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Susan Smyth, M.D., Ph.D., dean of the College of Medicine, addresses the audience at Robinson Center Performance Hall.

UAMS College of Medicine Welcomes Class of 2026 to Two Campuses

Aug. 15, 2022 | Aug. 15, 2022 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) welcomed the incoming College of Medicine Class of 2026 in an Aug. 5 white coat ceremony held simultaneously at two different campuses for the first time in UAMS history. The new physicians-in-training gathered for the first in-person ceremony celebrating this rite of passage...

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UAMS’ Ashley Nemec-Bakk, Ph.D., Awarded Postdoctoral Fellowship for Space Health Research

Aug. 15, 2022 | Ashley Nemec-Bakk, Ph.D., a postdoctoral fellow in the UAMS College of Pharmacy’s Division of Radiation Health and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, is one of three researchers nationwide to receive a postdoctoral fellowship from the Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH) at Baylor College of Medicine. TRISH is backed by NASA’s Human Research Program, with...

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Students Receive Hands-On Learning at First In-Person Pharmacy Camp Since 2019

Aug. 9, 2022 | Twenty-eight 17- and 18-year olds from Arkansas and Texas received a condensed pharmacy education over three days in June at Pharmacy Camp at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy. Pharmacy Camp was held at the UAMS Little Rock campus annually for more than a decade before the COVID-19 pandemic required...

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Mohammad Pakravan, M.D., MBA, Joins UAMS Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute

Aug. 8, 2022 | Mohammad Pakravan, M.D., MBA, has joined the Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Pakravan’s medical interests include neuro-ophthalmology, glaucoma, cataracts, and diseases of the cornea and anterior segment. “Dr. Pakravan is an internationally renowned expert in neuro-ophthalmology and glaucoma,” said Paul Phillips, M.D., Jones Eye Institute...

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UAMS Receives AAMC Telehealth Equity Catalyst Grant for Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program

Aug. 5, 2022 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Digital Health & Innovation recently received a $15,000 Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) 2022 Telehealth Equity Catalyst Awards and Pilot Grant for its sexual assault nurse examiner program. The grant supports TeleSANE, a program of the Institute for Digital Health & Innovation that offers...

Beatriz Mondragon with the Arkansas Minority Health Commission provides a health screening for Marcovous Williams during the UAMS Midsouth Black Expo.

Community Finds Fun, Health Information at UAMS Midsouth Black Expo

Aug. 4, 2022 | With high school band music and cheerful chatter as a backdrop, Marcovous Williams got some sobering news about her health. A health check at one of the 80 vendor booths at the UA MS Midsouth Black Expo revealed that she had high blood pressure. “I came to get more information about my health,” said Williams,...

Nate Lemke discusses his summer research project at the ninth annual Central Arkansas Undergraduate Summer Research Symposium at UAMS. He conducted his summer research at Hendrix College.

Annual Arkansas Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium Returns to UAMS

Aug. 4, 2022 | Education in action was the theme of the ninth annual Arkansas Undergraduate Summer Research Symposium at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Nearly 100 undergraduate students presented their work on July 27, gathering with faculty mentors from institutions across the state and nation for the daylong summer symposium. The annual event had been...

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