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UAMS, University of Arkansas-Fort Smith Forge Agreement to Expand Healthcare Education Pathways
State Medical Society Elects Officers
UAMS Receives $1M to Create Endowed Funds in Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute
Sisira Yadala, MD, Honored with AMS Best Faculty Award
Dorothy Snider Foundation Awards $110K Grant to UAMS College of Medicine for Scholarships
CARTI Cuts Ribbon on Heber Springs Cancer Center
Arkansas Children’s Names Alison Ziari, MD, as Senior VP of Practice Plan, President of ACPSO
Second Annual Baptist Health Stroke Walk is May 29 in Little Rock
October 16, 2017
UAMS Study Identifies One Reason Myeloma...

Researchers with the Myeloma Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have identified one reason myeloma patients respond differently to treatment — the cancer cells can vary in type and intensity, depending on where they are located in the bone marrow.

The team, headed by Leo Rasche, MD, and Niels Weinhold, PhD, reported these findings in the Aug. 16 edition of the online publication Nature Communications in the article, “Spatial Genomic Heterogeneity in Multiple Myeloma Revealed by Multi-region Sequencing.”

October 16, 2017
UAMS Translational Research Institute Re...

The UAMS Translational Research Institute has received funding for a Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) totaling $3,497,558, through Aug. 31, 2018.

October 16, 2017
DHS to Launch New Medicaid Management In...

The Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) announced it will launch its new Medicaid Management Information Systems (MMIS) on Nov. 1. The new system will streamline claims processing, and provide a more efficient reimbursement method for both providers and the state. Doctors and hospitals will now have the ability to submit claims and other documents electronically.

October 16, 2017
Stephens Elem. School-Based Health Cente...

Children at three local schools will have more opportunities for wellness where they live, learn, and play with the opening of the Stephens Elementary School-Based Health Center in the Little Rock School District.

The center is a collaborative effort, with Arkansas Children’s as its medical partner in providing primary care to students at Stephens Elementary. Student siblings will also receive care. Students who participate in the Children’s International program at Bale and Wakefield Elementary Schools in the LRSD will also have access to the center’s care.

October 16, 2017
UAMS’ Pao-Feng Tsai, Sarah Rhoads Induct...

Pao-Feng Tsai, PhD, RN, professor in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing and Sarah Rhoads, PhD, APRN, director of education in the UAMS Center for Distance Health, were inducted on Oct. 7 as Fellows of the American Academy of Nursing.