UAMS News


July 17, 2014

Bank of America $22,000 Goes for Diversity Outreach

Liz Caldwell

A $22,000 donation received this month from the Bank of America Charitable Foundation will support outreach programs at UAMS to help recruit and retain minority students to health care fields


Jansen Chosen for Leadership Role at UAMS Center for Healthcare Enhancement and Development

Spencer Watson

LITTLE ROCK — Longtime family medicine physician Mark Jansen, M.D., has been selected as primary care medical director for the Center for Healthcare Enhancement and Development at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).


July 15, 2014

First Drug Discovery Colloquium Draws Researchers

Ben Boulden

July 15, 2014 | The UAMS College of Pharmacy’s first Drug Discovery and Development Colloquium already has discovered success.


UAMS to Host Breastfeeding Symposium Aug. 8

Ben Boulden

LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) invites physicians, nurses, dieticians and other health care providers who support and promote breastfeeding to attend the Arkansas Breastfeeding Coalition Symposium on Aug. 8, in the I. Dodd Wilson Education Building on the UAMS campus.


July 14, 2014

Two UAMS Medical Students Committed to Primary Care Receive $20,000 Scholarships

Holland Doran

Two senior medical students at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have been awarded $20,000 scholarships earmarked for future physicians who are committed to improving access to primary care for Arkansans.


Two UAMS Medical Students Committed to Primary Care Receive $20,000 Scholarships

Holland Doran

Two senior medical students at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have been awarded $20,000 scholarships earmarked for future physicians who are committed to improving access to primary care for Arkansans.


Oncology On Canvas Art Exhibit on Display at UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute

Holland Doran

Oncology On Canvas, an art exhibition honoring the journeys people face when confronted by a cancer diagnosis, is on display July 18-25 at the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute. This free public exhibit, which is touring communities nationwide, will showcase about 75 pieces of art from the 2010 and 2012 Oncology On Canvas competitions.


July 11, 2014

UAMS Names Oral Health Clinic for Delta Dental

Ben Boulden

July 11, 2014 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) today unveiled a new name for its oral health clinic – the Delta Dental of Arkansas Foundation Oral Health Clinic – in celebration of the foundation’s gift to help build the facility for hosting dental education while expanding access to dental care.


UAMS Names Oral Health Clinic for Delta Dental in Recognition of $2 Million Gift for Expanding Dental Education in State

Liz Caldwell

LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) today unveiled a new name for its oral health clinic — the Delta Dental of Arkansas Foundation Oral Health Clinic — in celebration of the foundation’s gift to help build the facility for hosting dental education while expanding access to dental care.


C. Lowry Barnes Named Chair of UAMS Orthopaedic Surgery

Liz Caldwell

C. Lowry Barnes, M.D., one of Arkansas’ and the region’s foremost joint replacement experts, has been named chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) effective August 1. He will hold the Carl L. Nelson, M.D., Chair in Orthopaedic Surgery.



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