University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

UAMS is the only Medical School in the state of Arkansas.

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is part of the University of Arkansas system, a state-run university in the U.S. state of Arkansas.

It has 6 academic units:

#College of Medicine#College of Pharmacy#College of Nursing#College of Health Related Professions#Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health#The Graduate School

UAMS combines the patient care resources of a state-of-the art hospital and outpatient center with the Arkansas Cancer Research Center, Harvey and Bernice Jones Eye Institute, Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging, Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy, and Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute. Arkansas Children's Hospital and the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System are affiliates of UAMS.

The UAMS Cancer Research Center.

The outreach efforts of UAMS include seven Area Health Education Centers (AHECs) in Fayetteville, Pine Bluff, El Dorado, Texarkana, Fort Smith, Jonesboro, and Helena, Arkansas; networks of senior health centers and centers for young children with special health care needs; and interactive video education and medical consultation services to community hospitals around the state. UAMS is the state's largest basic and applied research institution, with more than $100 million in annual research funding, grants and contracts and internationally renowned programs in multiple myeloma, aging, and other areas.

One of the largest public employers in the state with almost 9,000 employees, UAMS and its affiliates, Arkansas Children's Hospital and the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System have a total economic impact in Arkansas of about $4.5 billion per year. UAMS receives less than 11% of its funding from the state. Its operation is funded by payments for clinical services (64%), grants and contracts (18%), philanthropy and other (5%), and tuition and fees (2%).

UAMS recently imploded its student dormitory as well as the adjacent Jeff Banks Student Union or JBSU. The demolition is part of a master plan to expand and improve the campus. Construction has just begun on a significant hospital addition with completion expected in 2008. Other construction projects include a new residence hall, the Psychiatric Research Institute, a new parking deck and a utility services building. UAMS also is building a new state hospital building for the Arkansas State Hospital next door in return for land on which the UAMS residence hall is being built and some additional buildings vacated when the new state hospital is complete.

The main campus is located at 4301 W. Markham Street, Little Rock, Arkansas, 72205-7199. For more information call (501) 686-7000.