Dan Rahn
December 28, 2017
UAMS Sees Changes in Patient Care, Education, Research in 2017
Dec. 28, 2017 | For UAMS, 2017 was a year of leadership changes and opening new buildings, of grants awarded for research and awards granted in recognition and praise. In late December that University of Arkansas System President Donald R. Bobbit will recommend to the UA Board of Trustees that Cam Patterson, M.D., be the…
June 2, 2017
C. Lowry Barnes, M.D., Invested in Carl L. Nelson, M.D., Distinguished Chair in Orthopaedic Surgery
June 2, 2017 | C. Lowry Barnes, M.D., chair of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine’s Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, was invested June 1 in the Carl L. Nelson, M.D., Distinguished Chair in Orthopaedic Surgery. Barnes, who graduated with honors from the College of Medicine in 1986 and completed his internship and…
May 16, 2017
UAMS Celebrates New Family Medical Center Building at UAMS West Regional Campus in Fort Smith
May 16, 2017 |The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) West Regional Campus today celebrated the move of its Family Medical Center to a new, more spacious and up-to-date facility at the corner of South 12th and E streets in Fort Smith. The Family Medical Center recently began serving patients after relocating from its…
April 7, 2017
Dean Keith Olsen, Pharm. D., Invested in UAMS College of Pharmacy Dean’s Chair
April 7, 2017 | Keith Olsen, Pharm.D., dean of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy, was invested April 6 as the recipient of the College of Pharmacy Dean’s Chair. Olsen was presented with a medallion commemorating the investiture by UAMS Chancellor Dan Rahn, M.D., and Stephanie Gardner, Pharm.D., Ed.D., UAMS…
March 8, 2017
UAMS Recognized by State Senate for Marshallese Work
March 8, 2017 | UAMS was recognized March 6 by the Arkansas State Senate for its work to address health care disparities in diabetes among the Marshallese population in northwest Arkansas. State Sen. Linda Chesterfield introduced the Senate Resolution commending Pearl McElfish, Ph.D., associate vice chancellor for the UAMS Northwest Regional Campus; Peter Kohler, Ph.D.,…
February 13, 2017
Rahn Says Let Mission Statement and Strategic Goals Guide UAMS
Feb. 13, 2017 | Chancellor Dan Rahn, M.D., pointed to the importance of UAMS’ mission statement and strategic goals as he updated employees and students on the university’s recent successes as well as challenges for the future.
January 25, 2017
Reclaim MLK Legacy Through Change, Says Local Judge
Jan. 25, 2017 | To truly honor the accomplishments and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. is to focus on the needs of the most vulnerable, said Pulaski County Circuit Judge Wendell Griffen at a Jan. 18 UAMS event celebrating the civil rights icon. Griffen argued that fighting for justice and tolerance was key to…
January 11, 2017
UAMS BioVentures Changes to Nonprofit
Jan. 11, 2017 | UAMS BioVentures of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently became a private, nonprofit limited liability company to give it more flexibility in using funds for the new companies it helps get started. The University of Arkansas Board of Trustees approved the change in September. The nonprofit legal structure…
January 10, 2017
Bowes Promoted to Senior Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration at UAMS
Jan. 10, 2017 | William R. Bowes has been promoted to senior vice chancellor for Finance and Administration at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Bowes has served as UAMS vice chancellor for finance and chief financial officer since 2013. In that role, he was responsible for overall financial leadership of the university…
December 22, 2016
UAMS Reaches Milestones in 2016
Dec. 22, 2016 | In 2016, UAMS and its physicians and researchers achieved several firsts along with other milestones in patient care, education and research. From treating chronic pain and brain tumors to starting the first comprehensive research study of synthetic marijuana products and graduating the largest class in UAMS history, the university continued to…
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