university of arkansas for Medical sciences


August 10, 2022

UAMS to Bring Mobile Health Screenings to Back to School Bash with a Splash in El Dorado

David Wise

UAMS staff conducting blood pressure test

FAYETTEVILLE — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will offer health screenings and COVID-19 vaccines to the public at no cost at the Back to School Bash with a Splash in downtown El Dorado on Aug. 27, as part of a statewide initiative to improve health outcomes in rural communities in Arkansas. The…


July 21, 2022

UAMS MASH Program Gives High School Students Glimpse Behind the Scenes

David Wise

High school students learn suture techniques on pig feet at the UAMS MASH summer camp.

During the summer, high school students can go behind the scenes at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to find out what it really takes to be a health care professional. Since 1988, hundreds of high school students in Arkansas have donned surgical scrubs or lab coats at UAMS Regional Campuses and community…


July 20, 2022

UAMS Welcomes First Class in Accelerated BSN Program, Opens Simulation Center in Northwest Arkansas

David Wise

Nursing students and faculty in the new simulation center on the UAMS Northwest Regional Campus

FAYETTEVILLE — A new class of nursing students are experiencing real-world scenarios in a new simulation center on the Fayetteville campus of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). All UAMS students in Northwest Arkansas will eventually use the center. UAMS’s new accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) is a 15-month program designed…


June 30, 2022

UAMS, Walling Drug Partner to Provide Community Health Worker in Sharp County

David Wise

Mikayla Britt, community health worker in Sharp County

FAYETTEVILLE – Mikayla Britt, of Cave City, was hired recently through a partnership between the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Walling Drug to help people in Sharp County navigate the health care system. As an embedded community health worker, Britt is available to answer basic health care questions and provide education and…


UAMS Partners with Local Pharmacies to Provide Community Health Workers in Sebastian County

David Wise

Sebastian County on Arkansas Map

FAYETTEVILLE – Four community health workers were hired recently through a partnership between the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and three local pharmacies to help people in Sebastian County navigate the health care system. As embedded community health workers, Bobbi Evans, Harrison Hall, Mario Juarez, and Holleign Willis are available to answer basic…


UAMS, Mitchell’s Main Street Pharmacy Partner to Provide Community Health Worker in Stone County

David Wise

Trevor Crymes, community health worker in Stone County

FAYETTEVILLE – Trevor Crymes, of Mountain View, was hired recently through a partnership between the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Mitchell’s Main Street Pharmacy to help people in Stone County navigate the health care system. As an embedded community health worker, Crymes is available to answer basic health care questions and provide…


UAMS, Wagner’s Mount Ida Pharmacy Partner to Provide Community Health Worker in Montgomery County

David Wise

Montgomery County on map

FAYETTEVILLE – Michele Duncan was hired recently through a partnership between the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Wagner’s Mount Ida Pharmacy to help people in Montgomery County navigate the health care system. As an embedded community health worker, Duncan is available to answer basic health care questions and provide education and resources…


June 28, 2022

UAMS, Mitchell’s Park Street Pharmacy Partner to Provide Community Health Worker in Izard County

David Wise

Whitney Beard

FAYETTEVILLE – Whitney Beard, of Calico Rock, was hired recently through a partnership between the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Mitchell’s Park Street Pharmacy to help people in Izard County navigate the health care system. As an embedded community health worker, Beard is available to answer basic health care questions and provide…


UAMS, Local Pharmacies Partner to Provide Community Health Workers in Drew County

David Wise

Drew County on Arkansas map

FAYETTEVILLE – Teresa Cox and Rosetta Racy were hired recently through a partnership between the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), Sav-Mart Pharmacy and the Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care (AFMC) to help people in Drew County navigate the health care system. As embedded community health workers, Cox and Racy are available to answer…


UAMS, Local Pharmacies Partner to Provide Community Health Workers in Desha County

David Wise

Brandi Gilliam

FAYETTEVILLE – Brandi Gilliam and Isierene Brown were hired recently through a partnership between the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and local pharmacies to help people in Desha County navigate the health care system. As embedded community health workers, Gilliam and Brown are available to answer basic health care questions and provide education…



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