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Arkansas, like other rural states, is experiencing a shortage of physicians. Many medical school graduates in Arkansas end up leaving the state where they can find more residency opportunities. But now Arkansas has two osteopathic medical schools — the Arkansas…

Surgeon and entrepreneur Dr. Kevin Sexton has been named president of BioVentures LLC, the technology licensing office and business incubator based at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Sexton, an associate professor in the College of Medicine Department of…

A free art therapy workshop for patients with Parkinson’s disease will be offered April 19 at St. Michael’s Episcopal Church at 12415 Cantrell Road in Little Rock. The Art for Parkinson’s workshop is being offered by the UAMS Movement Disorders…

The Winthrop Rockefeller Institute board of directors has named Janet Harris as its executive director/CEO. Harris was chosen following a nationwide search, and will assume the role April 1, 2022. She will succeed current Executive Director/CEO Dr. Marta Loyd, who…

Cromwell Architects Engineers, on behalf of UAMS, is seeking qualified artists or artist teams to submit qualifications to design and implement site-specific piece or pieces of artwork of original design for The Orthopaedic & Spine Hospital (TOSH) in Little Rock.…

A University of Arkansas student recently won first place and $10,000 in an international student startup competition hosted by the University of Manitoba. Locally-sourced ice cream company Simple + Sweet Creamery won top prize in the Undergraduate Business Plan Competition of the…

Danyelle Musselman has joined the Board of Directors of New Beginnings, a Northwest Arkansas nonprofit dedicated to providing shelter to the area’s homeless population. New Beginnings is a bridge housing community designed for unsheltered people who have experienced long-term homelessness…

The UAMS Division for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is now accepting applications for its Summer Research Internship, Pre-Health Scholars Program, and Pre-Medical Summer Scholars program. The Summer Research Internship is geared toward rising high school juniors and seniors, and college…

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences recently appointed Mohamed O. Elasri, Ph.D., as the associate vice chancellor for research. Dr. Elasri is an active researcher in infectious diseases and has established a highly innovative research program that includes antibiotic…

Researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently conducted a study which found that many adults in Arkansas receiving the COVID-19 vaccine are doing so despite experiencing some doubts about the shot. A survey of 1,475 people…