Northwest Regional Campus
October 20, 2021
Amy Wenger Named Vice Chancellor of UAMS Northwest Regional Campus
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has named Amy Wenger, MHSA, vice chancellor of its Northwest Regional Campus, effective Dec. 1.
September 24, 2021
UAMS Offers Booster COVID Vaccines in Northwest Arkansas
FAYETTEVILLE — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Northwest Regional Campus will begin offering booster doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to qualifying individuals on Monday, Sept. 27, at its drive-thru Vaccine Clinic at 1100 N. Woolsey Ave. in Fayetteville. No appointments are necessary. In accordance with FDA authorization, booster doses of the…
September 23, 2021
UAMS Receives Additional $4.75 Million to Train Primary Care Physicians, Improve Rural Health Care
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received an additional $4.75 million in federal grant money to continue efforts to improve health care in rural Arkansas through training and retaining primary care physicians. The supplemental award from the Health Resources and Services Administration, part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,…
September 15, 2021
UAMS Outpatient Therapy Clinic Receives Parkinson’s Grant
FAYETTEVILLE – Parkinson Voice Project has named the UAMS Outpatient Therapy Clinic in Fayetteville as a recipient of its 2021 SPEAK OUT! & LOUD Crowd Grant Program. SPEAK OUT! is a therapy regimen tailored to people with Parkinson’s disease to improve their voicing, and in turn, their swallowing. SPEAK OUT! is usually completed in 12…
September 10, 2021
UAMS to Host Vaccine Clinics at Fayetteville Public Library
FAYETTEVILLE – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is hosting a free community COVID-19 vaccination clinic at the Fayetteville Public Library on Tuesday, Sept. 21, and Tuesday, Oct. 19, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The clinic will be held in the library’s Willard and Pat Walker Community Room. The public should park…
September 8, 2021
UAMS Launches Community Effort to Address Food Insecurity
FAYETTEVILLE – The Office of Community Health and Research at UAMS is launching a “community of practice” focused on addressing food insecurity. A community of practice is a learning partnership among organizations and individuals aimed at addressing a common issue. By sharing skills and experiences, the Northwest Arkansas Food Insecurity Community of Practice will be…
August 31, 2021
UAMS Wins AAMC Award for Outstanding Community Engagement
FAYETTEVILLE – The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) recently bestowed its top honor for community engagement to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). The Spencer Foreman Award for Outstanding Community Engagement is presented annually to an AAMC-member medical school or teaching hospital with a long-standing, major institutional commitment to partnering with the…
August 17, 2021
UAMS Now Providing COVID-19 Monoclonal Antibody Treatment in Northwest Arkansas
FAYETTEVILLE – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is now administering a special infusion to qualifying COVID-positive people in Northwest Arkansas to help minimize symptoms and keep people out of the hospital. UAMS is providing the subcutaneous monoclonal antibody injections (Regen-Cov) on its Fayetteville campus at 1125 N. College Ave. on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday…
August 10, 2021
UAMS Research Sheds Light on Vaccine Hesitancy in Arkansas
Researchers at UAMS have found that trust in vaccines, fear of infection, and race or ethnicity play a large role in whether or not people will get a COVID-19 vaccine, particularly when looking at socio-demographic factors.
August 2, 2021
UAMS Names New Internal Medicine, Family Medicine Resident Physicians in Northwest Arkansas
FAYETTEVILLE – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) welcomed 11 new internal medicine resident physicians and 10 new family medicine resident physicians who are now seeing patients at hospitals and clinics throughout Northwest Arkansas. The new internal medicine residents are: Ashlyn Abbot, D.O. – Hometown: Walnut Ridge Wade Arthur, M.D. – Hometown: Claremore,…
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