Northwest Arkansas Campus


March 4, 2022

UAMS, Farmington Public Schools Creating Healthy Meals for Students

David Wise

Kid eating

FAYETTEVILLE — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Farmington Public Schools are working together to create healthier meals and eating environments for students. The school district recently updated and strengthened its wellness policy to increase whole grains in meals, prioritize Arkansas-grown produce and products and prominently display healthy food choices like fresh…


April 8, 2019

UAMS Names New Northwest Arkansas Family Medicine Resident Physicians and Sports Medicine Fellow

David Wise

FAYETTEVILLE – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) announced the names of the nine new family medicine resident physicians and one new sports medicine fellow who will begin practicing medicine in Northwest Arkansas in June. The new residents are: Christopher Aponte, M.D. – Hometown: Phoenix, Ariz. Fabian Latorre, Jr., M.D. – Hometown: Dallas,…


September 19, 2016

UAMS Chancellor Dan Rahn Announces Retirement

Ben Boulden

Sept. 19, 2016 | Dan W. Rahn, M.D., chancellor of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) since 2009, announced today that he plans to retire effective July 31, 2017. During Rahn’s tenure at UAMS, the state’s only academic health sciences university and largest public employer, has undergone a significant transformation, expanding educational, clinical…