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CHP 2024 Faculty Excellence Awards
The College of Health Professions recently recognized three exceptional faculty members with awards.
December 9, 2024
UAMS Researcher Receives $3.3 Million Grant to Study PTSD Therapies in Prisons
LITTLE ROCK — A University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) researcher has been awarded a grant worth $3.3 million from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) to study the effectiveness of two therapeutic options in treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in prison populations.
Pharmacy Student Among 15 Nationwide Chosen for ACCP Standing Committee
Jessica Allred, a fourth-year student in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy, was recently one of only 15 pharmacy students nationwide to be awarded a standing committee position with the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP). “Jessica’s selection to this national standing committee is a testament to her dedication, leadership…
December 6, 2024
Healthgrades Awards UAMS Five Stars for Cardiac, Critical Care
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received five-star ratings for its treatment of heart failure and sepsis from Healthgrades, the leading resource used by consumers to find a health care provider. The 2025 ratings for clinical excellence are based on data collected from about 4,500 hospitals nationwide on all…
December 5, 2024
Vascular Surgeon Ulugbek Negmadjanov, M.D., Joins UAMS
LITTLE ROCK — Vascular surgeon Ulugbek “Bek” Negmadjanov, M.D., RPVI, joins the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as an assistant professor in the Department of Surgery’s Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery.
December 4, 2024
Rampy Foundation Relays $65,000 Donation to UAMS Department of Neurology for MS Research
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Department of Neurology in the College of Medicine received $65,000 for multiple sclerosis research from the Rampy MS Research Foundation during a ceremony today. This is the third year the Rampy MS Research Foundation has conducted the run. Jo and Scott Rampy, along with…
December 3, 2024
UAMS Community Health Worker Named to National Advisory Committee
Rosana Solis-Garcia, a certified community health worker (CHW) and mentor at the UAMS Institute for Community Health Innovation, was selected recently to serve on the National CHW Policy Working Group Advisory Committee. Solis-Garcia began her work at UAMS in October 2020 in the institute’s contact tracing center, helping individuals and families in Northwest Arkansas navigate…
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- Northwest Regional Campus
- UAMS Institute for Community Health Innovation
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UAMS Researcher Creating Survey to Better Evaluate Methamphetamine Treatments
George Pro, Ph.D., MPH, is leading a study that will create a survey that measures the outcomes of individuals who take new medications designed to treat methamphetamine use disorder. The study — funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse for $275,000 — launched in September and will continue through August 2026. “This will hopefully…
December 2, 2024
UAMS to Host Northwest Arkansas Schizophrenia Conference to Examine Complex Issues Surrounding Mental Illness
FAYETTEVILLE — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is hosting a conference, the first of its kind in Northwest Arkansas, dedicated to raising awareness about schizophrenia and the issues that accompany the mental illness.
College of Public Health Student Balances School, Parenting and Music
Joe Sundell is a dedicated family man, student and singer-songwriter. Sundell, a University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, Health Systems and Services Research doctoral student, acknowledges that balancing the responsibilities can be tough. However, he finds a way to manage the tasks as each play a role…
November 27, 2024
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