Renowned Gynecologic Oncologist Lisa Bazzett-Matabele, M.D., Joins UAMS

Aug. 19, 2025 | Internationally recognized gynecologic oncologist Lisa Bazzett-Matabele, M.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), specializing in the treatment of women’s cancers. She also serves as an associate professor in the UAMS College of Medicine Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Board certified in obstetrics and gynecology and gynecologic oncology, Bazzett-Matabele brings more than...

Megan Dykema, DPT, Pelvic Health Specialist, Joins UAMS Health Outpatient Therapy Clinic in Fayetteville

Aug. 19, 2025 | FAYETTEVILLE — Megan Dykema, PT, DPT, a licensed physical therapist with specialized expertise in pelvic floor rehabilitation, has joined the UAMS Health Outpatient Therapy Clinic in Fayetteville. Dykema is passionate about improving the quality of lives of both men and women with conditions such as urinary incontinence, pelvic pain and pregnancy/postpartum issues. She most recently...

Princeton Student Finds Career Path Through UAMS’ Summer Research Internship Program

Aug. 18, 2025 | Seven students from schools across the country came to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) for this year’s Summer Research Internship, a nine-week program that gave them an introduction to the possibilities of health care research. For one student, the internship affirmed his passion for health care and offered clarity on his career...

UAMS Nurse Anesthetist Program to Expand to Northwest Arkansas

Aug. 18, 2025 | FAYETTEVILLE — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) today announced a collaboration with the Alice L. Walton Foundation, Heartland Whole Health Institute, Mercy and Washington Regional Medical Center to expand its existing Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) program to the UAMS Northwest Regional Campus in Fayetteville starting fall 2025. 

UAMS’ HCOP Academy Helps High School Grads Take Next Step Toward Health Careers

Aug. 15, 2025 | Twenty-three recent high school graduates reconvened this year for their second summer in the Arkansas Delta Health Careers Opportunity Program (HCOP) Academy, a University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) initiative that supports students from the Arkansas Delta and South Arkansas as they pursue careers in health care. The HCOP Academy, organized by UAMS Academic...

Stakeholders in Arkansas Maternal Healthcare Improvements Come Together

Aug. 15, 2025 | Doctors, birthing center administrators, lawmakers and advocacy groups from across the state gathered Aug. 6 in downtown Little Rock for an “honest dialogue” about ongoing efforts to improve maternal health outcomes in Arkansas. The Arkansas Maternal Health Roundtable, hosted by the Arkansas Center for Women and Infants’ Health at the University of Arkansas for Medical...

UAMS Invests Ashley Norse, M.D., in Reed Professorship in Emergency Medicine, Trauma and Injury Prevention

Aug. 14, 2025 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine invested Ashley Norse, M.D., a professor and chair in the Department of Emergency Medicine, in the Stanley E. Reed Professorship in Emergency Medicine, Trauma and Injury Prevention during an Aug. 7 ceremony. “This endowment will support research, education and outreach efforts...

Bridging Worlds: UAMS Students Empower Refugee Families Through Canopy

Aug. 14, 2025 |     By Ella Trelfa Two newly graduated students at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Northwest Regional Campus found time during their studies to help refugee families adjust to their new lives in Northwest Arkansas. Through their volunteer work with Canopy NWA, Caroline Geels and Megan Crouser, both of whom graduated in...

Latest Stead Scholars Gain Awareness of Public Health

Aug. 13, 2025 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health partnered with the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) to sponsor the 2025 Stead Scholars internship. The initiative gives students and recent graduates of an Arkansas college or university the opportunity to experience public health research and practice. During the internship’s...

174 Students in College of Medicine Class of 2029 Don White Coats

Aug. 13, 2025 | August 13, 2025 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine welcomed 174 new medical students to its campuses in Little Rock and Fayetteville in an Aug. 8 ceremony for the Class of 2029. The ceremony was livestreamed from both the Robinson Center Performance Hall in Little Rock and the University...