Feb. 14, 2022 | Robert Dixon, M.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as a professor in the Division of Interventional Radiology in the College of Medicine’s Department of Radiology. He brings to UAMS a procedure called prostate artery embolization, a minimally invasive treatment that helps improve lower urinary tract symptoms caused by a benign...
Feb. 11, 2022 | The Arkansas Research Alliance (ARA) on Tuesday launched the Core Facilities Exchange (CFE), which allows researchers across Arkansas to share resources and equipment. The CFE is a partnership with the six major research facilities in Arkansas, including the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). The launch and demonstration of the web-based CFE platform included remarks...
Feb. 7, 2022 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has hired Jamie Banks as the assistant vice chancellor of advancement planning and development.
Feb. 4, 2022 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) hosted its inaugural Excellence in Mentorship Awards at a virtual Mentor Appreciation Day event Jan. 27.
Feb. 4, 2022 | LITTLE ROCK — Rex Jones is joining the Arkansas Rural Health Partnership (ARHP) as chief executive officer, effective May 1, 2022. He will succeed Mellie Bridewell, who will continue to serve the nonprofit as president, a new senior leadership position that will allow her to focus on strategic growth initiatives for the organization.
Feb. 3, 2022 | Once again, the UAMS College of Pharmacy’s business plan team has set a record, winning back-to-back national competitions — the first time ever for any college. It’s the fifth time in nine years that a team from UAMS has won the National Community Pharmacy Association’s (NCPA) Good Neighbor Pharmacy Pruitt-Schutte Student Business Plan Competition. Teams...
Feb. 1, 2022 | LITTLE ROCK — Omar Atiq, M.D., a medical oncologist specializing in head and neck cancers and cutaneous malignancies at the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), is now president-elect of the American College of Physicians (ACP), the largest medical specialty organization in the United States. “Dr. Atiq...
Feb. 1, 2022 | The Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients has again ranked the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) kidney and liver transplant programs among the top in the nation. For the second year in a row, the registry gave the UAMS kidney transplant program five bars – the highest ranking possible – in two categories: the...
Jan. 31, 2022 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Division for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion hosted a virtual event observing the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., as it kicked off the annual UAMS Serves campaign.
Jan. 31, 2022 | LITTLE ROCK —Jason Rounds, MBA, FACHE, CHFP, joined UAMS Health as chief administrative officer and associate vice chancellor for clinical finance for UAMS Health on Jan. 3.