UAMS Most Wired 2026
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UAMS Earns ‘Most Wired’ Designation from CHIME for Technology and Innovation

Oct. 28, 2026 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently received recognition as a 2026 Digital Health Most Wired organization from the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME). UAMS was the only Arkansas healthcare organization on the list. CHIME’s Digital Health Most Wired program conducts annual surveys that serve as a comprehensive...

Benjamin Waldrum
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UAMS Raises More Than $650,000 for Day of Giving, Surpassing Goal

Oct. 15, 2026 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) raised $672,528 during its ninth annual Day of Giving, a 24-hour fundraising event to raise critical funds that will be used to advance the institution’s mission and support work that is improving the health of all Arkansans.

Andrew Vogler

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Robert and Rebecca Foster

Robert and Rebecca Foster Give $100,000 to UAMS North Central Campus to Create Endowed Fund

Oct. 29, 2026 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) received a $100,000 gift from Robert and Rebecca Foster to create The Emma Virginia and Milous Campbell Endowed Fund for Excellence supporting the highest priorities of the UAMS North Central Regional Campus’ medical education program in Batesville, Arkansas. The gift is made in recognition...

Andrew Vogler
side by side white coat portraits of Mohammad Fahad Salam, M.D., left, and Lalith Vardhan Namburu, M.D.,

Cardiologists Mohammad Fahad Salam, M.D., Lalith Vardhan Namburu, M.D., Join UAMS Health

Oct. 28, 2026 |  LITTLE ROCK — Fellowship-trained noninvasive cardiologists Mohammad Fahad Salam, M.D., and Lalith Vardhan Namburu, M.D., have joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Department of Internal Medicine’s Division of Cardiology. Salam joins UAMS from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, where he completed his cardiovascular medicine fellowship with a focus...

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College of Health Professions

Samuel R. Atcherson, Ph.D., Named a Fellow of ASHA

Oct. 29, 2026 | Samuel R. Atcherson, Ph.D., a professor of audiology in the College of Health Professions’ Department of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology with a secondary appointment in the College of Medicine’s Department of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, recently was named a Fellow by the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA). Fellowship is one of the highest...

Ben Boulden
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Third Annual AI Conference at UAMS Focuses on Ethical, Responsible Use

Oct. 22, 2026 | As the healthcare industry works to keep pace with the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI), there have been growing concerns about balancing ethical and responsible use with the speed and efficiency it brings. The third annual Innovations in Artificial Intelligence Conference, recently held at UAMS, included speakers who tackled these issues head-on.

Benjamin Waldrum
Nathan H. Johnson, Ph.D., DLM
College of Health Professions

Nathan Johnson, Ph.D., Named President-Elect of NAACLS

Oct. 29, 2026 | Nathan Johnson, Ph.D., chair, professor, and program director in the College of Health Professions’ Department of Laboratory Sciences, has been selected as president-elect of the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS). He has served its Board of Directors for four years and will serve for one year as president-elect before becoming the agency’s...

Ben Boulden

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