Regional Campuses
June 4, 2025
UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Invites Public to June 10 Town Hall in Texarkana
The public is invited to a town hall meeting featuring community outreach and education programs on cancer at noon, Tuesday, June 10, at Sandflat Glendale Shannon Neighborhood Center located at 209 E. 14th Street in Texarkana, Arkansas. The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute is holding the event to…
June 3, 2025
UAMS Hires Brian W. Jones, DHSc, as Next Vice Chancellor for Regional Campuses
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has hired Brian W. Jones, DHSc, as the next vice chancellor for Regional Campuses. He will begin his new role Aug. 1. Jones will replace Richard Turnage, M.D., who is retiring after a distinguished career as a surgeon, educator and administrator, including more than…
June 2, 2025
UAMS Northwest Hosts Hands-On Anesthesiology Workshop for High School Students
Eighteen ninth-grade students from five different Northwest Arkansas school districts — Bentonville, Farmington, Fayetteville, Siloam Springs and Springdale — gathered Saturday, May 14, at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Northwest Regional Campus for an immersive educational experience. Designed to introduce students to the dynamic field of anesthesiology through a full day of…
May 13, 2025
Northwest Arkansas Health Summit Returns to Fayetteville May 21
FAYETTEVILLE — The 2025 Northwest Arkansas Health Summit, hosted by the UAMS Institute for Community Health Innovation with support from Heartland Whole Health Institute, the NWA Council and other community partners, will bring health and community leaders together on Wednesday, May 21, to discuss barriers to meeting underserved communities in Arkansas. The theme of this…
April 25, 2025
Student Research Day Celebrates UAMS’ Next Generation
Aspiring researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) presented their work to faculty and peers at Student Research Day on the main campus in Little Rock on April 17. The UAMS Northwest Regional Campus in Fayetteville hosted a concurrent Student Research Day at Washington Regional Medical Center. The event, originally scheduled for…
April 24, 2025
Exciting Changes to Arkansas Medicaid: What You Need to Know
By Sheldon Riklon, M.D. In recent months, Arkansas Medicaid has undergone significant updates aimed at improving health care access for mothers, infants and communities across the state. Let’s break down these important changes and how they impact Arkansans. The Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies Act In February, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed the Healthy Moms,…
Larry and Sandy Mahoney Donate $100,000 to Create Scholarship in UAMS College of Medicine
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received a $100,000 gift from Larry and Sandy Mahoney to create the Brendan Lawrence Mahoney, M.D., Endowed Scholarship in the UAMS College of Medicine. The scholarship was made in honor of their son Brendan Lawrence Mahoney, M.D., who is a 2020 graduate of…
April 22, 2025
UAMS Invites Parents to April 30 Tobacco Education Night
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences will offer a tobacco and vaping education session for parents of El Dorado students on Wednesday, April 30. Chandra Hicks, a tobacco cessation specialist with UAMS, will share information and resources during the UAMS Parent Education event at the Boys & Girls Club of El Dorado, which is…
April 21, 2025
UAMS Hosts Pre-Health Conference for Aspiring Health Care Professionals
Undergraduate students from across Arkansas recently gathered at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) central campus for the annual Undergraduate Pre-Health Conference. The event provided current college students with a comprehensive introduction to careers in health care and featured representatives from all five UAMS colleges — Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Public Health, Health Professions…
April 17, 2025
UAMS Mobile Health Units Now Feature Internet Access
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Community Health Innovation is expanding health care access with Arkansas’ first-ever statewide mobile health connectivity project, which equips each mobile unit with wireless network access using SD-WAN technology to enhance reliability, security and performance in remote rural areas. With all four mobile…
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