Dr. Cam Patterson
UAMS Fundraising Totals $40.8M in Fiscal 2024
It's only the second time fundraising has exceeded $40 million, the first being fiscal year 2020. read more >
UAMS-Baptist Psychiatry Residency Program is Accredited
A new collaborative residency program in psychiatry offered by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and Baptist Health has received initial accreditation by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. read more >
UAMS Breaks Ground On Proton Center, Expanded Radiation Oncology Center
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences breaks ground on an expanded Radiation Oncology Center, which will be home to Arkansas’ first Proton Center. read more >
UAMS Breaks Ground on $85M Surgical Hospital
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences breaks ground on its $85 million UAMS Health Surgical Hospital expected to be complete by spring 2023. read more >
Razorbacks Partner With UAMS to Serve Student-Athletes
Razorback Athletics has partnered with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences to provide comprehensive care for more than 465 Razorback student-athletes. read more >
UAMS Gets $2.83M to Train, Retain Primary Care Doctors
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences receives $2.83 million from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to improve health care access in rural Arkansas by expanding efforts to train and retain primary care physicians. read more >
UAMS Raised Nearly $41.6M in Fiscal 2020
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences raised nearly $41.6 million for fiscal 2020, which ended June 30. That’s more than double the university’s fundraising total for last year. read more >
Arkansas Hospitals, Georgia Company to Bring New Cancer Therapy to Arkansas
Three Arkansas hospitals and Proton International LLC have signed a letter of intent to bring the state’s first proton therapy center to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ Radiation Oncology Center. read more >
State Gets PPE, Hand Sanitizer from L’Oreal
The state got its first shipment of hospital personal protective equipment that was not from the national stockpile, and it could get 30 days worth of PPE as soon as next week, UAMS Chancellor Cam Patterson says. read more >
UAMS Translational Research Institute Receives $24.2M Grant
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Translational Research Institute announced Wednesday that it will receive five years of federal funding totaling $24.2 million to accelerate research addressing the state’s biggest health challenges. read more >
Governor, Business Leaders Form New Innovation Council
Key leaders from Arkansas businesses, research universities, philanthropic organizations and state agencies will form the new Arkansas Innovation Council at Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s request. read more >