The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine invested Steven A. Webber, MD, UAMS executive vice chancellor and College of Medicine dean, in the Arkansas Medical Society Distinguished Dean’s Chair during a Nov. 17 ceremony.
“It's a deep honor for me to serve as dean of the College of Medicine and executive vice chancellor at UAMS, and now to be the holder of the Arkansas Medical Society Distinguished Dean’s Chair,” said Webber.
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By Dianne Marie Normand Hartley
Nurses at the Arkansas Center for Women & Infants’ Health at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have started calling postpartum moms across Arkansas to ensure that they and their babies are off to a healthy start.
“A UAMS nurse will call each new mom in the days after delivery to discuss any postpartum concerns, such as recovery, well-being, infant care or help with diapers, formula, housing, lactation support, and insurance re-enrollment,” said Nirvana Manning, MD, chair of the UAMS Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and director of the center.
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received a $1.5 million, multiyear grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to create a new graduate-level certificate program focused on the commercialization of cancer-related technologies.
The UAMS Cancer and Developing Entrepreneurial Technologies (CADET) program will provide UAMS graduate and postdoctoral students with formal instruction, mentorship, and hands-on experience in translating laboratory discoveries into innovations that benefit cancer patients.
CARTI has completed its $19 million cancer center in El Dorado. Patients, physicians, government officials, and community supporters joined the not-for-profit cancer care provider to recognize its expansion, which brings full-time breast care, advanced imaging, radiation therapy and, in January 2026, urologic services to the region.
