Jan. 3, 2023 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is sad to announce that Susan Smyth, M.D., Ph.D. executive vice chancellor and dean of the College of Medicine, died Dec. 31, 2022, after a battle with cancer.
Dec. 28, 2022 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Division for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DDEI) hosted a virtual panel discussion that focused on the importance of mentorship for staff members from underrepresented minority groups. Sharanda Williams, assistant dean for student affairs and diversity in the UAMS College of Medicine, said mentors serve as guides to...
Dec. 27, 2022 | UAMS Palliative Care Lecture Sparks Discussion on End-of-Life Communication Sarah Harrington, M.D., medical director of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Palliative Care Program, is on a mission to help other physicians understand the delicate nature of communicating with patients facing serious illnesses. “There are a lot of difficult conversations we have to...
Dec. 22, 2022 | Two years of battling the pandemic and its effects resulted in a 2022 that was the closest yet to a pre-COVID normal at UAMS. The university never faltered in its devotion to its missions. UAMS seized the opportunity the year brought to renew its focus on them in a way that earned it praise and...
Dec. 20, 2022 | LITTLE ROCK — Fen Xia, M.D., Ph.D., chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, has been named a Fellow of the American Society of Radiation Oncology (ASTRO).
Dec. 19, 2022 | Two physicians at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) joined national and global leaders in a daylong Women’s Voices Summit, held earlier this month at the William J. Clinton Presidential Center in Little Rock and livestreamed internationally. Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Clinton Foundation Vice Chair Chelsea Clinton convened groups...
Dec. 19, 2022 | LITTLE ROCK — Samantha Kendrick, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has received a $760,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to study a fast-growing type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma common among veterans and military personnel.
Dec. 16, 2022 | The College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) honored Stacie M. Jones, M.D., as the 2022 Distinguished Faculty Scholar for her groundbreaking research into food allergies, her leading role in the development of the first FDA-approved oral immunotherapy drug for life-threatening peanut allergy in children, and her dedication to mentorship.
Dec. 16, 2022 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) hosted its fifth annual Day of Giving on Oct. 12. The 24-hour fundraising event organized by the Division of Institutional Advancement raises philanthropic funds that are used to advance UAMS’ mission and contribute to better health for all Arkansans. By the end of the fundraiser, UAMS achieved...
Dec. 15, 2022 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing honored 77 students from its graduate programs during a white coat ceremony held at the Jackson T. Stephens Spine and Neurosciences Institute on the UAMS campus. “This is the first time we’ve had an in-person white coat ceremony for our graduate students, and we’re...