Tag: UAMS

UAMS receives $1.5 million pledge for family medicine residency program in El Dorado

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received a $1.5 million pledge from the SHARE Foundation as a commitment to establish a UAMS family medicine residency program in…

UAMS appoints Richard Turnage to oversee regional campuses

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) on Tuesday (Dec. 7) named Dr. Richard Turnage as its new vice chancellor for regional campuses. He succeeds Amy Wenger, who was…

UAMS Chancellor expects Omicron unknowns to be solved by Christmas

The Omicron variant that has become a major concern for public health officials is undergoing rigorous testing and University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Chancellor Dr. Cam Patterson expects to…

UAMS researchers land $1.5 million to study maternal diabetes on fetal neurodevelopment

Researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) received a $1.5 million, four-year grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to examine fetal neurodevelopment in a new study…

UAMS lands $18.9 million for new cancer, cardio research in rural, Black populations

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) announced Monday (Nov. 15) it has received $18.9 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support new research and interventions…

UAMS promotes Amy Wenger to vice chancellor of Fayetteville campus

Amy Wenger has been promoted to vice chancellor of the Northwest Arkansas regional campus of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) in Fayetteville. Wenger will begin the job on Dec….

Arkansas Children’s, UAMS awarded $7.2 million to study childhood development

Arkansas Children’s Research Institute (ACRI), the research arm of Arkansas Children’s in Little Rock, and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will receive $7.2 million in funding over…

UAMS receives $4.75 million for primary care physician training, will help with three-year MD track

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received an additional $4.75 million in federal grant money to continue efforts to improve health care in rural Arkansas through training…

UAMS researcher awarded $3.6 million to expand HPV cancer vaccine study

Mayumi Nakagawa, M.D., Ph.D., was awarded $3.6 million from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to complete phase 2 clinical trials of PepCan, a breakthrough vaccine she developed at UAMS to…

John Erck ready to ‘build something great’ with UAMS

For nearly 20 years, John Erck of Fayetteville has successfully aligned donors’ philanthropic goals with the right initiatives. Throughout his career, no matter what he’s raised money for, he said…

John Erck leaving Walton College of Business to lead fundraising efforts at UAMS

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences said Monday (July 26) that John Erck has been hired as vice chancellor for institutional advancement. Erck is senior director of development and…

UAMS Chancellor: Hospital full, bed and staffing shortage imminent

Health officials have been sounding the warning for weeks on the Delta variant of COVID-19, but it has yet to slow down the public health threat. Now, UAMS Chancellor Dr….

UAMS receives $1.9 million grant to study Alzheimer’s disease

The Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging at UAMS has been awarded a five-year, $1.9 million grant from the National Institute on Aging, a division of the National Institutes of…

UAMS Chancellor says much accomplished on healthcare this session, will await courts on controversial measures

It’s been a busy time to be the leader of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. In addition to the daily duties of overseeing education, clinical and research operations,…

UAMS leases space in Children’s Center for Health & Wellness under construction in Springdale; surgery center site still TBA

In March, the University of Arkansas System board of trustees approved an $85 million project in Northwest Arkansas proposed by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). A 185,000-square-foot…