UAMS News
September 10, 2025
UAMS Hosting Neurodiversity Conference in Northwest Arkansas on Sept. 18
FAYETTEVILLE — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Northwest Regional Campus is hosting its second annual Neurodiversity Conference on Thursday, Sept. 18, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Schmieding Center for Senior Health and Education in Springdale. This year’s event, themed “Equipped to Care: A Toolkit for Neuro-Inclusive Practice,” is presented…
July 18, 2025
UAMS Family Medicine Department Hosts First Statewide Research Symposium and CARE Awards
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Department of Family and Preventive Medicine recently brought together family medicine faculty, residents and students from across Arkansas for its inaugural research symposium and first-ever Chair’s Awards for Recognition of Excellence (CARE) Awards. “For the first time, we’re bringing all 11 family medicine residency programs across the…
July 17, 2025
Whooping Cough
These programs were first broadcast the week of July 21, 2025.
June 12, 2025
Lymph Nodes
These programs were first broadcast the week of June 16, 2025.
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
Spotlight on the Dietetics Program, Department of Dietetics and Nutrition
By Courtney Fose Greetings from the Dietetics Program in the Department of Dietetics and Nutrition in the College of Health Professions at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. As program director for the master of science in dietetics degree program, I am happy to share some exciting updates. This year, we welcomed Stephanie M….
May 29, 2025
UAMS Celebrates Project SEARCH 2025 Interns in Graduation Ceremony
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) celebrated eight students in a May 15 graduation ceremony that marked their completion of the nine-month Project SEARCH internship program. Project SEARCH Arkansas ACCESS Initiative, in partnership with Arkansas Rehabilitative Services (ARS), is for young adults with developmental disabilities. Interns in the program work in various UAMS…
May 15, 2025
Taylor Foundation Awards $100,000 Grant to Support Alzheimer’s Work of Sue T. Griffin, Ph.D.
LITTLE ROCK — The Charles M. and Joan R. Taylor Foundation Inc. awarded the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) a $100,000 grant to support the Joan Richards Taylor Alzheimer’s Disease Endowment Fund in the UAMS Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging. The grant was given in recognition of the work and dedication of Sue…
May 9, 2025
Uterine Cancer Patient Chooses Innovative Treatment that Preserved Her Fertility
Three years later, she is the mother of a miracle baby girl For 20 years, Mother’s Day was one of the hardest days of the year for Alicia Simpson. She loved celebrating the special day with her mother but did so believing she could never have a child of her own. Simpson has polycystic ovarian…
April 16, 2025
UAMS Adds Tobacco Cessation Specialist at Family Medical Center in El Dorado
Community members in south Arkansas looking to quit tobacco now have a new resource at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Chandra Hicks has joined UAMS as a tobacco cessation specialist, seeing patients at the UAMS Health Family Medical Center in El Dorado. A certified tobacco cessation specialist, Hicks provides individual and group…
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