UAMS Rural Health Hub
October 13, 2025
UAMS Institute for Community Health Innovation Receives $11.7 Million COBRE Award for Maternal Health Research
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Community Health Innovation will expand research for maternal health in Arkansas by establishing the Maternal and Reproductive Community Health Excellence (MaRCH) research center funded through National Institutes of Health’s Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE).
October 1, 2025
UAMS Hosts National Rural Health Research Meeting
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Translational Research Institute brought together more than 60 researchers and leaders from nine Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) institutions Sept. 18–19 for the annual meeting of the Consortium of Rural States (CORES).
September 17, 2025
UAMS Kidney, Liver Transplant Programs Receive National Honors for Improving Rural Access
LITTLE ROCK — The kidney and liver transplant programs at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) were honored with the prestigious John M. Eisenberg Award for Local Achievement in Patient Safety and Quality from The Joint Commission and National Quality Forum.
August 15, 2025
Stakeholders in Arkansas Maternal Healthcare Improvements Come Together
Doctors, birthing center administrators, lawmakers and advocacy groups from across the state gathered Aug. 6 in downtown Little Rock for an “honest dialogue” about ongoing efforts to improve maternal health outcomes in Arkansas. The Arkansas Maternal Health Roundtable, hosted by the Arkansas Center for Women and Infants’ Health at the University of Arkansas for Medical…
August 12, 2025
UAMS Receives $1.3 Million Grant to Expand Digital Health Access
The South Central Telehealth Resource Center, housed at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has received a $1.3 million, four-year grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to implement and expand digital health services. The grant, part of the HRSA Telehealth Resource Center Program that supports regional and national telehealth resource…
July 22, 2025
UAMS Researchers Identify Digital Health as Bridge for Essential Postpartum Care Services
LITTLE ROCK — Digital health care, such as virtual doctor’s appointments, could fill gaps in care services for postpartum mothers and help their doctors identify critical needs earlier, according to researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Community Health Innovation. In a study published in the American Journal of Obstetrics…
June 5, 2025
Latest NWA Health Summit Focuses on ‘Meeting People Where They Are’
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Community Health Innovation brought together health care professionals and thought leaders at the Northwest Arkansas Health Summit on May 21 to strategize ways to meet communities where they are to improve health across Arkansas. The summit was supported by Heartland Whole Health Institute, the Northwest…
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…
March 13, 2025
UAMS Joins NIH Effort to Increase Rural Health Research
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has joined a network of institutions funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to expand research in rural primary care clinics. Through the NIH CARE for Health™ initiative, UAMS will help lead innovative research to address health disparities in Arkansas’ rural areas. UAMS,…
March 3, 2025
UAMS, AR Health Ventures Partner with Arkansas Pharmacies to Improve Diabetes Education
Pharmacies across Arkansas are offering diabetes self-management education and support (DSMES) programs as part of a collaboration with AR Health Ventures and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Institute for Community Health Innovation to help rural, diabetic Arkansans better understand and manage their diabetes. Funded by the U.S Centers for Disease Control &…
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