Pacific Islanders

January 9, 2026

UAMS Seeking Input from Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Veterans

David Wise

A smiling Pacific Islander veteran places his hand over his heart.

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is seeking input from Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) veterans to help improve access to benefits from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. As part of a partnership with the University of Hawaii, the UAMS Institute for Community Health Innovation is surveying veterans to understand barriers…

August 7, 2014

UAMS Approved for Nearly $2.1M for Study to Aid Marshallese with Diabetes

Spencer Watson

FAYETTEVILLE —A research team at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has been approved for nearly $2.1 million from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to study how to improve diabetes self-management in the Marshallese community of northwest Arkansas.