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Rampy Foundation Relays $65,000 Donation to UAMS Department of Neurology for MS Research

Dec. 3, 2024 | 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...

Andrew Vogler

Representatives from the UAMS College of Nursing guide students through a demonstration of how to intubate patients.

Academic Pathways and Workforce Partnerships

REACH Delta Event Shows Teens the Pathway to Health Careers

Nov. 25, 2024 | Students from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) sought to offer encouragement and inspiration to the more than 200 high school teens who attended an outreach event earlier this month at the Pine Bluff Armory in White Hall. Meena Chatrathi, a third-year student in the UAMS College of Medicine, gave an overview of...

Chris Carmody

Gary Evans is back outdoors doing what he loves after successfully being treated for lung cancer at the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute.

Cancer Patient Stories

Back on Top: Gary Evans Climbing Mountains After Lung Cancer

Nov. 22, 2024 | The view from the 1,011-foot summit of Pinnacle Mountain is spectacular, and Gary Evans does his best to get there as often as he can. But after a lung cancer diagnosis in January 2023, Evans wasn’t sure he would get to the top of his favorite mountain ever again.

Marty Trieschmann

Employees celebrate the announcement of UAMS’ designation as a Magnet® hospital from the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

Inside News

UAMS Medical Center Achieves Magnet® Recognition for Clinical Care and Nursing Excellence

Nov. 21, 2024 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Medical Center was awarded the highest international recognition for excellence in nursing from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), achieving designation as a Magnet® hospital.

News Staff

Jessica Coker, M.D., serves as the medical director of the Psychiatric Research Unit’s inpatient units.

College of Medicine

Arkansas Attorney General Provides $600,000 Grant to Support Women’s Mental Health Fellowship

Nov. 20, 2024 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has received a $600,000 grant from Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin to support a women’s mental health fellowship in an effort to address the impact of the opioid epidemic on women and to help reduce the state’s maternal mortality rate.

Tim Taylor

College of Medicine

UAMS Invests Ashley Acheson, Ph.D., in Wilbur D. Mills Distinguished Chair in Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Prevention

Nov. 19, 2024 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine invested Ashley Acheson, Ph.D., professor and vice chair for research for the UAMS Department of Psychiatry, in the Wilbur D. Mills Distinguished Chair in Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Prevention during a Nov. 12 ceremony. “This chair is especially meaningful to me...

Andrew Vogler

David Williams, left, and Reginald Williams, center, share a laugh with one of the veterans at St. Francis House who was receiving a gift bag from UAMS.

University News

UAMS Recognizes Veterans at Multiple Events

Nov. 18, 2024 | In the days leading up to Veterans Day, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) thanked the hundreds of veterans of the U.S. military among its employees, students and patients with cards, meals, care packages and recognition events. The UAMS Veterans Subcommittee in the Division of People and Culture organized the efforts and kicked...

Ben Boulden

University News

UAMS Researcher Creating Survey to Better Evaluate Methamphetamine Treatments

Dec. 2, 2024 | 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...

Kev' Moye

College of Public Health Student Balances School, Parenting and Music

Nov. 27, 2024 | 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...

Kev' Moye

Sarah Moore, associate director of the UAMS Institute for Community Health Innovation, speaks to a group about prenatal care.

UAMS, Madison County Health Coalition Discuss Ways to Improve Care for Expectant Mothers in Huntsville

Nov. 27, 2024 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Community Health Innovation joined a recent meeting of the Madison County Health Coalition to discuss ways the institute is improving care for expectant mothers in and around Huntsville.

David Wise

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Institute for Community Health Innovation

UAMS Community Health Worker Named to National Advisory Committee

Dec. 3, 2024 | 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...

David Wise

Celebrating the opening of the Russellville Pediatric and Adolescent Clinic's milk depot are (from left to right) Neylon Pilkington, M.D., pediatrician; Molly Pilkington, RN, clinic manager; Jayli Holt, MPH, student at UAMS Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health; Misty Virmani, M.D., FAAP, executive medical director of the UAMS Milk Bank; and Robin Kirby, M.D., pediatrician.

