Nov. 27, 2023 | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Chancellor Cam Patterson, M.D., MBA, recognized Arkansas state legislators with newly created awards at a Nov. 14 town hall. In his opening remarks, Patterson said the chief goal of the university’s strategic plan is to make Arkansas the healthiest state in the region by 2029. “It cannot be...
Nov. 27, 2023 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received a $17.6 million federal grant renewal to further its goal of increasing the number of practicing primary care physicians in the state, particularly in rural and medically underserved communities. Administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department...
Nov. 22, 2023 | Many people have bucket list items. For some, it may be attending medical school. For others, it may be participating in the Ironman World Championship. Brendon Hogge thought, “Why not do both … simultaneously?” Hogge, a second-year medical student in the UAMS College of Medicine on the UAMS Northwest Regional Campus in Fayetteville, recently competed...
Nov. 21, 2023 | LITTLE ROCK — Muhammad Ali Zulqarnain, M.D., an interventional cardiologist and structural heart specialist, has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as an assistant professor in the Division of Cardiology. He is board-certified in cardiovascular disease, nuclear cardiology, hypertension, adult echocardiography, critical care echocardiography, critical care medicine and internal medicine. “We were...
Nov. 20, 2023 | By putting UAMS nursing students who will graduate in 2024 together with the leaders who manage patient units hiring nurses, the organizers of the “Meet the Leaders” event on Nov. 13 hope to save time for both groups.
Nov. 20, 2023 | Researchers and physicians with the Myeloma Center at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently published their 1,000th article, an impressive milestone that demonstrates the center’s high level of scholarship. “This is a remarkable achievement by our amazing Myeloma Center physicians and researchers,” said Frits van Rhee, M.D., Ph.D., clinical director of the...
Nov. 20, 2023 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health welcomed four new faculty members this semester. Melissa Yandell, Ph.D., is an assistant professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management’s Master of Health Administration (MHA) program. Dirk Haselow, M.D., Ph.D., is an associate professor in the Department of Epidemiology....
Nov. 16, 2023 | Sharon D. Thomas-Harris, P.D., COP ’76, initially wasn’t sure if she wanted to be a pharmacist, but once she made her decision, she followed through. The UAMS College of Pharmacy’s first Black female graduate persevered despite discrimination. Today, she’s still working and passing her knowledge down to the next generation. “I can’t believe I’ve been...
Nov. 15, 2023 | LITTLE ROCK — A UAMS research team is using a $1.54 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support its goal of finding better treatments for osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), also known as brittle bone disease. The four-year award from the NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute will allow Roy Morello, Ph.D.,...
Nov. 14, 2023 | Suzanne McCarthy, MSN, MPH, is deeply connected to the evolution of public health in Arkansas. The education she received at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health factors greatly into her impact. McCarthy was the college’s first student when she took a course when it opened in...