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A group shot of about 20 of the stroke providers, all in white coats, standing inside UAMS, posed.

Medical News

For 12th Year, UAMS Nationally Recognized for Providing High-Quality Stroke Care

Sept. 9, 2026 | LITTLE ROCK — The American Heart Association (AHA) and the American Stroke Association have recognized the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) for the 12th consecutive year for its commitment to excellence in stroke care. The Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus quality achievement award signifies that UAMS remains committed to ensuring that people...

Linda Satter

James ‘J.J.’ Tucker, M.D., (left) and Samuel Bledsoe, M.D., are joining UAMS.

College of Medicine

Samuel Bledsoe, M.D., James ‘J.J.’ Tucker, M.D., Join UAMS to Expand Bariatric Surgery Care Across Arkansas

Sept. 8, 2026 | LITTLE ROCK — Bariatric and general surgeons Samuel Bledsoe, M.D., and James “J.J.” Tucker, M.D., are joining the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), effective Oct. 1, and will see patients at the health system’s newly acquired hospital in Bryant.

Yavonda Chase

Featured

Myeloma Patient, Family Credit UAMS for His Improved Outlook

Sept. 4, 2026 | Chris Seab has come a long way since his myeloma diagnosis, and the future looks better every day.

Nathan Tidwell

College of Medicine

Jeannette Shorey, M.D., and Lindsay Thomas Pledge $1 Million to UAMS to Create College of Medicine Scholarship Fund

Sept. 3, 2026 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) received a $1 million estate gift pledge from Jeannette “Jan” M. Shorey II, M.D., former associate provost for faculty, and Lindsay McFaddin Thomas to the UAMS College of Medicine to create the Shorey Family College of Medicine Scholarship. “For many decades, UAMS has been...

Andrew Vogler

College of Pharmacy

College of Pharmacy Class of 2030 Dons White Coats

Sept. 2, 2026 | White coats symbolize the beginning of a long journey for new pharmacy students, which can carry a lot of emotional weight. The UAMS College of Pharmacy’s incoming Class of 2030 didn’t show any nerves, though, as they donned their coats for the first time. The ceremony was held Friday, Aug. 28, at the Connor Performing...

Benjamin Waldrum

Members of the PA Class of 2026 gather on Aug. 21 after the Valediction for one last formal photo together.

College of Health Professions

UAMS Physician Assistant Class of 2026 Celebrated at Valediction Ceremony

Aug. 28, 2026 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Physician Assistant (PA) Program’s Class of 2026 students celebrated the completion of their degrees in a valediction ceremony.

Ben Boulden

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (center right) awards UAMS $11.9 million from the Arkansas Rural Health Transformation Program.

News Release

Arkansas Rural Health Transformation Program Awards UAMS Nearly $12 Million to Fund 4 Initiatives

Aug. 27, 2026 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences received nearly $12 million in funding under the THRIVE and PACT initiatives of the Arkansas Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP).

Yavonda Chase

University News

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Michael Manley, MNSc, RN, Named Assistant Dean in UAMS College of Nursing

Sept. 9, 2026 | Michael Manley, MNSc, RN, has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing as assistant dean of community engagement and faculty practice.

Chris Carmody

Image shows Onward Medical’s implantable ARCIM System, which is designed to address symptomatic blood pressure instability in individuals with chronic spinal cord injury. Device is small and silver with tubing and is held in gloved hands.

UAMS Part of Clinical Study Exploring Blood Pressure Instability Treatment for People With Spinal Cord Injury

Sept. 4, 2026 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is recruiting candidates experiencing symptomatic blood pressure instability following chronic spinal cord injury for a worldwide clinical study involving a new medical device intended to manage the instability.

Shea Stewart

Jennifer Ivy Named Director of UAMS Schmieding Kids First in Springdale

Sept. 3, 2026 | UAMS Schmieding Kids First in Springdale has a new leader. Jennifer Ivy has stepped into the role of director, bringing nearly a decade of experience with the Kids First program and a career-long passion for early childhood development.

David Wise

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MVP

Jordan Gall

Sept. 10, 2026 | Meet Jordan, the university's MVP for September, and a patient experience specialist - education in the UAMS Office of Patient Experience.

News Staff

News Release

Expansion of Doula Workforce, Statewide Collaboration Leading to Positive Impact on Maternal Health in Arkansas

Sept. 2, 2026 | The rapid expansion of Arkansas’ doula workforce is playing a vital role in improving maternal and infant health outcomes across the state, according to researchers from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Community Health Innovation.

