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UAMS Researchers Identify New Ways to Protect Vision, Regrow Nerves in the Eye
Tamara T. Perry, MD, Named President of Arkansas Children’s Research Institute
UAMS Launches Toolkit to Support Doula Integration in Hospitals
Baptist Health Memory Clinic Welcomes Anthony Davis, MD
Arkansas Children’s Hospital Unveils Champions Pavilion, New Lobby, Gallery
Baptist Health Family Clinic-Cabot Welcomes Two New Providers
UAMS Now Offering Histotripsy Treatment for Liver Tumors
UAMS Says Proton Center Continues Operating Amid Payment Dispute
May 11, 2026
Gary Clark, PD, Boosts Family Scholarshi...

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received a gift of $140,000 from Gary Clark, PD, to increase the endowment of his family scholarship for the UAMS College of Pharmacy to a university scholarship.

Scholarships at UAMS that reach an endowment of $100,000 or more are elevated to the level of distinguished scholarships. Recently, UAMS created the university-level designation for scholarships that reach endowments of $250,000 or more. Clark’s gift enables his scholarship to reach that level of distinction.

May 11, 2026
Arkansas Children’s, Lyon College School...

Lyon College School of Dental Medicine and Arkansas Children’s have established a new partnership to support patient care, clinical education, and research. The affiliation, which was executed earlier this month, will coordinate the delivery and oversight of pediatric dental services at Arkansas Children’s. 

May 11, 2026
UAMS Radiation Oncology Center Receives...

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) received a $200,000 grant from the Ottenheimer Brothers Foundation to support the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute’s Radiation Oncology Center.

The grant will go to the purchase and installation of the Brainlab ExacTrac Dynamic System. The medical equipment and software combine surface and image guidance technologies in one integrated system, delivering highly accurate treatments for a wide range of indications in cranial, spine, breast, prostate, and lung areas.

May 4, 2026
UAMS Receives Initial Accreditation for...

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received initial accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education to form the Dr. Joseph H. Bates Preventive Medicine Residency Program, a blend of public health and general preventive medicine.

It will be the only preventive medicine residency program in Arkansas.

May 4, 2026
War Does Not Make America Healthy, Again

The Health Secretary, the War Budget, and the Louisiana Doctor Who Kept Fact-Checking
By Dianne Marie Normand Hartley