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September 12, 2017

UAMS Honors Individuals for Diversity Efforts

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UAMS Diversity Awards 2017

Sept. 12, 2017 | Four members of the UAMS family were recognized Sept. 6 for their contributions to promoting diversity on campus and in the community at the UAMS Center for Diversity Affairs’ annual State of Diversity and Inclusion ceremony. Santiago Gonzales, a medical student in the UAMS College of Medicine; Brittney Roy, program coordinator…


August 31, 2017

UAMS Graduates Reunite, Some Decades Apart, at Alumni Weekend 2017

Benjamin Waldrum

Dr. Carl Weber, COP '67 (center), has his Golden Graduate medallion draped by J.R. Ritchey.

Aug. 31, 2017 | Amid all the handshakes, hugs, smiles and laughter, UAMS alumni reminisced and caught up on their divergent paths, delighted to be together again – some who hadn’t seen each other since graduation, decades ago. The 2017 Alumni Weekend held Aug. 18-20 welcomed back more than 200 graduates from all colleges with…


August 29, 2017

Baptist Health and UAMS Announce Alliance

Ben Boulden

Aug. 29, 2017 | Baptist Health and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have announced a statement of strategic intent,  which reflects the two health care organizations’ commitment to offer a wider range of educational opportunities and deliver clinical care more efficiently. The alliance will strengthen the two institutions’ collective ability to improve population…


August 28, 2017

Sterling Moore Named UAMS Vice Chancellor for Regional Campuses

Ben Boulden

Sterling Moore has been named vice chancellor for Regional Campuses at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). He was previously assistant vice chancellor for administration for Regional Campuses. Moore succeeds Tim Hill who on July 1 was named chief operating officer of UAMS Health System. Regional Campuses, originally called the Area Health Education…


April 7, 2017

Dean Keith Olsen, Pharm. D., Invested in UAMS College of Pharmacy Dean’s Chair

Ben Boulden

April 7, 2017 | Keith Olsen, Pharm.D., dean of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy, was invested April 6 as the recipient of the College of Pharmacy Dean’s Chair. Olsen was presented with a medallion commemorating the investiture by UAMS Chancellor Dan Rahn, M.D., and Stephanie Gardner, Pharm.D., Ed.D., UAMS…


September 27, 2016

Joseph Chacko, M.D., Invested in Sally McSpadden Boreham Chair in Ophthalmology

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Joseph Chacko UAMS

Sept. 27 2016 | Joseph G. Chacko, M.D., professor of ophthalmology and neurology in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine, was invested Sept. 26 in the Sally McSpadden Boreham Chair in Ophthalmology. Chacko has been the director of neuro-ophthalmology at the UAMS Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute since 2005. An…


September 1, 2016

Radiation Effects Expert Martin Hauer-Jensen Invested in J. Thomas May Distinguished Endowed Chair in Oncology

Benjamin Waldrum

Martin Hauer-Jensen, M.D., Ph.D., is presented with a chair as part of the investiture ceremony, while College of Pharmacy Dean Keith M. Olsen, Pharm.D., and Chancellor Dan Rahn, M.D., look on.

Sept. 1, 2016 | The family of the late William E. “Bill” Clark has given $300,000 to establish a distinguished endowed chair in honor of J. Thomas May in which world-renowned radiation effects expert Martin Hauer-Jensen, M.D., Ph.D., was invested Aug. 29 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Hauer-Jensen, a professor of…


August 26, 2016

2016 UAMS Alumni Weekend Reunites Classmates, Friends

Benjamin Waldrum

James Y. Suen, M.D., COM '66, UAMS professor and chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, reveals the secret behind his magic trick at the Golden Graduates brunch held Sunday, Aug. 21 at The Capitol Hotel.

Aug. 26, 2016 | Although he’d traveled from Anchorage, Alaska, to Little Rock for the weekend, Tim Coalwell, M.D., felt a little guilty about winning a prize for the longest drive. “That’s because I didn’t drive,” quipped Coalwell, a 1991 UAMS College of Medicine graduate. Held Aug. 19-21 at the University of Arkansas for Medical…


August 23, 2016

Bank of America Gives $24,500 for UAMS Diversity Programs

Benjamin Waldrum

The Bank of America Foundation presented $24,500 to the UAMS Center for Diversity Affairs summer programs, which support workforce education and skills training.

Aug. 23, 2016 | Bank of America continued its stalwart support for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) with a $24,500 corporate foundation gift given to the UAMS Center for Diversity Affairs at an August 23 presentation. The check was presented by Donnie Cook, Arkansas state president and Little Rock market president for Bank…


May 12, 2016

Historical Research Center Celebrates Expansion, New Space

Ben Boulden

May 12, 2016 | Unique  artifacts such as a scrapbook of varnished tissue specimens along with historical documents such as a Civil War surgeon’s letters on the health of soldiers recently moved into newly renovated space at UAMS. The Historical Research Center of the UAMS Library now includes a research room open to the public,…



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