UAMS News


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.


UAMS Neighborhood Clinic Opens in West Little Rock on Rahling Road

Spencer Watson

LITTLE ROCK – Continuing its commitment to expand primary care and specialty services to meet the needs of its patients, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) this week opened the UAMS Neighborhood Clinic in west Little Rock on Rahling Road.


UAMS Neighborhood Clinic Opens on Rahling Road in West Little Rock

Spencer Watson

LITTLE ROCK — Continuing its commitment to expand primary care and specialty services to meet the needs of its patients, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) this week opened the UAMS Neighborhood Clinic in west Little Rock on Rahling Road.


July 28, 2014

UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Benefits From Charitable Shoe Sale on QVC

Liz Caldwell

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) got a boost in the fight against breast cancer with money generated by the 20th Annual QVC Presents “FFANY Shoes on Sale,” held in October 2013.


UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Benefits From Charitable Shoe Sale on QVC

Liz Caldwell

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) got a boost in the fight against breast cancer with money generated by the 20th Annual QVC Presents “FFANY Shoes on Sale,” held in October 2013.


July 24, 2014

UAMS Northwest Vice Chancellor Pledges $250,000 to UAMS Northwest Campus

Spencer Watson

FAYETTEVILLE – Peter O. Kohler, M.D., vice chancellor for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Northwest, recently pledged a deferred gift of $250,000 to support the new physical therapy program based at the regional campus in Fayetteville.



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