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
UAMS, Berryville Community Center Collaborate to Offer Healthy Food Options to Community Members
LITTLE ROCK — A new collaboration between the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Community Health Innovation and the Berryville Community Center will bring healthier food items to the community center. Access to nutritious food is an essential component of overall health, yet many Arkansans, particularly in rural communities, face barriers to…
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UAMS Highlights Research That Propels New Ideas in Family Medicine
Family medicine researchers from across Arkansas showcased clinical studies and how healthcare is taught and delivered at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Family Medicine Research Symposium. The yearly event gathers faculty, staff, residents, and students to share ideas and celebrate achievements. Shashank Kraleti, M.D., chair of the UAMS Department of Family and…
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UAMS Researchers Find that Smart Food Lockers Expand Access to Healthy Food in Arkansas
LITTLE ROCK — Using smart food locker technology is an innovative and promising approach to addressing food insecurity in Arkansas, according to researchers from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Institute for Community Health Innovation. Food insecurity, defined as the limited or uncertain access to enough nutritious food, continues to affect communities across Arkansas…
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UAMS Holds Topping Out Ceremony for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Hospital in Springdale
FAYETTEVILLE — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) hosted a topping out ceremony today for the UAMS Health Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Hospital, which will be the new home of world-class orthopaedic and sports medicine care providers serving Northwest Arkansas. Attendees were invited to sign a beam, which was then hoisted by crane…
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