Welcome to the UAMS Northwest Regional Campus
We are glad you are interested in the UAMS Northwest Regional Campus — an extension of UAMS’s medical education, research, and clinical mission in Northwest Arkansas. The regional campus was established in 2007 to help meet the state’s growing need for healthcare workers to serve the people of Arkansas. On this website, you will find information regarding the northwest campus, its academic departments, and other information for faculty, students, staff, and friends. You will also find helpful links to the main UAMS website.
UAMS Names New Vice Chancellor of UAMS Northwest
UAMS has named Ryan Cork, MSHA, as its next vice chancellor for the Northwest Arkansas Region. Cork has more than 20 years’ experience as a health care administrator, with stints at Cleveland Clinic, where his roles included serving as chief operating officer and institute administrator for international operations, and The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and James Cancer Hospital.
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Schmieding Center Employee Finds Purpose Working at “Best-Kept Secret in Northwest Arkansas”
Monique Parks feels blessed to go to work each day and help people who are facing the same challenges she once struggled with. An administrative coordinator at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Schmieding Center for Senior Health and Education in Springdale, Parks works daily with older adults and their caregivers to help…
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UAMS Partners with Local Nonprofit to Provide Safe Space for Breastfeeding Mothers
In collaboration with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Community Health Innovation, the Center for Nonprofits at St. Mary’s in Rogers recently installed a lactation space for nursing mothers to comfortably breastfeed or express breastmilk. According to the National Institutes of Health, many Hispanic women living in the U.S. may feel…
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Smoking and COPD: Tips for Breathing Easier
By Sheldon Riklon, M.D. Cigarette smoking harms nearly every part of your body and is the leading cause of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Arkansas has one of the highest rates of COPD in the U.S., and people living in rural areas often have worse outcomes. While COPD doesn’t have a cure yet, there are…
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NIH Director Visits UAMS Institute for Community Health Innovation
Monica Bertagnolli, M.D., director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), joined U.S. Sen. John Boozman and Rep. Steve Womack at the UAMS Institute for Community Health Innovation on Tuesday to hear about the institute’s work with community partners to reduce health disparities and improve health care access among underserved communities in Arkansas. The meeting…
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