Featured Announcements
September 25, 2019
Gala for Life Breaks Record, Raises $1.2 Million for UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute
Almost 600 guests took a journey down the yellow brick road Sept. 6 when the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute hosted its 24th annual Gala for Life. Complete with a Wizard of Oz theme, the black-tie event raised a record-setting amount of more than $1.2 million to benefit the institute’s efforts to achieve National…
September 24, 2019
J.L. Mehta, M.D., Ph.D., Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Cardiologist J.L. Mehta, M.D., Ph.D., of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences. Mehta is a distinguished professor of medicine and physiology and biophysics and holds the Stebbins Chair in Cardiology in the UAMS College of Medicine. He received the award…
September 17, 2019
Study Co-authored by UAMS Doctor Shows Benefit of Facebook Patient Support Groups in Rare Cancer Research
LITTLE ROCK – An article co-authored by Jerad Gardner, M.D., at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) demonstrates the ability to use international Facebook patient support groups to rapidly reach large numbers of rare cancer survivors.
September 13, 2019
Michael Birrer, M.D., Ph.D., Named UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Director
Internationally recognized medical oncologist Michael Birrer, M.D., Ph.D., has been named vice chancellor and director of the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Birrer specializes in gynecologic cancers and will join the university by the end of the year.
September 11, 2019
Two UAMS Medical Students Awarded Scholarships for Rural Arkansas Primary Care
Two UAMS medical students have each been awarded a $20,000 Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield Primary Care Scholarship, which encourages aspiring physicians to pursue primary care practices in rural Arkansas. This year’s recipients are Drake Cullum of Bono, a senior, and Olivia Brasher of North Little Rock, a junior. The scholarship has been presented…
September 4, 2019
UAMS Receives $4.6 Million Grant to Address Rural Physician Shortage
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received a $4.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to improve access to quality health care in rural Arkansas by expanding efforts to train and retain primary care physicians. The Arkansas Medical Education Primary Care Partnerships project aims to increase the…
September 3, 2019
UAMS Recycling Day Proves to be a Big Hit
Kevin Yancy is passionate about recycling. As maintenance coordinator in Campus Operations’ Sustainability Services, Yancy had a big role in planning and executing UAMS Recycling Day on Aug. 19.
August 22, 2019
UAMS Graduates Reunite and Reminisce at Alumni Weekend 2019
UAMS graduates from all colleges spent the Aug. 16-17 Alumni Weekend living it up in Little Rock, enjoying hands-on learning, fine dining and each other’s company. More than 100 UAMS alumni and guests, many from this year’s Golden Graduates, the Class of 1969, reconnected with old friends and colleagues, making the most of their time…
August 15, 2019
College of Medicine Freshmen Don White Coats to Start Med School Journey
What does it mean to wear the physician’s white coat? Reassurance. Competence. Professionalism. Cleanliness. Responsibility. Trust. For patients, yes, but what about for the College of Medicine Class of 2023? Its 174 members donned their white coats for the first time during the White Coat Ceremony, held at Robinson Auditorium before a crowd of family,…
August 14, 2019
Centering Pregnancy Program Produces Better Outcomes for Mothers and Babies
When Shalinda Starks had her daughter 17 years ago, she did not feel as prepared as she does with the baby she is carrying now. For this pregnancy, Starks is getting her prenatal appointments through UAMS’s Centering Pregnancy program, a model of prenatal care in which patients see their health care providers in a group…
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