July 3, 2025
UAMS Welcomes 3 New Sports Medicine Physicians to Northwest Arkansas
FAYETTEVILLE — Primary care sports medicine physicians Kyle Arthur, M.D., Jake Martin, M.D., and Jacob Smith, M.D., MPH, recently joined UAMS Health Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine in Northwest Arkansas, bringing sports medicine expertise to enhance patient care in Northwest Arkansas. Arthur, who was the very first graduate of the UAMS sports medicine fellowship program in…
July 1, 2025
UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Invites Public to July 8 Town Hall in Paragould
The public is invited to attend a community town hall meeting featuring community outreach and education programs on cancer at noon, Tuesday, July 8, at the Paragould Community Center, 2404 Lindwood Drive, in Paragould, Arkansas. The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute is hosting the free event to share…
Designing with Empathy at the UAMS Health Orthopaedics & Sports Performance Center
At the intersection of innovation and infrastructure, a transformative project is taking shape in Northwest Arkansas: a world-class orthopedic and sports performance surgical center for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). More than just another health care facility, this project promises to be a beacon of cutting-edge design, precision construction and community impact….
June 30, 2025
2025 Pharmacy Camp Opens Young Minds to New Possibilities
Just about everyone has visited a pharmacy, but it’s a rare experience to get a peek behind the curtain. For three days in June, 39 high school students from Arkansas, Missouri and Arizona got to do just that, learning about the profession and potentially sparking their interest in pharmacy careers. Held June 2-4 at the…
June 13, 2025
Father’s Cancer Battle Inspires Son’s Research
When Don Tackett learned that he had prostate cancer, his first call was to his son, Alan. “It was difficult to hear,” said Alan Tackett, Ph.D., a leading UAMS cancer researcher whose life’s work collided with his father’s health that day. “I’m used to researching cancer, but not my father being a cancer patient,” said…
June 12, 2025
UAMS Mourns Death of Famed Neurosurgeon M. Gazi Yaşargil, M.D.
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) was saddened to learn of the June 11 death of M. Gazi Yaşargil, M.D., an internationally renowned pioneer in neurosurgery who is often referred to as the “Father of Modern Microneurosurgery.”
June 10, 2025
Physician Assistant Class of 2027 Don White Coats
The Class of 2027 Physician Assistant students began their studies a month ago, and on May 23 they donned their white coats for the first time in a ceremony marking the formal start of their professional education at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). The ceremony represents a rite of passage as students…
June 5, 2025
Gifts from Walker Foundation, Jane Lyon Honor UAMS’ Jeanne Wei, M.D., Ph.D., Create Distinguished Chair
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) received gifts totaling more than $2.1 million to create the Jeanne Wei, M.D., Ph.D., Distinguished Chair for Leadership in Geriatric Medicine, an endowed fund in the Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging. The Willard & Pat Walker Charitable Foundation made a $1 million donation…
June 2, 2025
Spotlight on the Department of Genetic Counseling
We are often asked, “What is a genetic counselor?” In clinic, genetic counselors help patients navigate the emotional and psychological elements of inherited genetic conditions and genetic testing. UAMS established the Master of Science in Genetic Counseling program in 2004 with its first cohort matriculating in 2006. An impetus of establishing the program was to…
May 29, 2025
College of Health Professions Celebrates College’s Largest Graduating Class Ever
Although the College of Health Professions at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences is more than 50 years old, the college celebrated its first college-wide commencement ceremony on May 16..
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