UAMS News


August 7, 2014

UAMS Sets SeniorNet August Workshop, September Computer Classes for People 50 and Up

Ben Boulden

LITTLE ROCK — Windows 8.1 Workshop will be taught in August and computer classes — Fundamentals for Beginners — Windows 7, Fun with Graphics, Microsoft Excel and Exploring Windows 8.1 — will be taught in September for people ages 50 and older at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging.


UAMS Approved for Nearly $2.1M for Study to Aid Marshallese with Diabetes

Spencer Watson

FAYETTEVILLE —A research team at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has been approved for nearly $2.1 million from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to study how to improve diabetes self-management in the Marshallese community of northwest Arkansas.


August 6, 2014

UAMS Chooses Smith to Lead New Service Line

Spencer Watson

LITTLE ROCK — Longtime educator and physician Charles W. Smith, M.D., has been named director of the Primary Care Service Line for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).


August 4, 2014

Research Symposium Highlights Undergraduate Work

Liz Caldwell

For many college students, summer means taking a break from academic work. But for some undergraduate students in central Arkansas, summer means they get a chance to further their academic work and learn about careers in science through hands-on research.


August 1, 2014

UAMS Gives Teachers Skin Cancer Education Tools

Holland Doran

Teachers collected valuable teaching tools on cancer and healthy skin to use in their classrooms at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) July 24.


July 31, 2014

New Halo Device Helps in Stroke Treatment

Liz Caldwell

July 31, 2014 | A new device developed by a UAMS physician and worn like a halo could soon be available for doctors everywhere to treat stroke more effectively.


July 30, 2014

UAMS’ Barone Named to FDA Tobacco Products Advisory Panel

Spencer Watson

LITTLE ROCK – Claudia Barone, Ed.D., A.P.R.N., a professor in the College of Nursing at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has become the first nurse appointed to the Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration (FDA).


College of Nursing Graduates Score Top Pass Rate in State on National Exam

Spencer Watson

LITTLE ROCK – Recent graduates of the baccalaureate degree (BSN) program in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing recorded the highest pass rate of any Arkansas nursing college on the Registered Nurse (RN) National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX).


College of Nursing Graduates Achieve Top Pass Rate in State

Spencer Watson

LITTLE ROCK – Recent graduates of the baccalaureate degree (BSN) program in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing recorded the highest pass rate of any Arkansas nursing college on the Registered Nurse (RN) National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX).


July 29, 2014

U.S. News Ranks UAMS College of Medicine Second Most Popular School to Attend

Spencer Watson

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) ranks second nationally among medical schools in the percentage of first-year students who are accepted and ultimately choose to enroll, according to U.S. News and World Report.



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