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Vaccines = Healthy Students
By Sheldon Riklon, M.D. Students are heading back to school, and many parents and families are busy gathering supplies, setting schedules and preparing for a successful year. One essential step that is sometimes overlooked is making sure your child is up to date on their routine vaccinations. Why Vaccinations Matter Vaccines are one of…
- Institute for Community Health Innovation
- Northwest Regional Campus
- UAMS Institute for Community Health Innovation
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August 29, 2025
UAMS Performs State’s First Minimally Invasive Treatment for Life-Threatening Tricuspid Regurgitation
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has performed the first minimally invasive treatment for severe tricuspid regurgitation (a leaky heart valve) in Arkansas, offering lifesaving hope for patients who are not candidates for open-heart surgery. The EVOQUE Tricuspid Valve Replacement System allows a replacement tricuspid valve to be delivered to…
August 28, 2025
UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Invites Public to Sept. 4 Town Hall in Van Buren
The public is invited to a town hall meeting hosted by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 4, at the Van Buren Library, 1409 Main St., in Van Buren, Arkansas. The event will feature presentations from the Cancer Institute’s Community…
UAMS Physician Assistant Studies Program Celebrates Class of 2025
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Physician Assistant (PA) program celebrated its Class of 2025 at an Aug. 22 valediction ceremony.
- College of Health Professions
- Department of Physician Assistant Studies
- Student Union
- University News
August 27, 2025
UAMS Graduate Student First in State to Earn Competitive National Cancer Institute Award
Reham Sewilam, a Ph.D. student in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Graduate School and a trainee of the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, has become the first graduate student in Arkansas to receive the highly competitive National Cancer Institute (NCI) Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Fellow Transition Award. The six-year fellowship, totaling $500,776,…
UAMS Doctor of Physical Therapy Class of 2025 Achieves 100% First-Time Pass Rate on National Licensing Exam
FAYETTEVILLE — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Doctor of Physical Therapy Class of 2025 has achieved a 100% first-time pass rate on the National Physical Therapy Exam (NPTE), marking the third consecutive year that the program has reached this milestone. The exam, taken at the end of July, serves as the national…
- College of Health Professions
- Department of Physical Therapy
- Featured
- News Release
- Northwest Regional Campus
- Regional Campuses
- University News
Tags: 100% first-time pass rate, Doctor of Physical Therapy Class of 2025, Doctor of Physical Therapy program, National Physical Therapy Exam (NPTE), physical therapy, UAMS, university of arkansas for Medical sciences
August 26, 2025
Family Medicine Physician Jean Amargos, M.D., Joins UAMS Family Medical Center in Fort Smith
LITTLE ROCK — Jean Amargos, M.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and will treat patients at the UAMS Family Medical Center in Fort Smith.
August 25, 2025
Arkansas Perinatal Quality Collaborative Recognizes 20 Birthing Hospitals, Announces New Initiative
LITTLE ROCK — Birthing hospitals are being recognized for their quality improvement work by The Arkansas Perinatal Quality Collaborative (ARPQC), awarding platinum or silver partner banners to 20 birthing hospitals that achieved participation milestones. “We are extremely proud of the effort and accomplishments of the hospitals that participated in the initiative promoting vaginal birth,” said…
Tags: Arkansas Perinatal Quality Collaborative (ARPQC), ARPQC, birthing hospitals, maternal health, UAMS, university of arkansas for Medical sciences
U.S. News Rates UAMS in Top 10% Nationally for Orthopaedics
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has been named in U.S. News & World Report’s 2025-26 Best Hospitals edition as a High Performing hospital for orthopaedics. Part of U.S. News’ Best Hospitals adult specialty ratings, it places UAMS among the top 10% of hospitals in the nation for orthopaedic care….
August 20, 2025
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