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Doula speaking to a pregnant woman outside the UAMS Institute for Community Health Innovation

UAMS Enrolls 25 Doula Trainees from 14 Arkansas Counties in Latest Class

Feb. 10, 2026 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Community Health Innovation will train at least 25 doulas in 2026 after enrolling its latest class of trainees in January. The institute launched its comprehensive doula training program in 2025 in partnership with Ujima Maternity Network and Birthing Beyond, enrolling more than...

UAMS Chancellor C. Lowry Barnes, M.D.

C. Lowry Barnes, M.D., Selected as Next Chancellor of UAMS

Feb. 5, 2026 | The Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas today approved the selection of C. Lowry Barnes, M.D., professor and chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as the next chancellor of the state’s only academic health sciences center.

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