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Hayes Miller of Little Rock was among the expo attendees who joined the UAMS ARresearch registry of potential research volunteers.

UAMS Midsouth Black Expo Draws 2,100 Attendees

March 7, 2023 | Among Thelma Shorter’s first stops at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Midsouth Black Expo was the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute’s booth offering take-home colorectal screening kits. “For colorectal cancer, and all cancers, it’s better to find out if you are at risk sooner rather than later,” said Shorter of Little...

doctor standing in lobby of the cancer center

Rangaswamy Govindarajan, M.D., Named Chief of UAMS Hematology and Oncology Division

March 7, 2023 | Rangaswamy Govindarajan, M.D., hematologist and oncologist at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, has been appointed chief of the Division of Hematology and Oncology at the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute. Govindarajan, who is also a professor in the division, will lead a growing team of physicians treating patients with benign and malignant...

A student practices intubation on a manikin during the UAMS Pathways Academy College of Health Professions Day.

Students in UAMS Pathways Academy Gain Exposure to Health Professions

March 6, 2023 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) hosted high school students from Pathways Academy’s Pine Bluff and Little Rock programs for a day of hands-on learning opportunities provided by the UAMS College of Health Professions. Pathways Academy — part of UAMS’ Division for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion — is an educational and community engagement...

Shortly after graduating in 2022, Antonio Martinez, left, and Rush Hemphill achieved perfect scores on the national physical therapy examination.

Two PT Alums Achieve Rare Perfect Scores on National Exam

March 2, 2023 | Rush Hemphill and Antonio Martinez had to pass the National Physical Therapy Examination to start their careers, and in the summer of 2022, they aced it, earning perfect 800 scores. Both graduated in May with Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) degrees after three years of study in the UAMS College of Health Professions Department of...

The faculty and staff of the Department of Physician Assistant Studies take a moment for a group photo outside on the west side of the Little Rock campus of UAMS.

Spotlight on the Department of Physician Assistant Studies

March 1, 2023 | By Edward Williams | Enrolling its first class of 26 students in 2015, the UAMS PA Program became the second PA program in Arkansas. The program now enrolls 40 students in each class into the 28-month program.  The program is supported by 11 core faculty and three administrative staff providing our program with a 4:1...

Jennifer Vincenzo, left, and Heather Vaughn, a UAMS physical therapist, work with a patient.

Vincenzo Receives $1 Million Grant for PT Research into Falls of Older Adults

March 1, 2023 | Jennifer L. Vincenzo, Ph.D., MPH, PT, recently became the first University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) researcher to receive the national Paul B. Beeson Emerging Leaders Career Development Award in Aging, which comes with $1 million over five years. The Beeson award stems from an initiative by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) at...

Four Young Girls Hanging Out Together In Park

UAMS To Host Girlology® Puberty Event March 12

March 1, 2023 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is bringing back the popular Girlology® puberty session March 12 to help girls face puberty with greater confidence.

Second-year grant funding by an anonymous donor will provide long-acting reversible contraception devices for uninsured post-partum mothers in Little Rock and Fort Smith.

UAMS Receives $600,000 to Provide Post-Partum Contraceptive Devices in Little Rock, Fort Smith

Feb. 28, 2023 | LITTLE ROCK — An anonymous donor has provided $600,000 in second-year grant funding to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to continue providing long-acting reversible contraception devices (LARCs) for uninsured post-partum patients in Little Rock and Fort Smith. The intrauterine devices and birth-control implants are inserted before a patient is discharged from a...

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