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UAMS Graduate School Spring Reception Highlights Faculty, Staff, Students

May 12, 2023 | The Graduate School at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) held its Spring Awards Reception on April 20 and celebrated faculty, staff and students for their achievements. It was the final awards reception for Robert E. McGehee, Jr., Ph.D., dean of the UAMS Graduate School, who is retiring May 20, the day of...

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Arkansas Research Alliance Selects UAMS Researchers as Scholar, Fellow

May 12, 2023 | The Arkansas Research Alliance (ARA) recently announced that two researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will be joining their ranks. John Imig, Ph.D., an accomplished scientist focused on cardiovascular, metabolic and kidney diseases, was named an ARA Scholar, and Antiño Allen, Ph.D., a researcher known for his insight into the effects...

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Be A Part of the Cure Walk Sets Attendance, Fundraising Records

May 11, 2023 | On Saturday, May 6, the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute hosted the Third Annual Be A Part of the Cure Walk at War Memorial Stadium to raise money for cancer research. A record-breaking crowd of 1,500 walkers of all ages took off from the starting line led by UAMS Chancellor Cam Patterson, M.D., MBA, Little...

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UAMS Honors Newest Members of the Society of the Double Helix

May 11, 2023 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) celebrated the 2023 inductees to the Society of the Double Helix during an April 21 ceremony held at the William J. Clinton Presidential Library & Museum. In total, 72 new members were welcomed into the distinguished group. The Society of the Double Helix was established by the...

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UAMS Health Hosts 42nd Little Rock Open at Rebsamen Tennis Center

May 11, 2023 | LITTLE ROCK — The 2023 UAMS Health Little Rock Open, an Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tour tournament, kicks off May 28 at Rebsamen Tennis Center in Little Rock and runs through June 4. Admission is free to this year’s tournament. It is the first year for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)...

UAMS faculty members take part in a training session on point-of-care ultrasound technology. The expansion of point-of-care ultrasound training for medical students is among the projects that UAMS plans to implement using the new grant funding.

UAMS Receives $5.5 Million Supplemental Award for Programs in Rural, Underserved Communities

May 10, 2023 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received a $5.5 million supplemental award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to fund training and outreach programs in rural and underserved areas of the state. The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), an agency in the Department of Health...

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Oleksiy Gudz, M.D., Ph.D., Joins UAMS as Vascular Surgeon

May 9, 2023 |  LITTLE ROCK — Oleksiy Gudz, M.D., Ph.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine Department of Surgery as a vascular surgeon and an assistant professor. “We are so pleased to welcome Dr. Gudz to our Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery,” said Mohammed Moursi, M.D., chief of vascular surgery...

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Bates Co-Authors a Book Detailing History of Tuberculosis in Arkansas

May 9, 2023 | Joseph Bates, M.D., M.S., associate dean for public health practice for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, has co-authored a book chronicling the history of tuberculosis in Arkansas. Bates and Larry Floyd wrote “Stalking the Great Killer: Arkansas’s Long War on Tuberculosis.” The book is the culmination...

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