College of Medicine
June 21, 2023
UAMS Holds Panel Discussion on Representation of Black Men in Medicine
![Adam Johnson (from left), M.D., Ph.D.; Sharanda Williams, M.A.; John Ukadike, D.O., MPH; Wayne Bryant Jr., M.D.; and William Greenfield, M.D., stand for a group photo after the Black Men in Medicine panel discussion.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Black-Men-in-Medicine-panel-scaled-e1687366481507-150x150.jpg)
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) convened a panel discussion that focused on the importance of increasing representation of Black men in the medical field. The “Black Men in Medicine” event featured four panelists from the UAMS College of Medicine. The speakers were Wayne Bryant Jr., M.D., assistant professor in the Department of…
June 19, 2023
UAMS’ Omar Atiq, M.D., Named Leader of American College of Physicians
![Omar Atiq, M.D.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/O-Atiq-150x150.jpg)
Omar Atiq, M.D., a medical oncologist at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, has been named president of the American College of Physicians (ACP), the largest medical specialty organization in the nation. A professor in the UAMS College of Medicine’s Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology and…
June 16, 2023
UAMS Clinical Informatics Team Goes Overseas to Share Expertise in Streamlining Patient Care
![The second group of UAMS employees on the steps of the Royal Marsden Hospital.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/royalexp1crop-150x150.jpg)
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)’ Clinical Informatics team recently visited England to help the Royal Marsden Hospital in London transition to the Epic electronic medical record system. Ashleigh Kathiresan, MS.Ed., director of Clinical Informatics at UAMS, said the specialty cancer treatment hospital for adult patients first reached out to Arkansas Children’s, which…
UAMS Students Attend Travelers Game, Learn of Opportunities in Family Medicine
![Leslie Stone, M.D., MPH, stands on the field before the Arkansas Travelers' May 30 game at Dickey-Stephens Park.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/DSC_0098.MP4.00_00_05_17.Still002-150x150.jpg)
UAMS Students gathered with faculty members and residents from the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine and UAMS Regional Campuses to enjoy an Arkansas Travelers baseball game and discuss the opportunities the family medicine program offers across the state.
June 14, 2023
UAMS Provides Look at Bone Disease Research for Arkansas Undergraduates
![Jesus Delgado-Calle, an assistant professor of physiology and cell biology at UAMS, discusses his research with undergraduates and his team.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Bones1-150x150.jpg)
Twenty-eight undergraduates from colleges across the state recently visited the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) campus to learn about potential careers in bone disease research. The Arkansas-IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) sponsored the event. The students gathered May 23 in the Active Learning Center in the UAMS Library, where they listened…
June 12, 2023
UAMS Names Shashank Kraleti, M.D., Chair of Department of Family and Preventive Medicine
![Shashank Kraleti, M.D.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Kraleti-Featured-150x150.jpg)
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine appointed Shashank Kraleti, M.D., as chair of the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, effective July 1.
June 9, 2023
James Suen, M.D., Joins Medical Mission Team Treating Patients in Ukraine
![James Suen, M.D., and his former resident, Steve Orten, M.D., during a pause in surgery in Ukraine.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Suen-in-Lviv-cropped-150x150.jpg)
A recent mission to Ukraine by a group of doctors to provide medical care to children and soldiers in Ukraine included James Y. Suen, M.D., a world-renowned otolaryngologist and distinguished professor at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). As an otolaryngic surgeon who specializes in head and neck cancer, congenital vascular lesions of…
June 6, 2023
Researchers Forming Alliance to Help Women Who Have Been Incarcerated
![Melissa Zielinski, Ph.D., director of UAMS’ Health and the Legal System (HEALS) Lab.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Zielinski-featured-150x150.jpg)
LITTLE ROCK — A research team at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently received an award from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to help launch an alliance of Arkansas organizations that provide services to women who have been incarcerated.
June 1, 2023
UAMS Huntington’s Disease Clinic Receives Renewed Designation as a Center of Excellence
![Members of the UAMS Movement Disorders Team](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Movement-Disorders-Team-150x150.jpg)
LITTLE ROCK — The Huntington’s Disease Clinic at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently received a three-year designation as a Center of Excellence by the Huntington’s Disease Society of America (HDSA), signifying that it provides the best possible care for patients and families. It is the only HDSA Center of Excellence in…
May 30, 2023
College of Medicine Administers Hippocratic Oath, Applauds 157 Graduates
![Graduates recite the Hippocratic Oath as part of becoming physicians.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/COM-Honors-Convocationmain-150x150.jpg)
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine honored its 157 graduates constituting the Class of 2023 at a convocation ceremony May 19 that touched on the students’ resilience during a pandemic, and the responsibility and hope that lie before them. “Despite a pandemic and the challenges it brought, you persevered throughout…
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