June 2, 2021 | LITTLE ROCK — A new collaborative residency program in psychiatry offered by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Baptist Health has received initial accreditation by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. The Baptist Health-UAMS Psychiatry Residency Program will initially train four residents and then will add four residency slots each year...
June 1, 2021 | The recipients of this year’s annual Cardiology Research Awards are Subhi Al’Aref, M.D., Dinesh Vorungati, M.D., and Hakan Paydak, M.D. John Paul Mounsey, M.D., Ph.D., chief of the Cardiology Division in the College of Medicine, congratulated Al’Aref for winning the Outstanding Researcher award, Vorungati for receiving the Emerging Researcher award and Paydak for being the...
May 31, 2021 | Wellness resources available to all UAMS students and employees was the subject of a lunchtime seminar intended for veteran and active duty members of Team UAMS. The May seminar was the second such monthly event hosted by the Division for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DDEI) Veterans Subcommittee. April’s event focused on information on UAMS benefits...
May 28, 2021 | LITTLE ROCK — Moriah Hollaway, a senior at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has been selected to receive a 2021 Excellence in Public Health Award from the U.S. Public Health Service Physician Professional Advisory Committee. The national award is given to medical students who are public health champions advancing the U.S. Public...
May 27, 2021 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received a $1.14 million gift from the estate of Thomas McGill for the Department of Otolaryngology in the College of Medicine. UAMS will honor McGill by creating an endowed chair in his name, said John Dornhoffer, M.D., department chair. A recipient will be...
May 26, 2021 | Among the roughly 300 people who showed up May 22 for UAMS’ third community vaccination clinic at Simmons Bank Arena in North Little Rock were children as young as 12 – the newest age threshold authorized to receive the vaccine. As with clinics held at the arena on April 10 and May 1, the vaccination...
May 25, 2021 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) broke ground today on an expanded Radiation Oncology Center, which will be home to Arkansas’ first Proton Center. The Radiation Oncology Center, part of the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, already offers cutting-edge technologies to provide the latest radiation treatments. It will continue to provide those...
May 25, 2021 | The Academy of Student Pharmacists (ASP) at UAMS received three national awards for its work in communities throughout the state. The Division AA Chapter Achievement Award topped the list of honors for the UAMS chapter of APhA-ASP, and the group also earned National First Runner-Up accolades in two patient care projects: Operation Diabetes and Operation...
May 25, 2021 | An evening of pomp and circumstance May 15 signified more than what the 177 graduates of the College of Medicine expected when they started classes four years ago.
May 24, 2021 | Students of the UAMS College of Nursing were recognized May 15 in two virtual ceremonies, graduate and undergraduate students separately, celebrating their achievements and welcoming them as colleagues in the profession. “Today I want to share how proud we are of all our graduates, their accomplishments and their commitment to patient care,” said Patricia A....