David Wise

UAMS is bringing Girlology® back to Northwest Arkansas on Sept. 20.

Medical News

UAMS to Host Popular Girlology® Puberty Session in Northwest Arkansas on Sept. 20

Sept. 1, 2026 | FAYETTEVILLE — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will host Girlology® on Sept. 20 to help girls face puberty with greater confidence. Girlology® will be held from 1-3:30 p.m. at Asbell Elementary School, 1500 N. Sang Ave., in Fayetteville.

David Wise

Namrata Dogra, M.D., and Benjamin Frazier, M.D., are shown in this image.

Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging

Namrata Dogra, M.D., and Benjamin Frazier, M.D., Join UAMS’ Thomas and Lyon Longevity Clinic

Aug. 31, 2026 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has welcomed Namrata Dogra, M.D., and Benjamin Frazier, M.D., as new physicians at the Thomas and Lyon Longevity Clinic in the UAMS Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging.

Chris Carmody

Nathan Johnson, center, holds his Patriotic Employer Award certificate. Congratulating him are left to right, Sarah Parker, Cherika Robertson, Rebecca Bird, (Johnson), retired Col. Tom Anderson, Corinne Hollingsworth and Thao Vu. Except for Anderson, all are faculty members of the Department of Laboratory Sciences.

College of Health Professions

Department of Defense Recognizes UAMS’ Nathan Johnson, Ph.D.

Sept. 4, 2026 | The Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) program in the U.S. Department of Defense recently recognized Nathan Johnson, Ph.D., with the Patriotic Employer Award.

Ben Boulden

Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health

College of Public Health Student Serves as Guest Editor for Themed Research Collection

Sept. 1, 2026 | Benjamin Momo Kadia, a doctoral student in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health epidemiology program, was part of a guest editorial team for a study that focused on youth stunting.

Kev' Moye

Karlene Beams, Lois Callahan, and Michael Birrer, M.D., Ph.D. with donation check

Giving

VFW Auxiliary Donates $25,000 to UAMS Cancer Research

Aug. 31, 2026 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute recently received a $25,000 donation from the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW) Auxiliary to support cancer research. As Arkansas’ only academic cancer center, the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute supports groundbreaking research in cancer biology, prevention and population...

Katie Fite

Amy Hopper Swan and Chris Baldwin, Innovation Day 2026

Research

‘From Idea to Practicality:’ BioVentures Innovation Day Touts Possibilities

Aug. 28, 2026 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently celebrated researchers and their discoveries at BioVentures Innovation Day, which showed that innovation can take many forms, and celebrated the teams of experts that help make it all possible.

For 12th Year, UAMS Nationally Recognized for Providing High-Quality Stroke Care

Samuel Bledsoe, M.D., James ‘J.J.’ Tucker, M.D., Join UAMS to Expand Bariatric Surgery Care Across Arkansas

Myeloma Patient, Family Credit UAMS for His Improved Outlook

Jeannette Shorey, M.D., and Lindsay Thomas Pledge $1 Million to UAMS to Create College of Medicine Scholarship Fund

College of Pharmacy Class of 2030 Dons White Coats

UAMS Physician Assistant Class of 2026 Celebrated at Valediction Ceremony

Arkansas Rural Health Transformation Program Awards UAMS Nearly $12 Million to Fund 4 Initiatives

University News

Michael Manley, MNSc, RN, Named Assistant Dean in UAMS College of Nursing

UAMS Part of Clinical Study Exploring Blood Pressure Instability Treatment for People With Spinal Cord Injury

Jennifer Ivy Named Director of UAMS Schmieding Kids First in Springdale

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Jordan Gall

Expansion of Doula Workforce, Statewide Collaboration Leading to Positive Impact on Maternal Health in Arkansas

UAMS to Host Popular Girlology® Puberty Session in Northwest Arkansas on Sept. 20

Namrata Dogra, M.D., and Benjamin Frazier, M.D., Join UAMS’ Thomas and Lyon Longevity Clinic

Department of Defense Recognizes UAMS’ Nathan Johnson, Ph.D.

College of Public Health Student Serves as Guest Editor for Themed Research Collection

VFW Auxiliary Donates $25,000 to UAMS Cancer Research

‘From Idea to Practicality:’ BioVentures Innovation Day Touts Possibilities

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