College of Medicine


April 14, 2026

UAMS Invests Jorge Saucedo, M.D., MBA, in Nolan Family Distinguished Chair in Internal Medicine

Andrew Vogler

Saucedo Investiture

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine invested Jorge Saucedo, M.D., MBA, professor and chair of the Department of Internal Medicine, during an April 7 ceremony. “An endowed chair is a tremendous honor, but more importantly, it is a great responsibility. It represents stewardship of resources, trust, and…


April 9, 2026

Dorothy Snider Foundation Awards $110,000 Grant to UAMS College of Medicine for Scholarships

Andrew Vogler

Dorothy Snider Foundation Pinning Ceremony

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine received a $110,000 grant from the Dorothy Snider Foundation, a fund managed by the Memphis Medical Society, for student scholarships. “This is an exciting development in our efforts to generate more scholarships, and the effects will be life-changing for aspiring physicians…


April 7, 2026

UAMS Colleges Ranked Among U.S. News’ Top Graduate Schools for 2026

Chris Carmody

The front of the UAMS Medical Center is shown in this photo.

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Health Professions, and Public Health garnered recognition among the top academic programs in U.S. News & World Report’s list of Best Graduate Schools for 2026.


April 1, 2026

UAMS’ Brandon Morshedi, M.D., DPT, Elected to Board of Directors for National Association of EMS Physicians

Chris Carmody

Brandon Morshedi, pictured in this photo, is an emergency medicine physician in the UAMS Department of Emergency Medicine.

Brandon Morshedi, M.D., DPT, emergency medicine physician in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Department of Emergency Medicine, recently was elected to the board of directors for the National Association of EMS Physicians.


March 30, 2026

College of Medicine Class of 2026 Celebrates Matches Across 30 States, D.C.

Linda Satter

Haya Safar stands beside a map showing where all the UAMS seniors are going, holding a sign announcing that she matched at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center at Harvard in Boston.

Senior medical students on the verge of receiving their medical credentials from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) gathered March 20 in central Arkansas and Fayetteville to learn where they will spend their next three to seven years of training.


March 25, 2026

UAMS, University of Arkansas Launch Six-Year Bachelor’s to Medical Degree Program

David Wise

UAMS and the University of Arkansas will launch an accelerated six-year Bachelor of Science to Doctor of Medicine (BS-MD) program in fall 2027.

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville (U of A) recently  announced plans for a new accelerated six-year Bachelor of Science to Doctor of Medicine (BS-MD) program, creating a direct pathway for exceptional students to progress from high school to a medical degree while reducing both training time and student debt.


March 20, 2026

UAMS College of Medicine Applauds Seniors Heading to Residencies in Arkansas, 29 Other States, D.C.

Linda Satter

UAMS College of Medicine Class of 2026 Class President Jared Cononigo marks Stanford, California, on the map after he matched in pediatrics at Stanford Health Care.

LITTLE ROCK — Soon-to-be graduates of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine were among thousands of senior medical students nationwide who learned during simultaneous ceremonies March 20 where they will soon begin their residencies.


March 18, 2026

UAMS Researcher Receives $3.6 million NIH Grant to Study Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease

Linda Satter

group photo: Yunmeng Liu, Ph.D., in white coat, with members of her laboratory.

LITTLE ROCK — Yunmeng Liu, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the College of Medicine Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has received a $3.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study diabetes and cardiovascular disease.


March 6, 2026

Toronto Neurosurgeon Shares Insights into Brain Cancer Survival in Children

Linda Satter

James Rutka, M.D., Ph.D., poses after his lecture with the first Yasargil Lecture Series plaque, given to him by Deanna Sasaki-Adams, M.D., chair of the UAMS Department of Neurosurgery, left, and neurosurgeon T. Glenn Pait, M.D., director of the T. Glenn Pait Spine Clinic at UAMS.

A renowned pediatric neurosurgeon from Canada recently took the stage in the Jackson T. Stephens Neurosciences & Spine Institute’s Fred W. Smith Auditorium to discuss work at a Toronto brain tumor center that has improved the survival of children with brain cancer. James T. Rutka, M.D., Ph.D., who practices at The Hospital for Sick Children…


March 5, 2026

Tommy and Kathryn May Gift $200,000 to UAMS to Elevate Chair in Support of ALS Treatment, Research

Andrew Vogler

Tommy May

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) received a $200,000 gift from J. Thomas “Tommy” May and Kathryn May to elevate the J. Thomas May Endowed Chair in Department of Neurology in the UAMS College of Medicine to a distinguished chair. Thomas May Endowed Distinguished Chair supports research and clinical care…



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