Last week, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) received a $2 million commitment from Rhonda M. Dick and Joseph Kennedy “Ken” Dick to establish the Dr. Rhonda and Ken Dick Endowed Scholarship in the UAMS College of Medicine.…
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UAMS, ACH Launch Program to Improve Children’s Mental Health Care
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffMore than $2 million in federal grant money has been awarded to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to equip and support primary care providers across the state to screen, diagnose, treat and refer children with behavioral health…
On Sept. 14, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) broke ground on a $10 million Child Development Center in Little Rock set to open in 2024. The 20,000-square-foot center will inhabit four acres at the intersection of 11th…
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UAMS College of Medicine Appoints Lindsey Sward, M.D. to Assistant Dean for Clinical Education
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffLindsey Sward, M.D., associate professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine, has been appointed to the newly created position of Assistant Dean for Clinical Education. In this role, she will continue…
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Baptist Health-University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Medical Education Program Celebrates First Graduating Class of Residents
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffBaptist Health – University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Medical Education Program celebrated its first class of residents to graduate on Friday, June 17. Troy Wells, President and CEO of Baptist Health, and Cam Patterson, M.D., chancellor of the…
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UAMS Oncologist Named President Elect of American College of Physicians
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffOmar Atiq, M.D., a medical oncologist specializing in head and neck cancers at the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at UAMS in Little Rock, is now president-elect of the American College of Physicians (ACP), the largest medical specialty organization in…
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Multiple Sclerosis Society Names UAMS ‘Center for Comprehensive MS Care’
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe National Multiple Sclerosis Society has officially designated The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) of Little Rock a, “Center for Comprehensive MS Care.” The National Multiple Sclerosis Society is a nonprofit organization that was founded in New York…
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UAMS Researchers Discover Potential Way to Control Immune Responses
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffResearchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences have discovered how a key switch in the body’s immune response is turned on and off, which experts say could open the door to new treatments for those with life-threatening, uncontrolled…
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UAMS Names Turnage as Vice Chancellor of Regional Campuses
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has named Richard Turnage, M.D., as vice chancellor for Regional Campuses, effective immediately. He succeeds Amy Wenger, MHSA, who became vice chancellor of the Northwest Regional Campus on Dec. 1. “Richard is a…
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Arkansas Children’s Research Institute to Partner in Nationwide Pediatric Covid-19 Longhauler Study
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffArkansas Children’s Research Institute (ACRI) will be a key partner in a 14-state consortium focused on pediatric COVID-19 long haul cases, part of a massive nationwide research effort funded by the National Institutes of Health. The work at ACRI will…