College of Medicine


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…


UAMS to Hold Free MS Symposium March 14

Yavonda Chase

UAMS neurologist Robert "Lee" Archer, M.D. (right) visits with Lizzy East Couch, who shared her story of her life with MS at the 2025 MS Symposium.

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is holding a free 2026 Multiple Sclerosis Symposium on Saturday, March 14, to discuss treatment options and research initiatives and to hear from Arkansans living with the disease.


March 2, 2026

Cardiologist Srikanth Vallurupalli, M.D., Named UAMS Director of Cardiovascular Medicine

Linda Satter

Srikanth Vallurupalli, M.D

Srikanth Vallurupalli, M.D., a nationally recognized cardiologist and multimodality cardiac imager, has been named the director of the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and associate director of UAMS’ cardiovascular clinical services. Vallurupalli is an associate professor in the division, which is part of the Department of Internal…


February 26, 2026

Latest Showcase Celebrates Arkansas Children’s Research Institute

Shea Stewart

People attend the first UAMS Showcase of Medical Discoveries of 2026 and mingle in a room among research posters.

The first University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Showcase of Medical Discoveries of 2026 broke new ground as the largest yet since its relaunch, with 35 research poster presentations.



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