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UAMS Panel Discusses Value of Mentorship for Underrepresented Minorities


The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Division for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DDEI) hosted a virtual panel discussion that focused on the importance of mentorship for staff members from underrepresented minority groups. Sharanda Williams, assistant dean for student affairs and diversity in the UAMS College of Medicine, said mentors serve as guides to…

Nicholas Pettus, manager of diverse student recruitment in the UAMS Division for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, speaks during the Bridge Builders mentorship event.

December 28, 2022

Holding Space for Hope and Reality


UAMS Palliative Care Lecture Sparks Discussion on End-of-Life Communication Sarah Harrington, M.D., medical director of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Palliative Care Program, is on a mission to help other physicians understand the delicate nature of communicating with patients facing serious illnesses. “There are a lot of difficult conversations we have to…

UAMS Palliative Medicine doctor with guest author answering questions from audience

December 27, 2022

UAMS Trauma Team Helps Save Sherwood Man after 30-Foot Fall


Even though Josh Pretty can’t remember what happened to him, his family and friends will never forget his fall Nov. 12 from the top of a 30-foot ladder while hanging Christmas lights from a customer’s house. They didn’t anticipate the accident or the sight of the severe injuries he received from it.

Josh Pretty, seated, gives a thumbs up just before he leaves UAMS Medical Center for what would turn out to be a shorter-than-expected stay in a local rehabilitation hospital. His wife, Alissa Pretty, third from the right, also does the same.

December 23, 2022

UAMS Garners Multiple Honors in 2022 while Fulfilling Missions


Two years of battling the pandemic and its effects resulted in a 2022 that was the closest yet to a pre-COVID normal at UAMS. The university never faltered in its devotion to its missions. UAMS seized the opportunity the year brought to renew its focus on them in a way that earned it praise and…

The year of 2022 was one of transition from COVID-19 pandemic restrictions and the Omicron surge in case numbers to, by the fall, in-person classes for students, public events and an easing of safety protocols.

December 22, 2022

New Year’s Resolutions


These programs were first broadcast the week of January 2, 2023.

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These programs were first broadcast the week of December 26, 2022.

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UAMS’ Fen Xia, M.D., Ph.D., Named Fellow of the American Society of Radiation Oncology


LITTLE ROCK — Fen Xia, M.D., Ph.D., chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, has been named a Fellow of the American Society of Radiation Oncology (ASTRO).

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December 20, 2022

Two UAMS Physicians Discuss Maternal Mortality, Mental Health at Women’s Voices Summit


Two physicians at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) joined national and global leaders in a daylong Women’s Voices Summit, held earlier this month at the William J. Clinton Presidential Center in Little Rock and livestreamed internationally. Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Clinton Foundation Vice Chair Chelsea Clinton convened groups…

Nirvana Manning, M.D., (left) chair and associate professor in the UAMS College of Medicine Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, sits on a panel with Christy Turlington Burns and Chelsea Clinton at "Women’s Voices, Women’s Votes, Women’s Rights."

December 19, 2022

U.S. Defense Department Awards UAMS Cancer Researcher $760,000 to Study Aggressive Type of Lymphoma


LITTLE ROCK — Samantha Kendrick, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has received a $760,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to study a fast-growing type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma common among veterans and military personnel.

Samantha Kendrick, Ph.D., has received a $760,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to study diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL).

UAMS College of Medicine Honors Stacie M. Jones, M.D., as Distinguished Faculty Scholar


The College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) honored Stacie M. Jones, M.D., as the 2022 Distinguished Faculty Scholar for her groundbreaking research into food allergies, her leading role in the development of the first FDA-approved oral immunotherapy drug for life-threatening peanut allergy in children, and her dedication to mentorship.

Susan Smyth, M.D., Ph.D., UAMS executive vice chancellor and dean of the College of Medicine; 2022 Distinguished Faculty Scholar Stacie M. Jones, M.D.; and Kevin Raney, Ph.D., chair of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and chair of the Dean’s Distinguished Lecture Series Committee.

December 16, 2022

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