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Kapil Yadav, M.D. in white coat

Kapil Yadav, M.D., Joins UAMS to Lead Nuclear Cardiology and Vascular Medicine Program

March 18, 2024 | LITTLE ROCK — Kapil Yadav, M.D., an established interventional cardiologist in central Arkansas, has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to lead its Nuclear Cardiology and Vascular Medicine Program. An associate professor in the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine in the UAMS College of Medicine’s Department of Internal Medicine, Yadav will treat patients...

Linda Satter
Kevin Phelan, professor in the UAMS College of Medicine’s Department of Neurobiology and Developmental Sciences, addresses students during the Find Your Future in Healthcare session held by UAMS Regional Campuses.

Find Your Future in Healthcare Program Introduces Teens to Health Careers

March 15, 2024 | Teens from 13 schools across the state convened in classrooms and science labs for the spring session of Find Your Future in Healthcare, a virtual program from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Regional Campuses that introduces students to a variety of health careers. The March 6 event focused on students in grades...

Chris Carmody
Brain Injury Conference Wellness Panel

Annual Brain Injury Conference Focuses on Support, Education for Survivors

March 15, 2024 | More than 60 people attended this year’s 2024 Arkansas Brain Injury Survivors’ Conference on March 1, gathering in person for the first time since 2019. The annual conference, held this year at the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service State Office in Little Rock, is the only event of its kind in...

Benjamin Waldrum

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Robbie Kiss, fourth-year College of Medicine student, breaks the ribbon and finishes first March 3 in the Little Rock Half Marathon. Photo courtesy of the Little Rock Marathon
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College of Medicine Student Wins Little Rock Half Marathon

March 18, 2024 | As Robbie Kiss finishes his fourth year as a UAMS College of Medicine student, he can look back on being the first runner on March 3 to cross another finish line to win the Little Rock Half Marathon. It was his third time competing in the race and his first win.

Ben Boulden
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Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health

Students Learn About How Community Partnerships Enhance Relevancy of Research

March 14, 2024 | Three doctoral students from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health met with community members from various Little Rock civic and faith-based organizations during a special forum at Second Baptist Church in downtown Little Rock. Participating in the forum were students Alice Gardner, Rachel Hale and Ishu...

Kev' Moye
Danielle and Justin Graham
Graduate School

Graduate School Alums Return to Share Their Experiences in IMSD Program

March 11, 2024 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Graduate School welcomed back two of its earliest students from the Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD) program Feb. 20. Danielle Graham, Ph.D., and Justin Graham, Ph.D., conducted a seminar, “Planning the Perfect Picture,” at the Biomedical Research Center II’s Rayford Auditorium. The seminar is part of...

Nathan Tidwell
Dr. Rang Govindarajan speaks to Dr. Jaffer Ajani
Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute

UAMS Gastrointestinal Cancer Experts Share Perspectives at 24th C.W. Rasco Symposium

March 18, 2024 | About 150 physicians, nurses and researchers gathered Friday, March 8 at the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute for the 24th C.W. Rasco Symposium on gastrointestinal (GI) malignancies. The in-person event showcased some of the latest information on GI cancer screening, detection, treatment and research. Rangaswamy Govindarajan, M.D., chief of the UAMS Division of Hematology...

Marty Trieschmann
Michael Luna, M.D., in white coat
College of Medicine

Michael Luna, M.D., Nationally Recognized Leader in Structural and Congenital Heart Disease, Joins UAMS

March 11, 2024 | LITTLE ROCK — Board-certified and triple-fellowship-trained cardiologist Michael Luna, M.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, as a professor. Luna came to UAMS from the Dallas VA Medical Center and UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, where he was an associate professor of...

Linda Satter

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