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UAMS Hosts Lecture on Warning Signs of Dementia
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently hosted a virtual lecture that focused on the warning signs of dementia and offered suggestions on the next steps for people who recognize those symptoms in themselves or others.

November 25, 2025
College of Pharmacy Residency Programs Receive Accreditation
The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) recently surveyed all three residency programs of the UAMS College of Pharmacy and granted full accreditation.

Melissa Yandell, Ph.D., MHA, Enjoys Promoting Health Administration in Arkansas
Melissa Yandell, Ph.D., MHA, enjoys being a faculty member for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health. Yandell is an assistant professor and associate director of operations for the school’s Master of Health Administration program. She’s responsible for recruiting and advising students, teaching courses, serving as chair…

November 24, 2025
UAMS Earns American Heart Association Recognition for Workforce Health, Well-Being
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) earned a top honor from the American Heart Association (AHA) Well-being Works Better program.

UAMS Receives $1.5 Million NCI Grant to Train Next Generation of Cancer Innovators
UAMS has received a $1.5 million National Cancer Institute grant to launch CADET, a new graduate-level certificate program that trains scientists to commercialize cancer-related technologies.

Joycelyn Elders, M.D., Presented with Women in Medicine Legacy Foundation Award
Joycelyn Elders, M.D., the 15th United States surgeon general and University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) professor emeritus of pediatrics and distinguished professor of public health, recently received a major honor.

November 21, 2025
UAMS Designated Center of Excellence for Second Inflatable Penile Prosthesis
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has been designated a Center of Excellence for implantation of the Coloplast Titan Inflatable Penile Prosthesis for patients with erectile dysfunction (ED). In a brief Nov. 12 ceremony at the UAMS Health Urology Clinic in the Premier Medical Plaza in Little Rock, Coloplast representative Tyler Schwaller presented…

UAMS Invests Sanjaya Viswamitra, M.D., in Ernest J. Ferris, M.D., Chair in Diagnostic Radiology
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine invested Sanjaya Viswamitra, M.D., professor and chair of the Department of Radiology in the College of Medicine, in the Ernest J. Ferris, M.D., Chair in Diagnostic Radiology during a Nov. 6 ceremony. “I want to extend my gratitude to the people…

Thanksgiving Holiday
These programs were first broadcast the week of November 24, 2025.

November 20, 2025
UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute to Host Town Hall on Clinical Trials in Monticello on Dec. 2
The public is invited to a town hall meeting about cancer clinical trials at noon Tuesday, Dec. 2, at the Monticello Branch Library, 114 W. Jefferson Ave., in Monticello, Arkansas. The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute is hosting the free event to share information with area residents about…
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