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Michelle Krause, M.D., CEO of UAMS, and Ahmed Abuabdou, M.D., UAMS' chief clinical officer, prepare to cut the ribbon in front of the UAMS Health Imaging Suite at the Premier Medical Plaza in Little Rock, They are joined by other members of the UAMS heart team, including Jorge Saucedo, M.D., chair of the Department of Internal Medicine, left of Abualbdou, and Srikanth Vallurupalli, M.D., director of the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, further left.

UAMS Now Offering Healthy Heart Screening Program

Feb. 23, 2026 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) celebrated the opening of its Healthy Heart screening program today with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The program offers same-day results for anyone without an existing heart disease diagnosis between the ages of 40 and 75.

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...

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