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Thompson Scholarship Reaches Distinguished Status, Honors Longtime Educator


Each year, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy awards more than a half million dollars in scholarships to qualified students, representing a significant and sustained show of support from alumni, faculty, and friends of the college.

Lloyd Thompson UAMS College of Pharmacy

March 12, 2026


REACH Delta Event Gives Teens an Introduction to Health Careers


About 130 teens recently gathered in the gymnasium of Monticello High School to meet with students from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and learn about the opportunities available for those who wish to pursue careers in health care.

Students gather around tables to learn about health careers Feb. 23 during the REACH Delta event at Monticello High School.


Kidney Awareness: Protecting Your Health from the Inside Out


    By Sheldon Riklon, M.D. Your kidneys are small, but powerful organs that work around the clock to keep your body functioning properly. Because kidney disease often develops without noticeable symptoms, it’s easy to overlook kidney health. That’s why making kidney screening part of your regular health checkups is so important. The Importance of…

National Kidney Month Logo

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UAMS to Host Girlology®, Guyology® Puberty Sessions on April 26


LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will host Girlology® and Guyology® on April 26 to help girls and boys face puberty with greater confidence.

Children

March 11, 2026


UAMS Digital Health Expertise Helps Expand High-Risk Obstetric Care in Louisiana


When Woman’s Hospital in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, needed a digital solution to improve maternal-fetal medicine care in their clinics, they turned to their neighbors in Arkansas for help. Now, thanks to a partnership with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Institute for Digital Health & Innovation, things are running more smoothly than ever….

Alyssa Robinson e-Link Woman's Hospital


UAMS Offering Scholarships for Perinatal Mental Health Certification


LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Community Health Innovation is offering a limited number of scholarships to maternal health care workers seeking to become certified in perinatal mental health. The scholarships are open to qualified applicants with two years of experience working with moms or babies in a…

Health care worker meeting with a pregnant woman in the hospital.

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March 10, 2026


Pharmacy Alumnus Encourages Growth, Innovation for Community-Based Pharmacy Residents


Experiential education represents a significant milestone in a pharmacy student’s life, where they learn alongside pharmacists providing care for real patients. As they move from site to site, students begin to make decisions on how they want to specialize in their careers after graduation. Sometimes, it’s a homegrown touch that can have the most impact.

Jon Martin, Pharm.D.


Toronto Neurosurgeon Shares Insights into Brain Cancer Survival in Children


A renowned pediatric neurosurgeon from Canada recently took the stage in the Jackson T. Stephens Neurosciences & Spine Institute’s Fred W. Smith Auditorium to discuss work at a Toronto brain tumor center that has improved the survival of children with brain cancer. James T. Rutka, M.D., Ph.D., who practices at The Hospital for Sick Children…

James Rutka, M.D., Ph.D., poses after his lecture with the first Yasargil Lecture Series plaque, given to him by Deanna Sasaki-Adams, M.D., chair of the UAMS Department of Neurosurgery, left, and neurosurgeon T. Glenn Pait, M.D., director of the T. Glenn Pait Spine Clinic at UAMS.

March 6, 2026


Former Myeloma Center Patient Returns to UAMS to Mark 20 Years Since Diagnosis


Ulrike White recently returned to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute to mark 20 years of her diagnosis and treatment of granulocytic sarcoma and acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a rare form of blood cancer that, at the time of her diagnosis, was not well understood. White, former chair…

Ulrike White


Call for Nominations: Distinguished Alumnus Award


The UAMS College of Health Professions is now accepting nominations for the Distinguished Alumnus Award, which recognizes CHP graduates who have achieved extraordinary distinction in their careers and made meaningful contributions to their profession, community, and/or the College.

Craig Gilliam holds the 2026 Distinguished Alumnus Award.

March 5, 2026


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