UAMS College of Medicine

Omar 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…

The 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…

Researchers 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…

The 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…

Arkansas 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…

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has selected Laura B. Dunn, M.D., as the next chair of the Department of Psychiatry in the UAMS College of Medicine, and director of the Psychiatric Research Institute. Dunn is currently a…

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and its affiliate research institutions saw research funding grow by 12.2 percent this past year, with $177.4 million in grants by the end of the fiscal year on June 30. It is…

Doctors at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently activated the first lung biopsy robot in Arkansas. The robot allows doctors to discover and biopsy previously undetectable cancerous nodules in the far reaches of the lungs. “This enables…

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received an additional $4.75 million in federal grant money to continue efforts to improve health care in rural Arkansas through training and retaining primary care physicians. The supplemental award from the…

A UAMS research team has identified a potential cause of long-lasting symptoms experienced by COVID-19 patients, often referred to as long-haulers. At the heart of the team’s findings is an antibody that shows up weeks after an initial infection and…