Dec. 17, 2024 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Police Department is in line for equipment and technology improvements thanks to $1 million in funding from the Department of Justice (DOJ). The DOJ Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office Technology and Equipment Program provides grants to state, local, Tribal, territorial and other entities to...
Dec. 16, 2024 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Family Medical Center in Fort Smith was recently named a 2024 Million Hearts Hypertension Control Champion by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). UAMS’ Fort Smith Family Medical Center was one of just 32 health organizations nationwide to receive the prestigious recognition...
Dec. 12, 2024 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and the City of Little Rock are assessing current sexual violence prevention efforts in the community. UAMS received nearly $65,000 from the Arkansas Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Rape Prevention and Education (RPE) Program. The completed needs assessment will inform...
Dec. 12, 2024 | LITTLE ROCK — A University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) research team has been awarded a $3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to test promising findings that could lead to better treatments for hormone loss caused by a malfunctioning pituitary gland. The five-year R01grant from the NIH National Institute of...
Dec. 11, 2024 | The UAMS College of Health Professions recently announced the promotions of five faculty members.
Dec. 11, 2024 | Bernard Muriithi, Ph.D., OTR/L, an assistant professor in the Occupational Therapy Doctoral (OTD) program, has been selected for the K12 Mentored Research Career Development Scholar Awards Program as the principal investigator on a study to develop and test an occupational therapy intervention for Type 2 diabetes in the Marshallese people of Northwest Arkansas.
Dec. 11, 2024 | Forty-one years after Stephen Morrison, M.D., first met surgical nurse Debra Bellisle in a UAMS operating room, the success the couple has had since is benefiting at-risk students in the College of Health Professions. Supported by the generosity of the couple, the Emergency and Student Success Fund assists the college’s students who experience unexpected or...
Dec. 11, 2024 | Community service is an important part of the education provided to students in the UAMS dental hygiene program. While helping students learn and gain experience, it increases access to preventive dental care and helps to address oral health care issues in society. Since moving into its Freeway Medical Tower clinic in early 2021, the College...
Dec. 10, 2024 | FAYETTEVILLE — Since September 2023, AmeriCorps Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) members embedded at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Community Health Innovation have provided access to fresh foods for almost a quarter of a million Arkansans. VISTA is a program that provides full-time volunteers to nonprofit organizations, educational institutions...
Dec. 9, 2024 | The College of Health Professions recently recognized three exceptional faculty members with awards.