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Spotlight on the Department of Imaging Sciences — All Divisions


Division of Diagnostic Medical Sonography After my first year serving as the Director of the Diagnostic Medical Sonography (DMS) Program, I can say I am more grateful than ever for the leadership Anthony Baker modeled as program director. He was an alumnus of Nuclear Medicine Imaging Sciences and DMS programs. Tony knew what students needed…

March 2, 2022


Occupational Therapy Doctoral Student Inspired to Innovate


When Brenna Ramirez graduated with a degree is in kinesiology, she didn’t follow the typical sports path. Instead, she began working as a registered behavioral therapist, providing services to children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.

Occupational Therapy doctoral student Brenna Ramirez stops for a photo on the campus of the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville.


Virtual Festivities Celebrate College’s Half-Century Milestone


Although the COVID-19 pandemic pushed many of the festivities online, the UAMS College of Health Professions still managed to celebrate 50 years of excellence.

During a week of celebrations in late November and early December, faculty and staff of the College's Department of Physical Therapy show off their 50th anniversary sweatshirts.


High School Student Earns Spot on UAMS Research Team


When a UAMS Parkinson’s disease research project needed someone with machine learning expertise, Fred Prior, Ph.D., asked Anu Iyer if she would be interested. It would have been a routine invitation among researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), but Iyer is a junior at Little Rock’s Central High School. Prior, Iyer’s…

Anu Iyer, a junior at Little Rock Central High School, was invited to join a UAMS research team studying Parkinson's disease.


UAMS Joins with 24 Community Partners to Address Food Insecurity in NWA


FAYETTEVILLE — Twenty-four Northwest Arkansas organizations are banding together with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to help break down barriers that prevent equitable access to healthy food. The Northwest Arkansas Food Insecurity Community of Practice (NWA CoP), launched last year by the UAMS Office of Community Health and Research with support from…

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Mohamed O. Elasri, Ph.D., Named Associate Vice Chancellor for Research at UAMS


The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently appointed Mohamed O. Elasri, Ph.D., as the associate vice chancellor for research. Elasri is an active researcher in infectious diseases and has established a highly innovative research program that includes antibiotic resistance, biofilm development, advanced material imaging and new regulatory ribonucleic acids (RNAs), long, single-stranded chain…

Mohamed O. Elasri, Ph.D.

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March 1, 2022


UAMS Receives National Accreditation for Clinical Informatics Fellowship Program


LITTLE ROCK — The  University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently became the only institution in Arkansas and among the first in the country to gain national accredition of its Clinical Informatics Fellowship Program for physicians. The fellowship accreditation comes from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), providing 10 years of continued…

The Clinical Informatics Fellowship Program fellows are: (l-r) Salem AlGhamdi, MBBS (emergency medicine); Daniel Liu, M.D. (pediatrics); Lori Wong, M.D. (preventive medicine); and Jacob Wooldridge, M.D. (pathology). Pictured separately below is Obeid Shafi, M.D. (pediatrics).


Four New Pharmacy Scholarships Created in 2021


Scholarships are just as much about the stories of who inspired them as they are the stories of future pharmacists that they help. This past year, the UAMS College of Pharmacy received four new scholarships from generous donors of various backgrounds.

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February 28, 2022


Danyelle Musselman to Emcee UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute’s ‘Be a Part of the Cure’ Walk on April 30


On April 30, the first lady of Arkansas Razorback Men’s Basketball, Danyelle Musselman, will emcee the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute’s “Be a Part of the Cure” Walk honoring all Arkansas cancer patients.

Be A Part of the Cure Walk Logo


UAMS Mindfulness Program to Offer Online Meditation Courses


The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Mindfulness Program is offering online courses to the public during March and April that teach introductory skills for meditation and mindfulness. Six courses are being offered this spring. Each course lasts four weeks, with one 75-minute class each week. Upcoming course dates include: 2 p.m., Saturdays, March…

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February 25, 2022


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