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The UAMS College of Medicine has educated and trained the vast majority of Arkansas’ physicians since 1879. Our goal is to produce doctors who are leaders dedicated to improving the health, health care and well-being of Arkansans and of others in the region, nation and the world.
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Congratulations to all of the fantastic College of Medicine physicians who were named on the 2024 Top Docs list by Little Rock Soirée. Over 140 of our faculty practicing at the UAMS Medical Center, Arkansas Children’s Hospital and the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System are on Soiree’s list.
We are equally proud of our faculty who were named to the Castle Connolly Top Doctors in Arkansas list, which was published in the Arkansas Times in October. Kudos to all of these recognized faculty members for providing world-class care while teaching and training the next generation of physicians and scientists for Arkansas and beyond.
Also, congratulations to the UAMS Health Providers Voted AY’s 2024 Best Healthcare Professionals!
Latest News from the College of Medicine
UAMS’ AR ConnectNow Website Connects Families with Mental Health Resources for Assisting Youth
LITTLE ROCK — As part of Mental Health Awareness Month, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has unveiled a comprehensive online hub designed to equip parents and caregivers with resources that empower youth to develop positive mental health skills while fostering the confidence to reach out for support when necessary.
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UAMS Invests Rangaswamy Govindarajan, M.D., MRCP, in Hutchins Distinguished Chair for Hematology and Oncology
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine invested Rangaswamy Govindarajan, M.D., MRCP, a professor in the UAMS College of Medicine and director of the Division of Hematology and Oncology in the UAMS Department of Internal Medicine, in the Laura F. Hutchins, M.D., Distinguished Chair for Hematology and Oncology…
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UAMS Virtual Conference Explores Front Lines of Family Medicine
Family medicine providers from across the country recently gathered for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) virtual 2025 Family Medicine Spring Review, where they heard updates on colorectal cancer screening, sleep apnea, obesity and mental health. The three-day conference was presented by the UAMS Department of Family and Preventive Medicine’s Community Health and…
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Author Jack El-Hai Discusses Books ‘The Lobotomist,’ ‘The Nazi and the Psychiatrist’
May 02, 2025 | In 1995, a letter to the editor in the Sunday paper caught journalist Jack El-Hai’s attention. In it, a woman complained about the treatment of her uncle, who despite never being diagnosed with a mental illness, had spent his entire adult life confined to a psychiatric hospital in Anoka, Minnesota —…
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