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December 16, 2016

UAMS Medical Student from Harrison Receives Scheving Award

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UAMS Rebekah Langston Scheving Award

Dec. 16, 2016 | Rebekah G. Langston of Harrison has received the Lawrence E. Scheving Award for earning the highest score in the 2016 human structure course at UAMS. Langston, a first-year medical student, is a fourth-generation UAMS student but the first woman in the family to pursue a medical degree. The human structure course includes…


February 23, 2016

Medical Showcase Highlights Grant-Funded Research

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UAMS Showcase Medical Discoveries

Feb. 23, 2016 | Twelve projects were on display Feb. 10 at the latest Showcase of Medical Discoveries wine-and-cheese event hosted by the UAMS College of Medicine. The series was created to foster communication and collaboration among UAMS researchers. The research featured at the reception in the 10th floor lobby of the UAMS Winthrop P….


May 7, 2015

James C. and Mary Kay East Donate $1 Million To Establish UAMS Chair in Surgical Oncology

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LITTLE ROCK – A $1 million gift by James C. and Mary Kay East to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has established the Kent C. Westbrook, M.D. Chair in Surgical Oncology. The chair will provide resources to ensure patients have the opportunity to understand their disease and participate in decisions based on scientific evidence, treatment availability and their own wishes.