College of Medicine

November 26, 2025

Two High School Students, UAMS Researchers Published in Journal

Nathan Tidwell

Nyera Ali, Reine Protacio, Akshara ChevireddyA

Two high school students working with scientists at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have earned major recognition.

UAMS Invests Steven A. Webber, M.D., in Arkansas Medical Society Distinguished Dean’s Chair

Andrew Vogler

College of Medicine Dean Steven Webber, M.D. (seated) and members of the Arkansas Medical Society.

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine invested Steven A. Webber, M.D., UAMS executive vice chancellor and College of Medicine dean, in the Arkansas Medical Society Distinguished Dean’s Chair during a Nov. 17 ceremony.

November 25, 2025

UAMS Names Gresham Richter, M.D., as Chair of Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

News Staff

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences named Gresham Richter, M.D., as chair of the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, effective Dec. 1.

November 24, 2025

UAMS Receives $1.5 Million NCI Grant to Train Next Generation of Cancer Innovators

Marty Trieschmann

UAMS has received a $1.5 million National Cancer Institute grant to launch CADET, a new graduate-level certificate program that trains scientists to commercialize cancer-related technologies.

November 21, 2025

Joycelyn Elders, M.D., Presented with Women in Medicine Legacy Foundation Award

Kev' Moye

Joycelyn Elders, M.D., the 15th United States surgeon general and University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) professor emeritus of pediatrics and distinguished professor of public health, recently received a major honor.

UAMS Invests Sanjaya Viswamitra, M.D., in Ernest J. Ferris, M.D., Chair in Diagnostic Radiology

Andrew Vogler

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine invested Sanjaya Viswamitra, M.D., professor and chair of the Department of Radiology in the College of Medicine, in the Ernest J. Ferris, M.D., Chair in Diagnostic Radiology during a Nov. 6 ceremony. “I want to extend my gratitude to the people…

November 19, 2025

UAMS Cancer Institute Director Michael J. Birrer, M.D., Ph.D. Inducted into American Academy of Sciences and Letters

Marty Trieschmann

Michael J. Birrer, director of the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at UAMS, was invested as a member of the American Academy of Arts & Letters Nov. 12. The honor recognizes his decades of scientific leadership and pioneering work in gynecologic oncology.

November 18, 2025

UAMS Begins Calling Postpartum Moms across Arkansas

Linda Satter

Image of a new mother sitting in a big soft chair holding her newborn wrapped in a blanket.

Nurses at the Arkansas Center for Women & Infants’ Health at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have started calling postpartum moms across Arkansas to ensure that they and their babies are off to a healthy start.

November 17, 2025

Grateful Patient Thanks UAMS, MEMS, LRFD for Rescue, Encourages Blood Donations

Kate Franks

Katie McClanahan (center) and her husband thanked the UAMS Trauma Team, Trauma Team, Metropolitan Emergency Medical Services (MEMS) and the Little Rock Fire Department for saving her life.

LITTLE ROCK — Katie McClanahan, a 32-year-old wife and mother of two young children from midtown Little Rock, says she wouldn’t be alive to share her story without the extraordinary efforts of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Trauma Team, Metropolitan Emergency Medical Services (MEMS) and the Little Rock Fire Department.

Shitiz Sriwastava, M.D., Neuroimmunologist Specializing in MS, Joins UAMS