October 17, 2022
UAMS’ Samuel Overley, M.D., Among Nation’s Top Young Spine Professionals for 2022
LITTLE ROCK — Samuel Overley, M.D., an orthopaedic surgeon at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), was named one of the nation’s outstanding young spine care providers by the North American Spine Society’s SpineLine magazine in its fifth annual “20 Under 40” list honoring spine professionals under the age of 40.
September 30, 2022
UAMS-Sponsored Health & Wellness Expo Draws Hundreds
The Annual Health & Wellness Expo, held Sept. 24 at the Statehouse Convention Center in downtown Little Rock, drew nearly 500 Arkansans for the half-day event.
September 28, 2022
Research Induction Ceremony Celebrates Graduate Students’ Journey to Doctoral Degrees
Mentors and advisors helped 27 UAMS Graduate School students from 10 programs put on their new white lab coats during the school’s annual research induction ceremony Sept. 12. The ceremony recognizes the graduate students who have passed their formal qualifying examination and are now Ph.D. candidates advancing into the research phase in the pursuit of…
August 24, 2022
First UAMS Girlology Event Helps Prepare Teens and Pre-Teens for Puberty
About 220 pre-teen and teen girls and their mothers, fathers or caregivers attended the inaugural Girlology, organized by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Held Aug. 7, the gathering offered empowerment through information and the chance to open or strengthen lines of communication. The girls aged 8 to…
August 4, 2022
Annual Arkansas Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium Returns to UAMS
Education in action was the theme of the ninth annual Arkansas Undergraduate Summer Research Symposium at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Nearly 100 undergraduate students presented their work on July 27, gathering with faculty mentors from institutions across the state and nation for the daylong summer symposium. The annual event had been…
August 1, 2022
UAMS College of Medicine Names Lindsey Sward, M.D., as Assistant Dean for Clinical Education
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine appointed Lindsey Sward, M.D., associate professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, to serve in the newly created position of assistant dean for clinical education. In her new role, Sward will work to continue and improve the college’s work of producing highly skilled, compassionate physicians for…
June 28, 2022
UAMS’ Kristen Sterba, Ph.D., Elected President of Graduate Enrollment Association
Kristen Sterba, Ph.D., associate provost for students and administration and director for institutional research, policy and accreditation in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Office of Academic Affairs, was recently elected president of NAGAP, The Association for Graduate Enrollment Management. Sterba, who previously served as vice president, has begun serving as president. Her…
June 17, 2022
Myeloma Patient Celebrates Full Remission by Walking Daughter Down the Aisle
Dave Puente of Elk Grove California, the first myeloma patient in Arkansas to receive the new chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell immunotherapy at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) last November, recently saw a very personal goal he’d set for himself become a reality. Late last year, during an interview for an article…
June 7, 2022
UAMS Graduate School Faculty, Staff Celebrate its 57 Graduates
About 130 students, faculty and staff enjoyed a Commencement Day brunch as they celebrated the Class of 2022 from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Graduate School. This year’s 57 graduates included three students who received a post-doctoral certificate, 27 students who received a doctor of philosophy degree, 11 students who received a…
May 23, 2022
UAMS Graduates 942 Health Care Professionals
LITTLE ROCK — Degrees and certificates were conferred to 942 graduates of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) five colleges and graduate school today. Degrees were awarded to 162 in the College of Medicine, 182 in the College of Nursing, 91 in the College of Pharmacy, 67 in the Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, 382…
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