Employees celebrate the announcement of UAMS’ designation as a Magnet® hospital from the American Nurses Credentialing Center.
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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. Approximately 615 hospitals in the United States, representing less than 10% of U.S. health care organizations, have earned Magnet® designation. UAMS is...

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Ashley Acheson
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
A medical provider demonstrates a sonogram machine.
Regional Campuses

Prescription for Inspiration: Students Check Out Health Care Careers

Nov. 15, 2024 | When Shane Lyerly, M.D., decided he wanted to pursue a career in health care, he admittedly had more questions than answers. What classes should he take? Would it help to shadow a doctor for a day? How should he prepare for medical school interviews?  Thankfully, he had help from both an academic advisor at Arkansas...

Philip Allison
The Freeway Medical Tower
News Release

UAMS Receives $11 Million for Gastroenterology Clinic, Endoscopy Center, Upgrades to Monroe Building

Nov. 12, 2024 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received two federal grants totaling $11 million to create a Gastroenterology Clinic and endoscopy center in the nearby Freeway Medical Tower and upgrade the Monroe Building on its Little Rock campus. “We are very grateful for these construction grants from the U.S. Department...

Linda Satter
Dewey Hickey was amazed at how his prosthetic hand system helped him repair his bait casting reel.
Neurosurgery Patient Stories

75 Years after Accident, UAMS Surgeons, I³R Researchers Restore Greenwood Pastor’s Sense of Touch, Ability to Grip

Nov. 8, 2024 | As Dewey Hickey took apart and reassembled a bait casting reel using an experimental prosthetic hand system, he marveled at the revolutionary technology that made it possible. “It amazes me,” said Hickey, who in January 2023 became the first Arkansan and only the second person in the world to receive the device, which restored his...

David Robinson

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Beverly Malone, president and CEO of the National League for Nursing, discusses the “power of caring” during her lecture at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.

National League for Nursing CEO Visits UAMS for Lecture on Leadership, Caring

Nov. 19, 2024 | Beverly Malone, Ph.D., RN, president and CEO of the National League for Nursing, shared her thoughts on the importance of leadership and the “power of caring” during a recent lecture hosted by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing. The Nov. 4 event was part of the College of Nursing’s Claudia...

Chris Carmody
Panelists Sean Gardner, Carole Tucker, PT, Ph.D., and Carolyn Clancy, M.D., discuss AI as UAMS' Wendy Ward, Ph.D., moderates.

Artificial Intelligence Conference Examines Impacts on Health care, Research, Education

Nov. 15, 2024 | The fears and benefits of using artificial intelligence (AI) in health care research, education and clinical care took center stage during the inaugural Innovations in Artificial Intelligence Conference at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Held in the Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute’s Fred Smith Auditorium, more than 200 UAMS faculty,...

Linda Satter

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UAMS to Host Two Health Care Events in Nevada County

Nov. 18, 2024 | LITTLE ROCK — Residents of southwest Arkansas will have access to free medical screenings and health resources during two upcoming community events hosted by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). On Friday, Nov. 22, UAMS will host “Filling the Health care Gaps in Nevada County” in Rosston. The event will offer a variety...

Philip Allison
Women in a circle during a CenteringPregnancy meeting
News Release

UAMS Expands Group Prenatal Care to Phillips County

Nov. 14, 2024 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and the Boys, Girls, Adults Community Development Center are partnering to offer group prenatal care to pregnant women in Phillips County. CenteringPregnancy® is facilitated by the UAMS Institute for Community Health Innovation and is a group prenatal care program that includes a pregnant woman’s...

David Wise
Sonara Health Business Operations Manager Kshitij Verma (right) demonstrates how to use the online repository to Jere Brewer of UAMS’ Center for Addiction Services and Treatment.
College of Medicine

UAMS Center for Addiction Services Employs New Technology to Treat Opioid Addiction

Nov. 13, 2024 | LITTLE ROCK — The drug methadone, commonly used to treat opioid addiction by detoxification and maintenance, requires daily visits to an outpatient clinic as well as countless counseling sessions and drug screenings. Recognizing the barrier that daily visits can pose, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Center for Addiction Services and Treatment is rolling out a hybrid care program designed to better meet the needs of its patients and improve their chances of overcoming their dependence on opioids.

Tim Taylor
Day of Giving
University News

UAMS Day of Giving Surpasses Fundraising Goal by More than $170,000

Nov. 8, 2024 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), raised more than $470,000 during its seventh Day of Giving, a 24-hour fundraising event that was created to help advance the institution’s mission and contribute to better health for all Arkansans. In total, UAMS raised $470,250, surpassing its goal of $300,000. “Though I had no doubt that...

Andrew Vogler

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