UAMS News


March 19, 2014

AR SAVES, UAMS Physicians Help 500th Stroke Patient Through Statewide Network

Ben Boulden

LITTLE ROCK – Dustin Martinez’s truck crashed through a mailbox, three culverts and hit a tree before he found himself in a hospital as the 500th stroke patient to receive a powerful blood-thinner through the AR SAVES stroke network.


March 18, 2014

UAMS First in State with Ultra-Rapid Diagnostic Device

Liz Caldwell

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently became the first hospital in Arkansas to acquire a breakthrough device that can identify microorganisms in a fraction of the time and cost of conventional diagnostic methods.


March 17, 2014

UAMS, Baptist Health Collaborate in Vascular Care, Surgery

Liz Caldwell

In a new collaboration called Baptist Health/UAMS Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) physicians are seeing patients and performing surgery at Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock.


March 14, 2014

Breast Cancer Vaccine Shines in First Human Trial

Holland Doran

A new vaccine showed its potential to target breast cancer during a recently completed Phase I clinical trial, said Thomas Kieber-Emmons, Ph.D., who developed the vaccine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).


UAMS Hosting Health Professions Camp for High School Students March 20-22

Holland Doran

High school students are invited to attend the second annual free Spring Forward Health Profession Camp at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) that will expose them to various professions in health care.


March 13, 2014

UAMS Center for Dental Education Welcomes Senior Dental Students for Clinic Rotations

Ben Boulden

March 13, 2014 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Center for Dental Education is now hosting small groups of dental students from University of Tennessee College of Dentistry for two-week clinical rotations.


UAMS Center for Dental Education Welcomes Senior Dental Students from University of Tennessee for Clinic Rotations

Nate Hinkel

LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Center for Dental Education is now hosting small groups of dental students from University of Tennessee College of Dentistry for two-week clinical rotations.


Governor Proclaims March Myeloma Awareness Month

Holland Doran

In a proclamation recognizing myeloma research and patient care at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), Gov. Mike Beebe has declared March 2014 as Myeloma Awareness Month.


March 12, 2014

Former Preemies at UAMS NICU Invited to April 12 Reunion

Nate Hinkel

LITTLE ROCK — Former patients of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and their families are invited to its third annual reunion April 12 to celebrate and reconnect with doctors and staff.


UAMS’ Marsh Named President of National Medical Organization

Nate Hinkel

LITTLE ROCK – James Marsh, M.D., a nationally prominent internal medicine specialist, cardiologist and cardiology researcher at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has been voted president elect of the Association of Professors of Medicine (APM).



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