Pearl McElfish
UAMS Gets $11.5M Grant to Expand Maternal Health Research
In addition to expanding research, UAMS will use the funds to host a conference in spring 2026 on maternal and reproductive health. read more >
UAMS to Establish Institute for Community Health Innovation
The institute, which will be based in northwest Arkansas, will have staff and offices across the state. read more >
UAMS Gets $17.5M Grant to Tackle Maternal Health Crisis
The study aims to reduce prenatal inequities by examining the outcomes of two intervention models. read more >
UAMS Awarded $15M for Postpartum Care Study
The study aims to address critical gaps in knowledge about how best to ensure timely identification and treatment of complications in new mothers. read more >
UAMS Grant Funding Up 14.5% in Fiscal 2022
It's the third consecutive year that UAMS has reported double-digit percentage increases in research funding from outside the institution. read more >
UAMS and AmeriCorps Partner on Food Security Program
A $255,000 grant will fund efforts to help the hungry in rural and urban areas of Arkansas for the next three years. read more >
Elasri Fills Vice Chancellor Slot at UAMS (Movers & Shakers)
Mohamed O. Elasri has been named associate vice chancellor for research at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock. read more >
UAMS Named Finalist for $75M ‘Build Back Better’ Grant
It's pitching a number of projects that aim to boost the health care economy of northwest Arkansas. read more >
NWA Graduate Medical Programs Get $12.5M Boost
The Arkansas Legislative Council approves nearly $12.5 million in funding to establish up to 92 new graduate medical education positions at Washington Regional Medical Center by 2030. read more >
UAMS Receives $1.4M Grant to Study COVID-19 Disparities
UAMS researchers have been awarded a one-year, $1.4 million grant to study the causes behind COVID-19’s devastating impact on minorities and develop plans to help increase vaccination rates as part of a national alliance. read more >
Cozart Selected to Lead Washington Regional Medical Foundation (Movers & Shakers)
Nancy Cozart has been named executive director of Washington Regional Medical Foundation in Fayetteville. read more >
UAMS Gets $400K to Continue Diabetes Study in Pandemic
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences researchers have received a $400,000 grant that will allow them to continue their previously funded type 2 diabetes prevention education project at rural UAMS Regional Campus Family Medical Centers. read more >
UAMS Health Orthopaedics, Sports Medicine Opens 2nd NWA Location
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences opened a second Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine location in northwest Arkansas Thursday, at 519 Latham Drive in Lowell. read more >
UAMS Gets $1.3M Pledge to Develop School Nutrition Program
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences will expand partnerships with local school districts to implement a school nutrition enrichment program in northwest Arkansas. read more >
UAMS Promotes Pearl McElfish to Vice Chancellor
Pearl McElfish, Ph.D., has been promoted to vice chancellor of the Northwest Arkansas Regional Campus of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. read more >
UAMS Researchers Receive $200K for Projects
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Translational Research Institute has approved awards for four researchers totaling $200,000. read more >
UAMS Gets $2.1M to Fight Diabetes in Marshallese Community
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has been awarded another $2.1 million grant to attempt to reduce diabetes in the Marshallese community in northwest Arkansas. read more >
UAMS Gets $2.1M For Marshallese Health Study
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has been awarded a $2.1 million grant to attempt to reduce diabetes in the Marshallese community in northwest Arkansas. read more >
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UAMS Team Gets $2.1M for Diabetes Research
A University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences research team has been approved for nearly $2.1 million from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute to study how to improve diabetes self-management in the Marshallese community of northwest Arkansas. read more >
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