UAMS News


October 8, 2014

UAMS Physician, Staff Recognized as Arkansas’ First ‘Partner in MS Care’

Ben Boulden

LITTLE ROCK – University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) neurologist Lee Archer, M.D., and the team he leads in the clinical care of multiple sclerosis patients recently became the first group of medical professionals in Arkansas designated as a Partner in MS Care by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.


UAMS Seminar to Offer Insight on Prostate Cancer Screening

Susan Van Dusen

LITTLE ROCK – A free seminar at 7 p.m. Oct. 15 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will offer options and recommendations for prostate cancer screening.


October 3, 2014

Nurses Council Hosts Fall Legislative Update

Liz Caldwell

A trio of state legislators visited the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) campus Sept. 17 for the third installment of Legislative Update, a semiannual panel discussion open to all students and employees hosted by the Image Council of the Professional Nursing Organization.


UAMS Places First in National Video Competition

Liz Caldwell

Thanks to the support of nearly 21,000 online votes, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) today was named first-place winner in the national Medline Pink Glove Dance video competition.


October 2, 2014

International Fest Includes Food, Displays and Entertainment

Liz Caldwell

UAMS hosted its popular International Fest, an annual gathering of UAMS employees and students celebrating their diverse cultures and backgrounds, on Sept. 26.


UAMS Wins First Place $10,000 for Cancer Charity in Medline’s National Pink Glove Dance Video Competition

Holland Doran

Thanks to the support of nearly 21,000 online votes, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) today was named first-place winner in the national Medline Pink Glove Dance video competition.


October 1, 2014

Gala for Life Raises More than $915,000 for Cancer Research

Holland Doran

Arkansas Gov. Mike and first lady Ginger Beebe may have been the honorees for the 2014 UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute’s Gala for Life, but it was 5-year-old Asher Ray who stole the show.


Chuck Smith Chosen to Lead UAMS Neighborhood Clinic at Rahling Road

Liz Caldwell

Chuck Smith, M.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as medical director of its Neighborhood Clinic at Rahling Road.


September 30, 2014

Rock Town Bacon Throwdown Benefits Patients and Their Families

Liz Caldwell

For the second year in a row, Little Rock chefs brought home the bacon for University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) patients and their families using their best bacon dishes.


September 29, 2014

Three Promising New Researchers Receive KL2 Awards

Liz Caldwell

The Translational Research Institute (TRI) has selected Satish Kenchaiah, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.C., Ming Li, Ph.D., and Taren Swindle, Ph.D., as the KL2 Mentored Career Development Award recipients for 2014.



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