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UAMS, the home of Arkansas' only teaching hospital, with clinics covering every medical specialty and a staff of more than 1,100 doctors, is committed to improving the health of Arkansans. Located in Little Rock, Arkansas, the newly expanded hospital and outpatient clinics include centers of excellence for medical research and treatment of cancer, eye, spine, aging, myeloma and psychiatric conditions. Our research and educational programs inspire new knowledge that results in better diagnosis and more advanced patient care.

Frederick Bentley, M.D., (back left) transplanted the kidney from Alissa Pitcher (right) to Kryn Hamelink (left front). Transplant Coordinator Diane Richards helped Pitcher through the process.
UAMS Helps College Student Donate Kidney to Mena Man
Twenty-one-year-old Alissa Pitcher of Grand Rapids, Mich., was moved last spring by a Mena, Arkansas, mother's plea on behalf of her son.

The request for prayers came via e-mail from an old family friend, Tammy Hamelink, whose 23-year-old son, Kryn, was in desperate need of a kidney transplant.  
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JEI Unveils John P. Shock, M.D., Welcome Center to Former Chair's Surprise
Stepping out of the Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute first-floor elevator doors and around the corner, its founding director was greeted by more than 200 family, friends and colleagues and a hearty round of applause. Full Story

$10.5 Million NIH Grant Funds Cancer Institute Expansion
About six months before its grand opening, supporters of the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute gathered for the first-ever news conference in the atrium of its new tower.  Full Story
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