Aug. 25, 2020 | A new study by doctors at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) shows that seriously ill surgical patients are discharged from the hospital sooner if they receive palliative care, which includes pain management.
Aug. 24, 2020 | LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and its affiliate research institutions saw research funding grow by 43% this past year, with $158.1 million in grants by the end of the fiscal year, June 30. The bulk of the funding is from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other federal...
Aug. 21, 2020 | Robotic surgery is emerging as the future of general surgery, which means UAMS general surgery residents are eager to master those skills today. “Robotic surgeries are relatively new in the world of general surgery, but we can already see how important it is to patient outcomes and how it can be used for multiple applications,”...
Aug. 21, 2020 | Click the image to download this flyer as a PDF file.
Aug. 21, 2020 | Tonya Cook, director of clinical education and an associate professor in the college’s Cardio-Respiratory Care program, discusses the importance of ventilators in treating COVID-19. Click the button below to watch the video!
Aug. 20, 2020 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) raised more than $41.5 million for fiscal 2020 ending June 30, more than double the fundraising total for last year. Angela Wimmer, vice chancellor for Institutional Advancement, made the announcement Aug. 18 at the quarterly meeting of the UAMS Board of Advisors. From July 1, 2019 to...
Aug. 19, 2020 | Twin sisters and pole vaulters Tori Hoggard and Lexi Jacobus are familiar with hurtling through mid-air, but they aren’t used to the feeling like they are suspended in it. Like so many people throughout the world with plans affected by the COVID-19 global pandemic, they had anticipated starting as first-year UAMS College of Pharmacy students...
Aug. 18, 2020 | Edward T.H. Yeh, M.D., FACC, has been named chair of the Department of Internal Medicine and the Nolan Family Distinguished Chair in Internal Medicine in the College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Yeh joins UAMS on Nov. 1, succeeding James Marsh, M.D., who will serve as a senior cardiologist...
Aug. 18, 2020 | For the seventh consecutive year, the Arbor Day Foundation recognized the main campus of UAMS as a Tree Campus USA 2019. Penny Talbert, landscape manager in UAMS Campus Operations, said she was grateful for the recognition of the effort she and the team she leads have put into maintaining a health population of trees on...
Aug. 18, 2020 | UAMS Health Neighborhood Clinic opened an additional location today, offering primary care for people of all ages from University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) providers. The clinic is at 11300 Financial Centre Parkway in West Little Rock in the space formerly occupied by a UAMS obstetrics and gynecology clinic, which has moved to the...