UAMS News


July 8, 2011

Lilly Oncology on Canvas Art Exhibit on Display at UAMS Cancer Institute

Susan Van Dusen

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – Oncology On Canvas, an art exhibition honoring the journeys people face when confronted by a cancer diagnosis, is on display July 11-22 at the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).</span>


July 7, 2011

Hunt Named UAMS Pathology Department Chair

David Robinson

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – Jennifer L. Hunt, M.D., has been named chair of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Services in the College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). </span>


July 6, 2011

Volunteers Offer Comfort for Breast Cancer Patients

Jon Parham

uly 6, 2011 | Simple things can mean a lot. As a husband who watched his wife experience breast cancer, Harold Zook knows this first hand.


July 1, 2011

UAMS Moving Toward Physician Assistant Program

Jon Parham

July 1, 2011 | A physician assistant program at UAMS could see its first students in summer 2013 after getting green light from the University of Arkansas Board of Trustees, the Arkansas Department of Higher Education, and the physician assistant accrediting agency.


June 28, 2011

Patient Partnership: A Powerful Shift in Health Care Delivery at Myeloma Institute

Jon Parham

June 28, 2011 | A new model of care developed for patients at the Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has led to improved patient experience, lower costs and better patient outcomes.


June 24, 2011

UAMS Throat Cancer Patient First for Robotic Surgery

David Robinson

June 24, 2011 | The cancer in Pat Longinotti’s throat was in a surgical no man’s land – at the base of his tongue.


Study Links Rheumatoid Arthritis, Lupus to Heart Condition

David Robinson

June 24, 2011 | In a study that is receiving national attention, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) researchers recently found that rheumatoid arthritis patients have a 60 percent increased risk for an abnormal heart rhythm that can cause stroke.


June 23, 2011

Patient Partnership: A Powerful Shift in Health Care Delivery at UAMS Myeloma Institute

Jon Parham

LITTLE ROCK – A new model of care developed for patients at the Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has led to improved patient experience, lower costs and better patient outcomes.


June 22, 2011

UAMS Startup Wins Top-Three Finish in Harvard Competition

David Robinson

June 22, 2011 | A University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) BioVentures startup, PhytoTEK, recently earned a top-three finish in a prestigious Harvard business plan competition.


June 21, 2011

Educators Invited to UAMS Teaching With Technology Seminar

Jon Parham

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – Educators from across the state are invited to attend the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Teaching with Technology Symposium on July 21-22. </span>



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