College of Medicine
June 25, 2024
UAMS Invests Brian W. Kirkpatrick, M.D., MSPH, in Dr. John Emmett Peters Endowed Chair in Psychiatry
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine invested Brian Kirkpatrick, M.D., MSPH, professor in the UAMS Department of Psychiatry and medical director of the Odyssey Clinic, in the Dr. John Emmett Peters Endowed Chair in Psychiatry in a June 13 ceremony. “I am very fortunate to have had…
June 24, 2024
Wesley Burks, M.D., Receives UAMS College of Medicine’s 2024 Dean’s Distinguished Alumnus Award
LITTLE ROCK — Wesley Burks, M.D., dean of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) School of Medicine and CEO of UNC Health, received the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine’s 2024 Dean’s Distinguished Alumnus Award. “Wesley’s current roles alone would warrant the Distinguished Alumnus Award, but he has…
June 18, 2024
NIH Awards Additional $3.7 Million to UAMS to Continue Groundbreaking Research into High Blood Pressure
LITTLE ROCK — In a major boost to cardiovascular research, the National Institutes of Health has awarded an additional $3.7 million to Shengyu Mu, Ph.D., and his team of researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to continue their groundbreaking study on the role of immune cells in hypertension. Mu, an associate…
June 14, 2024
Breakthrough Device Implant at UAMS Restores Young Woman’s Pain-Free Life
Jolee Camp was a thriving 15-year-old who dreamed of becoming a professional dancer and enjoyed hunting, fishing and working on her family’s farm in Lonoke when she was suddenly disabled by unexplained low back pain. “She spent her senior year in a wheelchair,” said her mother, B.J. Camp, who took her daughter from doctor to…
June 11, 2024
UAMS’ Gwendolyn Bryant-Smith, M.D., Named Fellow of the American College of Radiology
Gwendolyn Bryant-Smith, M.D., director of the Breast Center at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, has received the prestigious designation of Fellow of the American College of Radiology (FACR). ACR awards fellowships to only 15% of its 40,000 members for exceptional service to the organization and to the…
UAMS First in Nation to Offer Groundbreaking Therapy for Treatment-Resistant Depression
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is the first medical facility in the United States to provide an innovative therapeutic treatment for major depressive disorder (MDD).
June 6, 2024
UAMS, ACH Pediatric Mental Health Program Presents School-Based Mental Health Symposium on July 31
LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas Mental Health Access for Pediatric Primary Care (ARMAPP) program is presenting the 2024 School-Based Mental Health Symposium from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. July 31 at Arkansas Children’s Hospital.
June 5, 2024
UAMS Implements Statewide Initiative to Prevent Unintended Pregnancies
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is implementing a statewide initiative to help decrease unintended or closely spaced pregnancies. The Arkansas Immediate Postpartum Long-acting Reversible Contraceptive (LRAC) Initiative is a UAMS-led effort to provide training and support for administrators, clinical providers and billing personnel at delivering hospitals across Arkansas so they can begin…
May 30, 2024
College of Medicine Class of 2024 Reminded to ‘Calm Down’ as they Move Forward
The 168 members of the College of Medicine Class of 2024 donned their doctoral hoods and jointly recited the Hippocratic Oath after being showered with words of wisdom at their May 17 honors convocation. The following day, after receiving their degrees at a campus-wide commencement ceremony, they became the latest group of physicians from the…
May 28, 2024
UAMS Oncologist Invested in Inaugural Omar T. Atiq, M.D., MACP, Distinguished Chair in Physician Leadership
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine invested Omar T. Atiq, M.D., MACP, FRCP, in the inaugural Omar T. Atiq, M.D., MACP, Distinguished Chair in Physician Leadership during a May 20 ceremony. Atiq is a medical oncologist at the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute and a distinguished…
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