medical school


November 26, 2013

Medical Students Gather to Remember Lives of Donors

Liz Caldwell

Some shed tears while others shared words of awe over the structure of the human body. But every member of the UAMS College of Medicine freshman class expressed deep gratitude for the lives of the bodies they examined during their annual “Ceremony of Gratitude and Reflection.”


October 15, 2012

Medical Students Plant Trees to Honor Ultimate Donation

Jon Parham

Oct. 15, 2012 | The first time second-year medical student Teri Moak encountered a cadaver in a gross anatomy class, her reaction was like many students — it was a strongly emotional experience.


July 8, 2011

College of Medicine Freshmen Help Aspiring Physicians

Jon Parham

July 8, 2011 | A week at the beach might be a tempting option for many students who’ve just finished their grueling freshman year of medical school. But rather than relaxing after final exams this year, 16 UAMS College of Medicine freshmen coordinated and taught a two-week preparatory course for the tough Medical College Admission Test (MCAT).


March 2, 2011

Arkansas Blue Cross Pledges $1 Million to UAMS Primary Care Scholarships

Jon Parham

March 2, 2011 | In a rural state with an aging, mostly medically underserved population, Arkansas’ only medical school and the state’s largest insurer are teaming up to improve access to health care.


December 16, 2010

UAMS Northwest Receives $650,000 from Walmart Foundation for Distance Learning Technology

Jon Parham

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – Students at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Northwest campus in Fayetteville will be more closely connected to the UAMS campus in Little Rock through distance learning technology funded by a $650,000 grant from the Walmart Foundation announced today.</span>


March 31, 2010

Students Thriving at UAMS Northwest

Jon Parham

March 31, 2010 | A wealth of experience awaits third-year medical students at the new UAMS Northwest campus in Fayetteville as they work in clinics, hospitals and other settings across the area.