Sept. 21, 2023 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) hosted its annual Sickle Cell Symposium on Sept. 12, bringing together leading researchers, clinicians, patients and community advocates to share the latest advancements in sickle cell disease and treatment. The fall event, held in the 12th floor auditorium of the Jackson T. Stephens Neurosciences & Spine Institute...
Sept. 20, 2023 | Austin Porter, Dr.PH., MPH, assistant professor in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health Department of Health Policy and Management, has added an esteemed responsibility to his schedule. Porter, who is also the Arkansas Department of Health’s deputy chief science officer, was recently named Arkansas’ deputy state...
Sept. 19, 2023 | | Two years after taking a break from medical school at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to participate in the prestigious Medical Research Scholars Program (MSRP) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Mason Belue is more excited than ever about their future as a clinician-scientist. Instead of being away from UAMS...
Sept. 18, 2023 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is offering a morning Oct. 8 session of the popular Girlology puberty program after the afternoon session sold out.
Sept. 15, 2023 | FAYETTEVILLE — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) broke ground today on the UAMS Health Orthopaedics & Sports Performance Center in Springdale.
Sept. 15, 2023 | The UAMS College of Health Professions at a Sept. 8 reception celebrated dozens of students who recently received scholarships and also brought them together with many of the donors who made those scholarships possible.
Sept. 14, 2023 | Brian Gittens, Ed.D., MPA, delivered his fifth annual State of Diversity address to a University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) crowd, describing the university’s commitment to inclusivity as “dynamic and thriving.”
Sept. 14, 2023 | While on vacation in Santa Fe, New Mexico, John Bacon, M.D., a retired orthopaedic surgeon, was persuaded by his wife, Beverly Claire Bacon, to join her for a private couples painting lesson. The session was straightforward — paint an abstract piece on canvas with acrylics. To accommodate his wife, Bacon participated in the lesson and,...
Sept. 13, 2023 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing held a pair of celebrations to honor the first graduating classes in its Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Nurse Anesthesia and Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing programs. Sixteen students from the College of Nursing made up the inaugural cohort of the DNP Nurse...
Sept. 13, 2023 | The Doximity online networking service recently ranked the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute’s ophthalmology residency program ninth nationally among 125 programs in research output. The institute rose four places from its ranking of 13th last year. The institute has 16 residency slots and ranked ahead of several...