Regional Campuses
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,…
July 29, 2021
UAMS’ Anesthesia Tech Program Gives HBCU Students Firsthand Look at Medical Careers
Three students fresh out of Little Rock’s Philander Smith College recently started working in the operating room at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as part of an initiative to help students from historically Black colleges and universities (HBCU) prepare for a career in health care.
July 28, 2021
UAMS Research Looks at Arkansans’ Preferred COVID-19 Testing Sites, Reasons for Not Getting Tested
FAYETTEVILLE – Two studies by researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have shed some light on Arkansans’ preferred locations for COVID-19 testing and the reasons why some people may decide not to get a test in the first place. “Due to the recent surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in Arkansas,…
July 26, 2021
Summer Camp Introduces High School Students to Health Careers
More than 150 high school students from across Arkansas poured into UAMS – virtually, due to pandemic restrictions – this summer to learn more about a broad range of careers in health care.
July 12, 2021
Helena-West Helena Native Beverly Johnson-Wells Returns to Join UAMS Rural Research Network
LITTLE ROCK — Beverly Johnson-Wells, MLS, recently returned to her hometown of Helena-West Helena to serve as associate director of research for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Rural Research Network (RRN) and UAMS Regional Programs. Johnson-Wells will play a key part in expanding research into rural areas of Arkansas. Her role includes…
July 6, 2021
Schmieding Foundation Gives $300,000 to UAMS Kids First, the Schmieding Developmental Center
Funds Used to Move Locations, Purchase New Playground Equipment FAYETTEVILLE – The Schmieding Foundation in Springdale gifted $300,000 to help pay for new playground equipment and the costs of moving UAMS Schmieding Kids First and the UAMS Schmieding Developmental Center from Lowell to a new location in Springdale. The two centers will start moving to…
June 14, 2021
UAMS Project Part of National Effort to Reduce COVID-19 in Hardest Hit Populations
LITTLE ROCK — UAMS researchers and their community partners across Arkansas are studying the causes behind COVID-19’s devastating impact on minorities and developing plans to help increase vaccination rates.
May 14, 2021
Marshallese Man Receives Free Leg Prosthesis Thanks to UAMS, UA and Snell Prosthetics & Orthotics
May 14, 2021 | When Benson Laikidrik lost the lower part of his right leg due to complications from diabetes, he didn’t have much hope that his quality of life would ever be the same again. But thanks to a collaborative effort by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) in Northwest Arkansas, the…
May 13, 2021
Murphy Foundations Pledge $1 Million For UAMS Regional Campus in El Dorado
LITTLE ROCK — The Murphy Family Foundation and the Murphy USA Charitable Foundation recently pledged $1 million over three years to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to support the creation of a new regional campus in El Dorado. The gifts will have a far-reaching impact, not only for El Dorado, but for…
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