading the four-year study, which she hopes will deliver sustainable solutions to high maternal and infant death rates in the Delta. Arkansas has the highest maternal death rate in the U.S., and pregnant Black women die at nearly twice the rate as pregnant white women.

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will receive up to $2.4 million over the next four years to test prevention strategies for reducing high rates of maternal and infant deaths in the Arkansas Delta. The grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will fund a combination…



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