Medical News

Russellville Pediatric and Adolescent Clinic Opens UAMS Milk Bank Depot

Nov. 26, 2024 | LITTLE ROCK —The Russellville Pediatric and Adolescent Clinic celebrated today the opening of a milk depot in support of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Milk Bank.

Andrew Vogler

Pharmacy students receive 2024 scholarships

College of Pharmacy

2024 College of Pharmacy Scholarships Touch on Past, Present and Future

Nov. 25, 2024 | Scholarships represent a financial leg up for any student, but they also represent something more: the journeys of those who came before, and the hopes they invest in those who come after them. This year, two new scholarships created for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy have those legacies in...

Benjamin Waldrum

Mother and two children at kitchen sink washing hands

Northwest Regional Campus

Healthy Living Made Simple: Habits for Everyday Wellness and Protection

Nov. 22, 2024 | By Sheldon Riklon, M.D. Germs and bacteria can spread quickly between people and through shared surfaces. Practicing these healthy habits can help stop the spread of germs and prevent illness. Stay home if sick and avoid close contact. If you are sick, stay home from work or school. Avoiding close contact with others helps prevent...

David Wise

UAMS is hosting the Northwest Arkansas Schizophrenia Conference on Jan. 30, 2025, in Fayetteville.

News Release

UAMS to Host Northwest Arkansas Schizophrenia Conference to Examine Complex Issues Surrounding Mental Illness

Dec. 2, 2024 | 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.

Tim Taylor

News Release

UAMS to Expand Healthy Start Program in South Arkansas

Nov. 26, 2024 | FAYETTEVILLE — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will expand its Healthy Start program to Ashley, Ouachita and Union counties this fall, providing essential prenatal care services to women and families in south Arkansas. Since 2019, the UAMS Institute for Community Health Innovation has offered the Healthy Start program — funded by the...

David Wise

Doula speaking to a pregnant woman outside the UAMS Institute for Community Health Innovation

News Release

UAMS Study Finds More Doulas Needed in Arkansas

Nov. 25, 2024 | FAYETTEVILLE — Community-based doulas can help mothers better navigate the health care system and provide cultural support, but there are not enough doulas in Arkansas to serve communities, according to researchers from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Doulas are trained birth coaches who provide continuous emotional support, advocate for and aid informed...

David Wise

Robin Camp, RN (left), assisted by Belen Castres, the All of Us tour manager, said she was interested in joining the research program as soon as she heard about it.

University News

UAMS Employees, Public Join National Institutes of Health All of Us Research Program during Exhibit Tour

Nov. 22, 2024 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) hosted the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) All of Us Journey, a traveling research exhibit, Nov. 12 – 15. The interactive exhibit drew 120 visitors, with 40 people enrolling in the NIH’s All of Us Research Program before the tour left Little Rock. Among them was Robin...

Rampy Foundation Relays $65,000 Donation to UAMS Department of Neurology for MS Research

REACH Delta Event Shows Teens the Pathway to Health Careers

Back on Top: Gary Evans Climbing Mountains After Lung Cancer

UAMS Medical Center Achieves Magnet® Recognition for Clinical Care and Nursing Excellence

Arkansas Attorney General Provides $600,000 Grant to Support Women’s Mental Health Fellowship

UAMS Invests Ashley Acheson, Ph.D., in Wilbur D. Mills Distinguished Chair in Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Prevention

UAMS Recognizes Veterans at Multiple Events

University News

UAMS Researcher Creating Survey to Better Evaluate Methamphetamine Treatments

College of Public Health Student Balances School, Parenting and Music

UAMS, Madison County Health Coalition Discuss Ways to Improve Care for Expectant Mothers in Huntsville

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UAMS Community Health Worker Named to National Advisory Committee

Russellville Pediatric and Adolescent Clinic Opens UAMS Milk Bank Depot

2024 College of Pharmacy Scholarships Touch on Past, Present and Future

Healthy Living Made Simple: Habits for Everyday Wellness and Protection

UAMS to Host Northwest Arkansas Schizophrenia Conference to Examine Complex Issues Surrounding Mental Illness

UAMS to Expand Healthy Start Program in South Arkansas

UAMS Study Finds More Doulas Needed in Arkansas

UAMS Employees, Public Join National Institutes of Health All of Us Research Program during Exhibit Tour

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