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November 24, 2021

UAMS Holds First Proud to Serve All Event

Kalee Sexton

Dr. Gittens gives remarks at the DDEI Proud to Serve All event.

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) hosted its first Proud to Serve All event, sponsored by the Division for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion along with the LGBTQ+ Subcommittee.


November 19, 2021

Gratitude on Display for Donors, Colleagues on Thank UAMS Day

News Staff

Institutional Advancement team members in front of Thank UAMS Day sign

Thank UAMS Day is a day of gratitude for the people, places and programs of UAMS. At this year’s Nov. 10 event, gratitude was on full display as members of the Institutional Advancement division recognized the efforts of staff, the investment of donors and their shared contributions to the UAMS mission. As the COVID-19 pandemic…


November 10, 2021

UAMS Honors Student and Employee Veterans

Kalee Sexton

Chancellor and Police

Nov. 10, 2021 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) paid tribute to those who serve or have served in a ceremony at the flagpole in front of the I. Dodd Wilson Building on Nov. 10.


November 9, 2021

Hundreds Gather at UAMS-Sponsored Health & Wellness Expo

Benjamin Waldrum

UAMS staff conducting blood pressure test

More than 350 Arkansans attended the Health & Wellness Expo, held Oct. 30, at the Statehouse Convention Center in downtown Little Rock. The annual event, sponsored by UAMS and presented by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, was rebranded from the Senior Expo to present health and wellness information for all Arkansans. Expo attendees took advantage of multiple…


November 4, 2021

Participation, Engagement Strong for Second Annual Health Fair

Ben Boulden

Puru Thapa

More than 500 people Oct. 18 attended the second annual UAMS Health Fair — a 20% increase over the 2020 health fair.


October 29, 2021

UAMS Voted ‘Best Company to Work For’ in Best of the Best Awards

Yavonda Chase

UAMS won "Best Company to Work for >250" and "Best Pain Care Clinic" in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's Best of the Best Awards.

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette readers voted the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) the Best Company to Work for >250 in the 2021 Best of the Best awards, while the university’s Interventional Pain Management clinic won for Best Pain Care Clinic.


October 28, 2021

UAMS Researchers See 12% Increase in Grant Funding for FY2021

David Robinson

As UAMS vice chancellor for Research and Innovation, Shuk-Mei Ho, Ph.D., oversees the institution's research enterprise.

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and its affiliate research institutions saw research funding grow by 12.2% this past year, with $177.4 million in grants by the end of the fiscal year on June 30. It is the second consecutive year with double-digit increases in research funding that comes from…


October 27, 2021

UAMS Earns CHIME Digital Health Most Wired Recognition

Yavonda Chase

UAMS recently earned 2021 Digital Health Most Wired recognition from the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME).

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently earned 2021 Digital Health Most Wired recognition from the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME). UAMS was recognized as a certified level 8 acute hospital.


October 18, 2021

UAMS Receives INSIGHT Into Diversity’s 2021 Health Professions HEED Award

Linda Satter

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has received the 2021 Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine.

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has received the 2021 Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education. As a recipient of the annual award, UAMS will be featured along with 50 other recipients in the December 2021 issue…


October 14, 2021

Culinary Medicine Program Opens New Kitchen

Ben Boulden

Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr., far right, holds the ribbon as Gloria Richard-Davis, M.D., gets ready to cut it and officially open the the new Culinary Medicine Kitchen at UAMS.

What used to be a space where people could eat lunch is now a place where people will make lunches and other meals as part of the UAMS Culinary Medicine Program. On Oct. 5, the program reached a milestone in its brief history as it formally opened its new Culinary Medicine Kitchen.



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