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August 10, 2016

College of Medicine Class of 2020 Dons White Coats

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Aug. 10, 2016 | The 174 freshmen in the UAMS College of Medicine’s class of 2020 donned white coats Aug. 5 in a ceremony symbolizing the start of their journey toward becoming physicians. Before a crowd of family, friends and loved ones at the Statehouse Convention Center, the students first recited the medical student oath…


July 27, 2016

Arkansas Mutual Awards $10,000 Scholarship to UAMS Medical Student To Pursue Primary Care

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July 27, 2016 | Mikaila Wilson Calcagni, of Fayetteville, has been awarded the Arkansas Mutual Medical Student Award, a scholarship for third-year medical students at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), who want to practice primary care in rural Arkansas.


July 26, 2016

Symposium Highlights Undergraduate Research from across Arkansas

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A student shows her research poster

July 26, 2016 | Tomorrow’s leaders in scientific research have been working hard this summer, and the Fifth Annual Central Arkansas Undergraduate Summer Research Symposium gave them a chance to showcase their efforts while practicing their presentation skills and learning about careers in science. On July 20, UAMS welcomed 114 undergraduate researchers, who came from…


July 12, 2016

Historical Research Center Supports Student Researchers

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July 12, 2016 | Inside gray and white boxes on simple metal shelves in UAMS Library’s Historical Research Center, two student researchers are finding colorful sources and acquiring valuable knowledge about the state’s medical past. Corbin Stinnett of Siloam Springs, a history major and senior at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, and Caitlin Beasley of…


July 5, 2016

Pharmacy Camp Shows Career Possibilities

Ben Boulden

July 5, 2016 | Learning how to take a blood pressure reading by practicing on a manikin that reacts like a human or getting hands-on experience and instruction compounding medicine aren’t common experiences at a summer camp. For the last ten years though, that’s been the idea behind the Pharmacy Camp at the UAMS College…


June 29, 2016

Orlando Shooting Victims Treated by College of Medicine Grad

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June 29, 2016 | There was no way it could be this bad, thought Tory Weatherford, M.D., a 2013 UAMS College of Medicine graduate and third-year medical resident at Orlando Regional Medical Center in Orlando, Florida. The evening had been quiet and as the hours shifted from late Saturday night to early Sunday morning on June…


May 23, 2016

UAMS Graduates 1,002 New Health Care Professionals

Yavonda Chase

UAMS graduated 1,002 new health care professionals on Saturday.

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) awarded certificates and degrees today to 1,002 graduates of its five colleges and graduate school during its commencement ceremony at Verizon Arena in North Little Rock.



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