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Michael Carter is shown with Patricia Cowan (center), dean of the UAMS College of Nursing, at an Alumni Weekend event in 2019. Cowan said she benefited from Carter’s mentorship not only as a colleague but also as a student at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, where she earned her doctoral degree.

UAMS College of Nursing Mourns Passing of Michael Carter, DNSc, DNP, FAAN

June 23, 2025 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is saddened to learn of the June 17 death of Michael Carter, DNSc, DNP, FAAN, a UAMS alumnus and longtime dean of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Nursing. After earning his Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree from UAMS in 1969, Carter...

Henry Palfrey, Ph.D., speaks during the playoff round of the competition as Victoria Bourgeois, MBA, stands by.

UAMS Postdoc Competes on Global Stage with Lifesaving Technology

June 18, 2025 | Henry Palfrey, Ph.D., a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), and his business startup team, PulseArk Technologies, reached the semifinals and earned a Best Presentation Award in the Bangkok Business Challenge, one of the world’s leading student startup competitions. Palfrey is a third-year postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of John...

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Kari Weber, Ph.D., MHS, Grateful for Her Path to Becoming a Public Health Professional

June 17, 2025 | Kari Weber, Ph.D., MHS, is an assistant professor in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health Department of Epidemiology. Whenever she reflects on her route to obtaining a career in public health, Weber is filled with gratitude. “I’ve learned to love people,” she said. “I think everyone...

Brian Gittens, Ed.D., MPA, is the new vice chancellor for the UAMS Division of People and Culture.

UAMS Names Brian Gittens, Ed.D., MPA, Vice Chancellor of the Division of People and Culture

June 17, 2025 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has named Brian Gittens, Ed.D., MPA, the vice chancellor for the Division of People and Culture, effective June 16. Gittens has been serving as interim vice chancellor since March 14, while continuing to lead the Division for Academic Pathways and Workforce Partnerships. “With more than 11,000 employees,...

Tyler Priddy stands outside in a UAMS garden in May, after a follow-up appointment.

UAMS Performs Groundbreaking Epilepsy Surgery as Part of FDA-Approved Clinical Trial

June 16, 2025 | LITTLE ROCK — Surgeons from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have performed the first transplantation in Arkansas of interneuron cell therapy, called NRTX-1001, into a patient with non-lesional epilepsy as part of an FDA-approved clinical trial under way at multiple locations across the United States. Four months later, the 33-year-old patient, who...

Professor M. Gazi Yaşargil, M.D.

UAMS Mourns Death of Famed Neurosurgeon M. Gazi Yaşargil, M.D.

June 12, 2025 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) was saddened to learn of the June 11 death of M. Gazi Yaşargil, M.D., an internationally renowned pioneer in neurosurgery who is often referred to as the “Father of Modern Microneurosurgery.”  

COP Jessica Binz, Morgan Streett and Michelle Hernandez

Three New Faculty Members Join College of Pharmacy

June 11, 2025 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy has added three new members to its faculty: Jessica Binz, Pharm.D., Morgan Streett, Pharm.D., and Michelle Hernandez, Pharm.D. Jessica Binz, Pharm.D. Binz rejoins the faculty as an assistant professor of pharmacy practice. Previously she was on faculty from 2015-2023 before spending two years with...

Chancellor Cam Patterson, M.D., MBA, speaks to employees during a town hall meeting in May.

UAMS Chancellor Cam Patterson, M.D., MBA, Stepping Down

June 10, 2025 | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Chancellor Cam Patterson, M.D., MBA, announced today that he will step down as leader of the state’s only academic health sciences university once a transition plan is in place.

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