College of Medicine


May 2, 2018

UAMS, Roller Funeral Homes Dedicate Memorial to Pregnancy and Infant Loss

Benjamin Waldrum

UAMS and Roller Funeral Homes dedicated the Love Lives Memorial at Riverwood Memorial gardens Cemetery in Maumelle in remembrance of pregnancy and infant loss.

May 2, 2018 | In memory of pregnancy and infant loss, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Love Lives Program and Roller Funeral Homes today dedicated the Love Lives Memorial at Riverwood Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Maumelle.


May 1, 2018

College of Medicine Honors Faculty, Staff at Annual Celebration

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Two doctors with glass bowl

May 1, 2018 | The UAMS College of Medicine paid tribute to faculty and staff for exemplary service, innovation and contributions to the college’s education, research and clinical mission areas at the eighth annual Dean’s Honor Day ceremony on April 24. Interim Dean Christopher T. Westfall, M.D., used the occasion to emphasize how all of…


April 30, 2018

UAMS Launches Free Video Conference Service About Opioids for Arkansas Health Care Providers

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Group posing with check

April 30, 2018 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has launched a free weekly education and consultation service for Arkansas health care providers to better manage chronic pain patients and those who need their opioid dosage reduced. Arkansas Improving Multidisciplinary Pain Care Treatment (AR-IMPACT) was announced today at a news conference at the…


April 27, 2018

One in 77 Arkansas Children Has Autism Spectrum Disorder, Says New CDC/UAMS Report

Ben Boulden

Maya Lopez, M.D., left, points to a research poster at an autism conference in Little Rock in 2016.

April 27, 2018 | An estimated  one in 77 Arkansas children are identified as having Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), according to a new report by the Arkansas Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (AR ADDM) Program of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). The new Arkansas numbers are based on information collected from health…


April 24, 2018

Patients, Caregivers, Doctors Unite at Parkinson’s Forum

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Doctor at podium

April 24, 2018 | Nearly 200 people came together at UAMS for the fourth annual Parkinson’s Forum to give the disease a one-two punch. One: Arm yourself with the latest information about the treatment of Parkinson’s. Two: Surround yourself with a community of fellow patients, caregivers and supporters. Knockout! This year, the punching was more…


April 23, 2018

KidneyCon 2018 Spotlights Advances, Careers in Nephrology

Ben Boulden

Kidney Con attendees practice using ultrasound technology with help from a standardized patient during a workshop.

April 23, 2018 | ‘Learn one, do one and teach one’ has been a longstanding idea in medical education, and attendees at the third annual UAMS KidneyCon held April 6-8 each got chances at one or more of those experiences. About 100 nephrologists, nephrology fellows and internal medicine residents from 26 states attended the conference…


April 17, 2018

UAMS Fights Opioid Epidemic on All Fronts

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Pills spilling out over a map of the U.S.

April 17, 2018 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is attacking the nationwide opioid epidemic on multiple fronts that have produced new research and treatment options for patients and health care providers across Arkansas and beyond. “As the state’s only health sciences university, UAMS is uniquely positioned to address this issue head on…


March 21, 2018

UAMS to Offer Arkansas’ First-ever Radiation Oncology Residency Program

Susan Van Dusen

Leading the UAMS Radiation Oncology Residency Program are (from left) Fen Xia, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Radiation Oncology chair and residency program director; Thomas Kim, M.D., assistant residency program director; and Ellie Dickinson, residency coordinator.

LITTLE ROCK – Radiation oncology is a complex and competitive field, attracting some of the brightest medical students from across the country. Until now, however, anyone in Arkansas interested in pursuing a career in radiation oncology had to leave the state for advanced training. This summer, that will change when Arkansas’ first-ever radiation oncology residency…


December 19, 2017

Study Shows Key Molecular Differences in Childhood Acute Myeloid Leukemia Could Lead to Better Treatment

Susan Van Dusen

LITTLE ROCK – A scientist at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is among the lead authors of a study that could lead to more effective therapies for children with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). UAMS’ Jason Farrar, M.D., and collaborators at eleven other institutions published their study in the journal Nature Medicine and…


November 13, 2017

UAMS’ Curtis Lowery, M.D., Receives National Award from American Public Health Association

Ben Boulden

Nov. 13, 2017 | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Curtis Lowery Jr., M.D., on Nov. 6 was honored for his work in maternal-fetal medicine with the Effective Practice Award from the Maternal and Child Health Section of the American Public Health Association. The Effective Practice Award recognizes individuals or groups whose work has…



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