public service


January 22, 2019

UAMS Volunteers Provide Free Eye Exams, Glasses to Local Students

Spencer Watson

Katie Brown gives student Fily Galicia-Chavez an eye exam on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

The 2nd Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Pediatric Vision Outreach at UAMS was a day providing vision care to commemorate a visionary. Nine organizations, four UAMS departments, and two local schools united to provide the opportunity for free eye exams and glasses to students in Little Rock and the surrounding areas.


May 15, 2012

UAMS College of Pharmacy Student Receives National Pharmacy Award

Nate Hinkel

May 15, 2012 | Corey Hayes, a third-year student at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy, has received a prestigious national award for his public health efforts, including leading student pharmacist efforts at the Mexican Consulate in Little Rock.