UAMS Northwest Regional Campus
March 12, 2020
UAMS Pharmacy Students Help Refugees Navigate Pharmacies
As part of resettlement efforts for newly arrived refugees, pharmacy students from the UAMS Northwest Regional Campus recently gave tours of two local pharmacies to refugees in Washington County. Students also provided gift bags of thermometers, toiletries and other basic essentials.
March 2, 2020
UAMS Receives Grant to Address Teen Pregnancy and Other Youth Health Issues
FAYETTEVILLE – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently received a three-year, $960,000 grant to empower teens to make healthy decisions by providing tools and resources to prevent pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and risky behavior among youths in Washington County. The Teen Outreach Program (TOP) grant is funded by the U.S. Department…
February 27, 2020
UAMS Northwest Regional Campus Accepting Applications for Free Summer Health Careers Program
FAYETTEVILLE — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Northwest Regional Campus is now accepting applications from junior high and high school students who are interested in exploring careers in health care. Students who will be entering eighth, ninth or 10th grade are eligible for a one-week intensive Community Health Applied in Medical Public…
November 7, 2019
UAMS Nursing Students Receive Scholarships
Nursing students from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) were recently awarded scholarships made possible by the Harvey and Bernice Jones Trust for Nursing of Springdale. The eight UAMS College of Nursing students, all of whom live and work in Northwest Arkansas, were each awarded $5,000 for the 2019-2020 academic year ($2,500 per…
April 17, 2019
UAMS Uses Culturally Unique Methods to Improve Diabetes Management
FAYETTEVILLE – Researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have demonstrated that a culturally adapted family model of diabetes self-management is an effective approach for Marshallese community members in Northwest Arkansas to manage diabetes. A recently published study by researchers at the UAMS Northwest Regional Campus showed that by using cultural concepts…
February 26, 2019
UAMS Study Shows Schools Lowered Sodium Content of Lunches by 11.2 Percent
FAYETTEVILLE – Public schools in Springdale have lowered the sodium content of school lunches by 11.2 percent, research by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) shows. In an article in “Preventing Chronic Disease,” published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), researchers from the UAMS Northwest Regional Campus outlined the progress…
October 29, 2018
UAMS Elevates Kohler Endowed Professorship to Endowed Chair
Oct. 29, 2018 | The Peter O. Kohler, M.D., Endowed Distinguished Professorship in Health Disparities has been elevated to the endowed chair level at the Northwest Regional Campus of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). A distinguished professorship is established with gifts of $500,000 to support the educational, research and clinical activities of…
September 14, 2018
Boyers Welcome Pattersons at Friends of UAMS – Northwest Arkansas Event
Sept. 14, 2018 | Wet weather kept few away from the Fayetteville home of Tommy and Sylvia Boyer, as more than 130 guests poured in Aug. 30 to welcome UAMS Chancellor Cam Patterson, M.D., MBA, for the latest Friends of UAMS event in northwest Arkansas. Tommy Boyer is a member of the University of Arkansas…
August 21, 2018
UAMS College of Health Professions Physical Therapy Program Earns Full Accreditation
FAYETTEVILLE — The Doctor of Physical Therapy Program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has been awarded full accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation for Physical Therapy Education, allowing graduates to be eligible to become licensed in their profession. The program, part of the Department of Physical Therapy in the College of…
June 14, 2018
Two UAMS Northwest Regional Campus Faculty Inducted into Clinical Society
June 14, 2018 | Sheldon Riklon, M.D., and Thomas Schulz, M.D., associate professors in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine on the Northwest Regional Campus, were recently inducted into the Southern Society for Clinical Investigation. The society was formed by leaders of 19 southern medical schools in 1946 to advance…
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