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The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences was founded in 1879 by eight physicians. Today UAMS is the state's only academic health center, part of a statewide network of post-secondary education institutions of the University of Arkansas System, governed by a 10 member Board of Trustees.
Education
Colleges
Education Statistics
- 2,775 students (50% increase since 2000), 753 residents
- 1,200 faculty members
- U.S. News & World Report ranks Geriatrics, Primary Care and Nursing Master's programs
- Chronicle of Higher Education ranks Pharmaceutical Sciences program 5th in nation
- New Residence Hall opened August 2007
- New Education Building opened August 2008 (43,000 sq ft)
- UAMS - Northwest Campus opened 2009
Patient Care
- 540,000 sq. ft expansion of hospital opened January, 2009
- Total capacity: 333 adult beds, 64 newborn bassinets, 40 psychiatry beds
- New emergency room
- New parking deck
- Psychiatric Research Institute opened December, 2008, 100,000 sq. ft., five floors
- Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute 300,000 sq. ft expansion, opening 2010
- Outpatient visits 2008-09 - 371,955
- Inpatient discharges - 19,844
- Surgical Cases - 12,353
- Emergency Visits - 43,510
- Nearly 8,000 stem cell transplants performed for multiple myeloma
- 5-year survival rate for multiple myeloma – 65%, which is twice national average
- Only adult cystic fibrosis center in Arkansas
- First liver transplant in Arkansas
- Liver and kidney transplant survival rates higher than national average
- Only high-risk pregnancy program in Arkansas, only board-certified maternal fetal specialists
- Faculty physicians staff Arkansas Children's Hospital and the Central Arkansas Veteran's Healthcare System – 1.3 million total patient visits, 2006-07
Research
- Ranking in top 20% of all US Colleges & Universities in research funding from Federal Government
- Total extramural grants and contracts $82.9 million
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Largest % of National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding in Arkansas
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Buildings dedicated solely to research 500,000 sq. ft.
- Barton Research Building (1961)
- Biomedical Research Buildings 1 (1993) and II (2004)
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World leader in multiple myeloma research and treatment
Outreach
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25 Pediatric Subspecialty Clinics
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Head Start, Pulaski County
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Poison Control Hotline - 35,260 calls 2007-08
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Center for Distance Health Stroke Diagnosis and Treatment Network
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ANGELS high risk pregnancy consultation, diagnosis through telemedicine
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Established Arkansas SAVES (Stroke Assistance Through Virtual Emergency Support), a statewide emergency stroke response team
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Evidence-Based Prescription Drug Program (College of Pharmacy) saves state $38M
Institutes of Excellence
Economic Impact FY 08-09
| Patient Care |
$701,563,928
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68%
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| Grants and Contracts |
$137,003,247
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13%
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| State Appropriations |
$109,556,888
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11%
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| Gifts and Other |
$47,098,290
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5%
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| Tuition and Fees |
$21,478,433
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2%
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| Investment Income |
$9,069,733
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1%
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TOTAL $1,025,770,519
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More than 10,000 employees statewide (Arkansas' largest public employer)
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Average salary, UAMS employees - $50,000
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Total Sq. Ft. on campus - 5.1M
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Total Sq. Ft. projected 2010 - 5.5M
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