University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is a public university and academic medical complex in Little Rock, Arkansas. The university is divided into five colleges and the UAMS Graduate School. The five colleges are the College of Medicine, the College of Pharmacy, the College of Nursing, the College of Health Related Professions, and the Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health. The university also hosts a number of subsidiary institutes, including the Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging, the Harvey and Bernice Jones Eye Institute, the Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute, the Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy, the Psychiatric Research Institute, and the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute. UAMS is part of the University of Arkansas system.

Departments and Divisions

• Office of the Chancellor
• Academic Affairs and Research Administration
• Administration and Governmental Affairs
• Campus Operations
• Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute
• Donald W. Reynolds Center on Aging
• Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute
• Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy
• Jackson T. Stephens Spine and Neurosciences Institute
• UAMS Medical Center
• College of Medicine
• College of Nursing
• College of Pharmacy
• College Public Health
• College Health Related Professions
• Graduate School
• Communications & Marketing
• Development & Alumni Affairs
• Finance and Administration
• Information Systems
• Clinical Computing Training Center
• Regional Programs

Postcard view of the School of Medicine of the University of Arkansas (now UAMS).

History and Mission

UAMS dates back to September 1879 when eight physicians met in the Sperindio Hotel and organized the Medical Department of the University of Arkansas in affiliation with the Arkansas Industrial University (now the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville). The first physicians and charter members of the Medical Department were Edwin Bentley, Augustus Louis Breysacher, James Dibrell, Philo Oliver Hooper, Roscoe Greene Jennings, John McAlmont, James Southall, and Claibourne Watkins. The first class of students numbered twenty.

The Medical Department combined with the proprietary College of Physicians and Surgeons Medical School in 1911. During the Great Depression the school moved to the building presently occupied by the Bowen School of Law near MacArthur Park. In 1956 the school moved to its present location and became known as University Hospital, and later as the University of Arkansas Medical Center (UAMC) and University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).

In 1995, UAMS was granted independence from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.

According to the institutional statement of UAMS, its mission is to improve the health, healthcare and well-being of all Arkansans and of others in the region, nation and the world through education, clinical programs, researches and services.

Buildings

Administrative Buildings

• Distribution Center
• Fullerton Building
• Family Home
• Human Resources Office
• Westmark Building
• Chancellor & AHEC Administration
• Computing Building
• Boiler Room
• Physical Plant Office
• Cafeteria
• Paint Shop
• Mediplex Offices
• Outpatient Center Administration

Patient Care

• Harry P. Ward Tower
• UAMS Medical Center
• Emergency Room
• Psychiatric Research Institute (PRI) Temporary Location
• PET Scanner
• MRI, Gamma Knife
• UAMS/CARTI
• Outpatient Center (OPC)
• Arkansas Cancer Research Center (ACRC)
• Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute
• Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute
• Family and Preventive Medicine
• Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging
• UAMS Women's Clinic & Pulaski County Community Health Unit

Education

• College of Public Health (COPH)
• ED II (Library, Colleges of Nursing & Pharmacy)
• Shorey Building (Colleges of Medicine & CHRP)
• Bookstore
• Residence Hall
• ED South (CHRP Departments)

Research

• Barton Research Building
• Biomedical Research Building II (Arkansas Biosciences)
• Biomedical Research Building I
• BioVentures

Parking

• Medical Center Parking Deck / North Parking Deck
• Outpatient Parking Deck / East Parking Deck
• Family Medical Clinic Parking
• Reynolds Institute on Aging Parking
• Women's Clinic Parking

External links

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences homepage