Welcome to the Northwest Regional Campus of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)
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 central UAMS website.
Drive-Thru COVID-19 Vaccine and Testing Clinic
Getting your COVID-19 vaccine or test is quick and easy! No appointment is required, and there is no charge or out-of-pocket cost to you. We offer testing and the two-dose Pfizer vaccine for Arkansans age 12 and older.
Learn MoreNWA Equitable Food Response and Relief to COVID-19
UAMS is reaching out to community organizations to understand their current needs related to sustaining and growing food outreach programs during this time, collecting and disseminating information via a weekly newsletter, and providing financial resources where needed.
Learn MoreNews & Announcements
UAMS Names New Internal Medicine, Family Medicine Resident Physicians in Northwest Arkansas
FAYETTEVILLE – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) welcomed 11 new internal medicine resident physicians and 10 new family medicine resident physicians who are now seeing patients at hospitals and clinics throughout Northwest Arkansas. The new internal medicine residents are: Ashlyn Abbot, D.O. – Hometown: Walnut Ridge Wade Arthur, M.D. – Hometown: Claremore,…
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UAMS Research Looks at Arkansans’ Preferred COVID-19 Testing Sites, Reasons for Not Getting Tested
FAYETTEVILLE – Two studies by researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have shed some light on Arkansans’ preferred locations for COVID-19 testing and the reasons why some people may decide not to get a test in the first place. “Due to the recent surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in Arkansas,…
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Schmieding Foundation Gives $300,000 to UAMS Kids First, the Schmieding Developmental Center
Funds Used to Move Locations, Purchase New Playground Equipment FAYETTEVILLE – The Schmieding Foundation in Springdale gifted $300,000 to help pay for new playground equipment and the costs of moving UAMS Schmieding Kids First and the UAMS Schmieding Developmental Center from Lowell to a new location in Springdale. The two centers will start moving to…
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UAMS Project Part of National Effort to Reduce COVID-19 in Hardest Hit Populations
LITTLE ROCK — UAMS researchers and their community partners across Arkansas are studying the causes behind COVID-19’s devastating impact on minorities and developing plans to help increase vaccination rates.
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