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Latest Stead Scholars Gain Awareness of Public Health
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health partnered with the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) to sponsor the 2025 Stead Scholars internship. The initiative gives students and recent graduates of an Arkansas college or university the opportunity to experience public health research and practice. During the internship’s…

August 13, 2025
174 Students in College of Medicine Class of 2029 Don White Coats
August 13, 2025 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine welcomed 174 new medical students to its campuses in Little Rock and Fayetteville in an Aug. 8 ceremony for the Class of 2029. The ceremony was livestreamed from both the Robinson Center Performance Hall in Little Rock and the University…

UAMS Receives $1.3 Million Grant to Expand Digital Health Access
The South Central Telehealth Resource Center, housed at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has received a $1.3 million, four-year grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to implement and expand digital health services. The grant, part of the HRSA Telehealth Resource Center Program that supports regional and national telehealth resource…

August 12, 2025
Brandon Robinson Joins UAMS as Managing Associate General Counsel
LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas native Brandon Robinson, J.D., MHA, has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Office of General Counsel as its managing associate general counsel and chief legal counsel for UAMS Health.

Arkansas High School Students Get Firsthand Look at Health Care Thanks to UAMS
When she first signed up for the summer medical program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), Frasier Howard thought that she would be most interested in the neonatal intensive care unit. But after a tour of an emergency room, the fast pace and unpredictability of emergency medicine captured her imagination. “I always…

August 11, 2025
UAMS Brain Injury Program to Offer Free Virtual Workshop Aug. 28
LITTLE ROCK — The UAMS Institute for Digital Health and Innovation’s Brain Injury Program will host a virtual workshop on Aug. 28 to connect anyone affected by a traumatic brain injury (TBI) to helpful resources and support.

August 8, 2025
A Voice Recovered: Physician Fights Larynx Cancer with Proton Therapy
When longtime Harrison, Arkansas, family physician Mahlon Maris, M.D., began experiencing hoarseness in late 2023, he chalked it up to a bad bout of COVID-19 and the lingering inflammation that can sometimes follow. But months passed, and his voice still hadn’t returned. It was the first sign that something more serious was going on. “I…

Body Dysmorphic Disorder
These programs were first broadcast the week of August 11, 2025.

August 7, 2025
Richard Chastain, M.D., Joins UAMS Health Family Medical Center in Fayetteville
FAYETTEVILLE — Richard B. Chastain, M.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as a family medicine physician at the UAMS Health Family Medical Center in Fayetteville. Chastain brings more than a decade of experience in patient-centered care, clinical education and leadership. A native of Arkansas and an alumnus of the UAMS…

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U.S. News Rates UAMS in Top 10% Nationally for Cancer Care
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is rated among the top 10% nationally for cancer care by U.S. News & World Report in its 2025-2026 Best Hospitals ranking.

August 6, 2025
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