UAMS Northwest Regional Campus
Ryan Cork Named Vice Chancellor of UAMS Northwest Region
He formerly served as chief operating officer and institute administrator for international operations at Cleveland Clinic. read more >
UAMS Gets $4.75M to Train, Retain Primary Care Doctors
The grant will fund a new accelerated three-year M.D. program at at the UAMS Northwest Regional Campus in Fayetteville. read more >
Northwest Arkansas Hospitals Expand Despite Pandemic Pressure
The COVID-19 pandemic has placed a heavy strain on the health care system, but that hasn’t stopped the expansion plans of the state’s hospitals. read more >
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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 >
Gerry Jones Named New CMO at CHI St. Vincent Infirmary (Movers & Shakers)
Dr. Gerry Jones has been appointed the chief medical officer for CHI St. Vincent Infirmary in Little Rock. read more >
UAMS NWA Campus Names Tina Maddox Associate Dean
Tina Maddox has been named associate dean in the College of Health Professions at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Northwest Regional Campus. read more >
Washington Regional Adds Doerner (Movers & Shakers)
Dr. Phillip Doerner recently joined Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville as a hospitalist. read more >
UAMS Names Jay Gandy Associate Provost of NWA Campus
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has named Jay Gandy, Ph.D., associate provost at its Northwest Regional Campus, effective Aug. 1. read more >
Distinguished Professorship Becomes $1M Endowed Chair
The Peter O. Kohler M.D. Endowed Distinguished Professorship in Health Disparities has been elevated to the endowed chair level at the Northwest Regional Campus of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. read more >
Larry Wright Takes New Role at UAMS in Fayetteville (Movers & Shakers)
Dr. Larry Wright has been named associate director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program at the Northwest Regional Campus of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Fayetteville. read more >
Steinmetz Takes Seat with APLU Board (NWA Education Movers & Shakers)
Joseph E. Steinmetz, chancellor of the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, has been named to the board of directors of the Association of Public & Land-grant Universities as a member at large. read more >
UAMS Names New Genetic Counseling Department Chair
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences announced Wednesday that Noelle Danylchuk, a certified genetic counselor at its Northwest Regional Campus in Fayetteville, has been appointed chair of the Department of Genetic Counseling in the College of Health Professions at UAMS. read more >
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