University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

UAMS offers a variety of programs for preparation for careers in the health care professions. These programs integrate the liberal arts with the biological, physical, and behavioral sciences and emphasize lifelong learning for practitioners in the health professions.

The instructional and research activities of UAMS are integrated with the delivery of primary, secondary, and tertiary health care services. Direct patient care services are provided by the University Hospital and major affiliated programs. These comprehensive health services are offered in an interdisciplinary enviroment to all Arkansans regardless of ability to pay.

UAMS is a principal biological research center and has the major responsibility in Arkansas for research in the medical sciences. Applied and basic research in these disciplines is an important expectation of faculty members, along with their teaching and public service duties.

UAMS seeks to stimulate and support scholarly inquiry for faculty and students aimed at maintaining and preserving knowledge and making discoveries that address health care needs of the State, nation, and world. Opportunities for cooperative research programs with other institutions and with industry are encouraged.

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University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
4301 W Markham
Little Rock, AR 72205
501-686-5000
Web: http://www.uams.edu/.

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