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UAMS Receives $7 Million from Windgate Foundation to Fund Scholarships and Create Endowment
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) received a $7 million grant from the Windgate Foundation, UAMS announced today. The grant will provide $1 million in funding for 15 full tuition scholarships — three scholarships in each of UAMS’ five colleges — for the class entering in fall 2027, and an…
June 8, 2026
UAMS Dental Hygiene Program Offers Free Summer of Smiles Clinic for Children on June 15
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Department of Dental Hygiene is offering a free Summer of Smiles clinic June 15 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Freeway Medical Tower, 5800 W. 10th St., Suite 501.
College of Pharmacy’s APhA Chapter Wins National Award
Alumna Installed as President-Elect UAMS College of Pharmacy students and alumni have been well-represented over the years with the American Pharmacists Association (APhA). Recently, the college celebrated two more milestones for student achievement and alumni leadership. APhA recognized the college’s Academy of Student Pharmacists (ASP) chapter as the Division AA Student Chapter of the Year….
Sara Peeples, M.D., Receives Willow Award for Compassionate End-of-Life Care
A crowd gathered in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) on May 22 to honor neonatologist Sara Peeples, M.D., with the Willow Award: Excellence in End-of-Life Care.
June 5, 2026
UAMS Physician Assistant Program Welcomes Class of 2028 at White Coat Ceremony
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Physician Assistant Studies program formally welcomed its newest cohort during a May 22 white coat ceremony, marking the official entry of the Class of 2028 into the 28-month program. Held before a standing-room-only crowd of family, friends, faculty, and supporters, the ceremony celebrated both the students’ achievements…
UAMS Invests Nadir Sharawi, M.D., in Dola Thompson, M.D., Professorship in Anesthesiology
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine invested Nadir Sharawi, M.D., an associate professor and vice chair of Faculty Affairs in the UAMS Department of Anesthesiology, in the Dola Thompson, M.D., Professorship in Anesthesiology during a May 19 ceremony. “The truth is none of us arrive at a…
June 3, 2026
UAMS Invests Jill M. Mhyre, M.D., in Carmelita S. Pablo, M.D., Endowed Chair in Anesthesiology
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine invested Jill M. Mhyre, M.D., professor and chair of the UAMS Department of Anesthesiology, in the Carmelita S. Pablo, M.D., Endowed Chair in Anesthesiology during a May 19 ceremony. “I am deeply honored to be invested in the Carmelita Pablo Chair…
June 2, 2026
College of Pharmacy Graduate Student Awarded National Research Fellowship
Prisha Warikoo, a Ph.D. graduate student in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) College of Pharmacy, was recently awarded a prestigious Graduate Research Fellowship by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF). The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) is one of the nation’s most prestigious fellowship programs, providing three years of financial support…
June 1, 2026
UAMS Terminates Services with Proton International Arkansas in Response to Nonpayment Under Breached Agreement
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has terminated its Ancillary Personnel and Support Service Agreement with Proton International Arkansas, LLC (PIA), effective today, due to nonpayment of fees.
May 29, 2026
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