Peter Kohler


October 29, 2018

UAMS Elevates Kohler Endowed Professorship to Endowed Chair

Spencer Watson

Oct. 29, 2018 | The Peter O. Kohler, M.D., Endowed Distinguished Professorship in Health Disparities has been elevated to the endowed chair level at the Northwest Regional Campus of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). A distinguished professorship is established with gifts of $500,000 to support the educational, research and clinical activities of…


March 8, 2017

UAMS Recognized by State Senate for Marshallese Work

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UAMS at Arkansas Senate

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.,…


December 22, 2016

UAMS Reaches Milestones in 2016

Ben Boulden

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…


September 23, 2016

Inaugural Friends of UAMS – Northwest Arkansas Event Held at Hunt Tower

Benjamin Waldrum

Johnelle Hunt (second from left) hosted the inaugural Friends of UAMS – Northwest Arkansas event at Hunt Tower in Rogers. Flanking her are (from left) UAMS Chancellor Dan Rahn, M.D., Pearl McElfish, Ph.D., and Peter Kohler, M.D. (Photo by McGee Meredith)

Sept. 23, 2016 | Approximately 200 business and community leaders from across northwest Arkansas gathered Sept. 14 at the invitation of Johnelle Hunt to launch the inaugural chapter of Friends of UAMS – Northwest Arkansas. Held on the spacious 10th floor of the recently opened Hunt Tower in Rogers, guests enjoyed an evening of food…


February 26, 2015

UAMS Northwest Receives $194,200 Grant from Walmart Foundation to Aid Marshallese Diabetes Program

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LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Northwest in Fayetteville today announced a $194,200 grant from the Walmart Foundation to support its ongoing effort to treat diabetes in the region’s Marshallese community.


February 12, 2015

UAMS Northwest Names Physical Therapy Skills Lab for Schmieding Foundation

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Feb. 12, 2015 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Northwest regional campus in Fayetteville today unveiled a name for a new teaching lab critical to its coming physical therapy program – the Schmieding Neurological Skills Lab.


November 18, 2014

Comprehensive Rehabilitation Clinic Opens at UAMS Northwest in Fayetteville

Spencer Watson

Nov. 18, 2014 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) celebrated the recent opening of a comprehensive rehabilitation clinic on its <a href=”http://northwestcampus.uams.edu/”>northwest Arkansas regional campus</a> in Fayetteville, improving access to physical, occupational and speech rehabilitation services.


September 25, 2014

UAMS Receives Nearly $3 Million to Address Health Disparities

Spencer Watson

FAYETTEVILLE — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has been awarded a three-year, $2.99 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to address health disparities in the Hispanic and Marshallese communities in Benton and Washington counties.


August 7, 2014

UAMS Approved for Nearly $2.1M for Study to Aid Marshallese with Diabetes

Spencer Watson

FAYETTEVILLE —A research team at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has been approved for nearly $2.1 million from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to study how to improve diabetes self-management in the Marshallese community of northwest Arkansas.


July 24, 2014

UAMS Northwest Vice Chancellor Pledges $250,000 to UAMS Northwest Campus

Spencer Watson

FAYETTEVILLE – Peter O. Kohler, M.D., vice chancellor for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Northwest, recently pledged a deferred gift of $250,000 to support the new physical therapy program based at the regional campus in Fayetteville.