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Dean’s Honor Day

We celebrated the accomplishments and contributions of exemplary faculty and staff.

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Match Day 2022

Match Day was an incredible celebration of our seniors! Watch the live stream now.

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Spotlight on Excellence

Our latest Spotlight on Excellence video features Dr. Omar Atiq, who talks about the importance of addressing health disparities.

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UAMS has compiled a variety of resources for providers and patients about the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Position Announcement: Associate Dean of Health Equity

The UAMS College of Medicine (COM) seeks nominations of and applications from highly qualified faculty for the position of Associate Dean for Health Equity. The Associate Dean will provide leadership for the COM to integrate efforts to improve health outcomes for traditionally underserved populations, including as defined by race or ethnicity, age, education, disability, gender, geographical location, income, and sexual orientation.

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Sancy Leachman, M.D., Ph.D., from Oregon Health and Science University, delivered the Colonel Randy Holland Memorial Lecture on melanoma.

Self-Exams, Early Detection Critical in ‘War on Melanoma,’ UAMS Guest Lecturer Says

May 17, 2022 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) hosted the latest installment of the Colonel Randy Holland Melanoma Lecture Series on May 6, an event that focuses on melanoma awareness, detection, prevention and treatment. “Melanoma is the one really lethal skin cancer that you can see with your eyes,” said guest…

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UAMS’ Mark Smeltzer, Ph.D., first secured a Centers for Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) program grant in 2012 and will lead the program through its final phase.

UAMS Infectious Disease Researchers Awarded $5.7 Million COBRE Grant Extension

LITTLE ROCK — The National Institute of General Medical Sciences within the National Institutes of Health awarded an additional $5.7 million, five-year grant to fund the third and final phase of a University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences program that supports infectious disease research. This final phase of the Centers for Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE)…

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Rohit Dhall, M.D., discusses the new Virtual Parkinson's Education Library.

UAMS Unveils Virtual Parkinson’s Education Library at Symposium

Parkinson’s disease patients shouldn’t underestimate the power of staying physically active as well as socially and mentally engaged, according to movement disorders specialists that came together April 24 for a virtual symposium designed for patients, their caregivers and clinicians. The Seventh Annual Parkinson’s Symposium put on by the Movement Disorders Clinic at the University of…

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Ronald Thompson Jr., Ph.D., presents a poster on the study of a game app that aims to prevent prescription opioid misuse among adolescents.

Netflix’s ‘Bandersnatch’ Inspires UAMS Researchers’ Opioid Misuse Game for Adolescents

LITTLE ROCK — Alison Oliveto, Ph.D., and Ronald Thompson Jr., Ph.D., know that kids love video games. The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) researchers also know that kids don’t love out-of-touch literature about the dangers of drugs. So, they decided to present the repercussions of prescription drug misuse in an interactive video game…

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