June 2, 2026 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine invested Jill M. Mhyre, M.D., professor and chair of the UAMS Department of Anesthesiology, in the Carmelita S. Pablo, M.D., Endowed Chair in Anesthesiology during a May 19 ceremony. “I am deeply honored to be invested in the Carmelita Pablo Chair...
May 29, 2026 | They walked into the Statehouse Convention Center in downtown Little Rock as fourth-year medical students, and less than three hours later, after reciting the Hippocratic Oath before family, friends, mentors, and university leaders assembled in a sprawling conference hall, they walked out as doctors. Equal parts somber and giddy, the May 15 event marked the...
June 1, 2026 | Prisha Warikoo, a Ph.D. graduate student in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) College of Pharmacy, was recently awarded a prestigious Graduate Research Fellowship by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF). The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) is one of the nation’s most prestigious fellowship programs, providing three years of financial support...
May 29, 2026 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has terminated its Ancillary Personnel and Support Service Agreement with Proton International Arkansas, LLC (PIA), effective today, due to nonpayment of fees.
May 28, 2026 | Emergency medicine residents at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) received hands-on training in handling a mass casualty incident when the emergency room was suddenly inundated May 13 with standardized patients from an imagined collision between a bus and a pesticide-hauling 18-wheeler.
May 28, 2026 | The smiles and hugs were plenty as the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health recognized its newest graduates during its 2026 commencement at Little Rock’s Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts.
May 27, 2026 | The College of Health Professions at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) celebrated its largest graduating class, adding about 100 students in the Class of 2026 when compared to last year.
May 27, 2026 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, in partnership with the Blue & You Foundation for Healthier Arkansas, the Arkansas Department of Human Services, and the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, will host “Bridges to Breakthroughs” on June 25–26 at UALR’s Donaghey Student Center.
May 26, 2026 | Venkat Kalapatapu, M.D., has rejoined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), this time as professor and chief of the Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery.
May 22, 2026 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing held a May 15 commencement ceremony to celebrate the achievements of 159 graduates in the Class of 2026.
May 22, 2026 | Advances at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) in developing next-generation treatments for cancer, infectious diseases, retinal injury, and more were the focus of the May 13 Showcase of Medical Discoveries.
May 21, 2026 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Graduate School honored its Class of 2026 at a commencement and reception May 14.