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UAMS College of Medicine Welcomes 175 Students at Joint White Coat Ceremony in Little Rock, NWA

Aug. 15, 2024 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine welcomed 175 new medical students to its Little Rock and Fayetteville campuses in an Aug. 9 white coat ceremony attended by hundreds of friends, family and other well-wishers. A tradition for incoming medical students, the ceremony followed a week of orientation...

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UAMS Breast Team Earns Fourth National Accreditation
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UAMS Breast Cancer Program Earns Fourth National Accreditation

Aug. 7, 2024 | The Breast Cancer Program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute has earned reaccreditation from the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC) for the fourth time in 10 years. The UAMS Breast Cancer Program first received accreditation from NAPBC in 2014 and was reaccredited in 2017 and...

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Researchers Meenakshisundaram Balasubramaniam (from left), Ph.D.; Srikanth Vallurupalli, M.D.; Robert J. Shmookler Reis, Ph.D.; Srinivas Ayyadevara, Ph.D.; and Akshatha Ganne are shown in their research laboratory at the UAMS Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging. Ganne was the lead author of the study published in the journal Aging Biology.
Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging

UAMS Researchers Discover Cholesterol Drug’s Potential as Treatment for Alzheimer’s, Other Dementia

Aug. 6, 2024 | Researchers from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have discovered that an FDA-approved cholesterol drug holds the potential to disrupt the progression of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. The research team published its findings in the journal Aging Biology. Akshatha Ganne, a postdoctoral fellow in the UAMS College of Medicine’s Department...

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UAMS Achieves Fundraising Milestone with $40.8 Million Received in Fiscal Year 2024

Aug. 1, 2024 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) reported the second highest fundraising year, raising more than $40.8 million through gifts and philanthropic grants in the 2024 fiscal year. It is only the second time in UAMS’s history that fundraising has exceeded $40 million. In total, 4,711 donations were received in the...

Andrew Vogler
Nationwide, U.S. News & World Report ranked the UAMS College of Pharmacy 31st; the UAMS College of Nursing 45th; the UAMS College of Health Professions' occupational therapy program 79th and its physical therapy program 74th; and the UAMS Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health 88th among all graduate schools.
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UAMS Colleges of Pharmacy, Nursing, Health Professions, Public Health, Make List of Top Graduate Schools for 2024

July 30, 2024 | LITTLE ROCK — U.S. News & World Report’s annual list of Best Graduate Schools for 2024 ranked the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) colleges of Pharmacy, Nursing, Health Professions and Public Health highly among their peers nationwide. The UAMS College of Pharmacy was ranked 31st nationwide among all pharmacy colleges. It has produced...

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Regional Campuses

UAMS MASH Program Introduces High School Students to Health Care Careers

July 29, 2024 | Ask Issabella Drew about her experience at one of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) summer programs and you might be surprised when she mentions pig feet. “My favorite part of the week was probably suturing,” Drew said. “We used pig feet to demonstrate all the different ways you can suture a wound....

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Motherhood Together Initiative Helps Pregnant Women in Central Arkansas

Aug. 16, 2024 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is leading an initiative to provide resources for expectant moms in central Arkansas. The Motherhood Together Program is a joint effort led by Alexandra Marshall, Ph.D., MPH, chair of the UAMS Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health Department of Health Behavior and Health Education; Laura Mayfield,...

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UAMS, Community Partners Work Together to Increase Spanish-Language Breastfeeding Support

Aug. 14, 2024 | Last year, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Community Health Innovation partnered with Cuenta Conmigo Cooperative to train community health workers to become certified lactation counselors (CLCs). Spanish-speaking community health workers completed 95 hours of training and can now take the certification assessment in the fall. A certified lactation counselor (CLC)...

David Wise
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UAMS Hosts Nation’s First Pediatric Green Lab for Neurosurgery Residents

Aug. 13, 2024 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Department of Neurosurgery recently held its first “pediatric green lab” for neurosurgery residents — part of its ongoing efforts to provide training that is more sustainable, affordable and environmentally conscious. “The course was unique, not only at UAMS but also in the nation, for resident teaching using...

Linda Satter

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Cassie Fagan

Aug. 12, 2024 | Meet Cassie Fagan, the MVP for August. Cassie serves as  an access coordinator at the UAMS Northeast Regional Campus in Jonesboro. In the course of her work, she puts into practice the UAMS values of integrity, respect, diversity and health equity, teamwork, creativity, excellence and safety.

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Graduate School Program Gives Undergraduates a Chance to Explore Research

Aug. 8, 2024 | For many undergraduate students, research isn’t an area they often get to experience. The Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) at the University of Arkansas of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) offers that opportunity. SURP is a National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute-funded effort sponsored by the UAMS Graduate School. Program co-directors are: Robert E. McGehee...

Nathan Tidwell
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College of Medicine

Undergraduates Show Off Research Skills at UAMS’ Summer Symposium

Aug. 6, 2024 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) hosted students from 39 colleges and universities across the nation at the 11th Annual Arkansas Undergraduate Summer Research Symposium. The symposium was an opportunity for undergraduate students to present research on a wide range of topics including biomedical sciences, plant science. informatics and modeling. The UAMS College...

Nathan Tidwell

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