Improving the Lives of Arkansans
UAMS Regional Campuses serve as an educational outreach network for UAMS and the principal means to decentralize medical and other health professions education throughout the state. Its mission is to improve the health of Arkansans by training skilled and caring health professionals and delivering high-quality patient-centered primary care.
News & Announcements
Take Charge of Your Health: Preventing and Managing Diabetes
By Sheldon Riklon, M.D. Diabetes is one of the most significant public health concerns in the United States. About 38 million U.S. adults have a diabetes diagnosis, and about 97 million more are prediabetic. In recognition of National Diabetes Awareness Month, let’s take a moment to learn about how you can prevent or manage…
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UAMS/UA Go Baby Go Program Expands to Serve More Children
By Ben Boulden The Go Baby Go project in Northwest Arkansas recently completed its second year of operation, expanding its reach and refining its approach to providing modified electric ride-on cars to children with mobility challenges. The program, a collaboration between the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and the University of Arkansas…
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UAMS Study Links Molecular Markers to Chronic Health Conditions in Marshallese
LITTLE ROCK — Differences in molecules that help build DNA could be the key to explaining why the Marshallese community faces high rates of Type 2 diabetes and related chronic health conditions, according to researchers from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Community Health Innovation and the UAMS Donald W. Reynolds…
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UAMS Presents Research Findings Involving Marshallese Community at Town Hall
Ongoing studies into health challenges faced by Marshallese populations continue to show the impact of innovative approaches to community health, researchers and staff at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Community Health Innovation recently told community members. The institute presented progress reports and findings from several key research studies involving the…
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