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UAMS and Partners Building CHW Workforce Amid Passage of the Community Health Worker Act
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Community Health Innovation and its partners are continuing to build the state’s community health worker workforce following Gov. Sarah Sanders’ signing of House Bill 1258 on April 3, establishing the Community Health Worker Act. The act formally establishes the role of a…

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April 11, 2025
Schmieding Foundation Donates $100,000 to UAMS to Establish Physical Therapy Endowed Scholarship
LITTLE ROCK — The Schmieding Foundation Inc., gifted $100,000 to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to create the Schmieding Foundation Physical Therapy Endowed Scholarship benefitting the UAMS College of Health Professions at the UAMS Northwest Regional Campus in Fayetteville. “With abundant growth in Northwest Arkansas comes plenty of challenges to the area’s…

In a First for Arkansas, UAMS Uses NanoKnife Technology to Treat Prostate Cancer
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently became the first provider in Arkansas of NanoKnife technology, a new form of focal therapy for localized prostate cancer. Focal therapy is a minimally invasive outpatient procedure that uses different forms of energy to target only the area of the prostate where cancerous…
April 9, 2025
Cytology Students Don White Coats in Ceremony
Cytology students in the Class of 2025 donned their white coats for the first time March 21 and celebrated the completion of academic, classroom study and the start of their clinical learning in working laboratories.

UAMS Colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Health Professions, Public Health Ranked Among Nation’s Top Graduate Schools
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Health Professions and Public Health rank among the top academic programs in U.S. News & World Report’s annual list of Best Graduate Schools for 2025. In the rankings released today, the UAMS College of Medicine is recognized as a Tier 1 school for…

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April 8, 2025
UAMS Hosts Free Parkinson’s Symposium April 13
LITTLE ROCK — A free, public forum on Parkinson’s disease and Atypical Parkinsonism will be held April 13 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).

April 7, 2025
UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer, Rison Pharmacy Partner to Host Colon Cancer Screening Event April 17
Residents of Cleveland County are invited to a colon cancer screening event on Thursday, April 17, in Rison. Patient navigators from the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will offer free take-home colorectal cancer screening kits, as well as information and resources on other recommended cancer screenings….

UAMS Focuses on HIV/AIDS Awareness with April 12 KISS Event
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will host the inaugural KISS (Keeping It Sweet & Simple) event on Saturday, April 12. Open to women and girls ages 13 and up, the KISS event aims to educate and empower attendees through a series of interactive activities and presentations focused on HIV awareness, pre-exposure prophylaxis…
Looking Toward the Future: Myeloma Center Celebrates 35th Anniversary
The Myeloma Center, located in the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has firmly established itself as an international leader in myeloma treatment. From its beginnings in 1989, UAMS’ myeloma program is recognized for detailed patient care, groundbreaking research and pioneering advances in the management of myeloma…

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