UAMS News


March 1, 2011

Rahn Talks Health Care, Campus Resources with Students

David Robinson

March 1, 2011 | Amid changes and challenges in health care, Chancellor Dan Rahn, M.D., told students, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will look to technology, growing enrollment and its resources to respond.


UAMS Receives $1 Million Grant from Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield

David Robinson

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – A $1 million grant announced today to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine from Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield will go toward increasing the number of primary care physicians in the state.</span>


February 28, 2011

AHEC North Central Receives Diabetes Education Certification

David Robinson

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – The Diabetes Education Program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Area Health Education Center (AHEC) North Central in Batesville has been certified by the American Diabetes Association. </span>


February 24, 2011

Lyons Give $1.5 Million to UAMS Reynolds Institute on Aging

David Robinson

Feb. 24, 2011 | Jane and Frank Lyon Jr., today donated $1.5 million to the Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). The gift gives a significant boost toward the required matching funds for the expansion project.


Arkansas Baptist President Calls for Investment in Human Capital

Jon Parham

Feb. 24, 2011 | Once a prime location for criminal activity, a downtown Little Rock car wash is now a thriving neighborhood business and symbol of investment in human capital and the blossoming of nearby Arkansas Baptist College, says Fitz Hill, the school’s president.


Lyons Give $1.5 Million to UAMS Reynolds Institute on Aging

David Robinson

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – Jane and Frank Lyon Jr., today donated $1.5 million to the Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). The gift gives a significant boost toward the required matching funds for the expansion project.</span>


February 23, 2011

UAMS Cancer Specialists to Speak at Hot Springs Village Church March 16

Susan Van Dusen

LITTLE ROCK – Four cancer specialists from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will be guests for a program March 16 at Christ of the Hills United Methodist Church, 700 Balearic Road, in Hot Springs Village. The program, which is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m., is free of charge. An optional dinner…


UAMS Receives $100,000 Gift for Cardiology Lectureship

Nate Hinkel

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has received a $100,000 gift from Randy McNulty, of Pine Bluff, to establish an endowment for a lectureship in the field of cardiology.</span>


February 22, 2011

Students Host ‘Young Hearts Luncheon’ for Older Patients

David Robinson

Feb. 22, 2011 | Sitting at a table with a group of older guests, second-year medical student Steven McKee was asked what made him decide to go to medical school.


February 16, 2011

UAMS College of Pharmacy Receives $1 Million Gift

Nate Hinkel

Feb. 16, 2011 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy received a $1 million gift from a graduate and her husband to establish an endowed chair in pediatric pharmacy.



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