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Arkansas Rural Health Transformation Program Awards UAMS Nearly $12M to Fund 4 Initiatives
Gov. Sanders Awards $1.5M Grant to NYITCOM at A-State for Maternal Health Initiative
Gift Supports UAMS Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Facility
Baptist Health Medical Center-Conway to Host Free ‘Dinner with a Doctor’ Event on Sleep Apnea
Former Senior NIAID Official Pleads Guilty to Charges Connected to Concealing Federal Records During COVID-19 Pandemic
Registration Now Open for the 4th Annual Baptist Health Neuroscience Symposium
Family Medicine Physician Dylan Fedor, DO, Joins UAMS Family Medical Center in Jonesboro
Arkansas Officials Confident People on Medicaid Expansion will Retain Health Coverage
August 31, 2026
Arkansas Rural Health Transformation Pro...

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences received nearly $12 million in funding under the THRIVE and PACT initiatives of the Arkansas Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP).

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced the awards with four UAMS programs receiving funding — Virtu-RURAL (Remote Upgrades to Rural Arkansas Locations), Stroke Pathways to Advance Rural Knowledge (SPARK), Specialty Telehealth Access for Rural Communities in Arkansas (STAR), and Arkansas Pregnancy Care Connect. Altogether, UAMS was awarded $11,991,204 in funding.

August 31, 2026
Gov. Sanders Awards $1.5M Grant to NYITC...

Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced that New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University (NYITCOM at A-State) has received a $1.5 million grant through the PACT phase of the state’s Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP).

August 31, 2026
Gift Supports UAMS Orthopaedic and Sport...

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) received a $1 million gift from Brenda Gullett and Robert R. Gullett Jr., MD, associate professor and orthopaedic surgeon at the UAMS Northwest Regional Campus, to benefit the UAMS Health Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Hospital in Springdale.

Because of the Gulletts’ generosity, the UAMS Health Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Hospital’s sports medicine clinic will be named the Dr. Bob Gullett Clinic for Sports Medicine.

August 24, 2026
Baptist Health Medical Center-Conway to...

Baptist Health Medical Center-Conway invites the community to attend "Dinner with a Doctor: Obstructive Sleep Apnea," a free educational event scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 1. 

The event is presented as part of the "10 for 10 Initiative," celebrating the 10th anniversary of BHMC-Conway. It will be Sept. 1 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at The Max Event Venue, 1007 Spencer St. in Conway. Doors open at 5 p.m.

“Dinner with a Doctor” is designed to educate the public about Obstructive Sleep Apnea and will highlight innovative treatment options. 

August 24, 2026
Former Senior NIAID Official Pleads Guil...

Greenbelt, Maryland – A former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) employee pled guilty in federal court, today, to a conspiracy charge stemming from a scheme to evade Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests and the Federal Records Act in connection with communications about coronavirus research grants. 

David M. Morens, 78, of Chester, Maryland, pled guilty to conspiracy to commit offenses and to defraud the United States. Morens served as a senior advisor in NIAID’s Office of the Director from 2006 through 2022.