Organization
UAMS has 6 academic units:
- UAMS College of Medicine
- UAMS College of Pharmacy
- UAMS College of Nursing
- UAMS College of Health Related Professions
- Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health
- UAMS Graduate School
UAMS is an academic health center and includes the only medical school in Arkansas. It combines its education efforts with the patient care resources of a hospital and outpatient center and the specialized care and research at the following institutes:
- Winthrop Paul Rockefeller Cancer Institute (formerly the Arkansas Cancer Research Center)
- Harvey and Bernice Jones Eye Institute
- Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging
- Translational Research Institute
- Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy
- Psychiatric Research Institute
- Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute.
The Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System is an affiliate of UAMS. Arkansas Children's Hospital contracts UAMS's physicians for clinical services. UAMS doctors are on staff at the two facilities and both serve as clinical locations for UAMS students and resident physicians to receive hands-on experience treating patients.
The community 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.
The UAMS College of Health Related Professions (CHRP) offers accredited educational programs in: Speech Pathology, Cytotechnology, Dental Hygiene, Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Dietetics & Nutrition, Emergency Medical Sciences, Genetic Counseling, Health Information Management, Medical Dosimetry, Medical Technology, Nuclear Medicine Imaging Sciences, Ophthalmic Technologies, Radiation Therapy, Radiologic Imaging Sciences, Radiologist Assistant, Respiratory Care, Surgical Technology
UAMS is the state’s largest basic and applied research institution, with a total budget of $1.3 billion and more than $100 million in annual research funding, grants and contracts and internationally renowned programs in multiple myeloma, aging and other areas.
UAMS is the largest public employer in the state with 10,552 employees. As of fall 2010, UAMS had 2,775 students, including 618 medical students, 481 in the College of Pharmacy, 637 in the College of Nursing, 632 in the College of Health Related Professions, 140 in the College of Public Health and 267 in the Graduate School. There were also 733 resident physicians and 1,352 faculty members.
UAMS and its affiliates have a total economic impact in Arkansas of about $5 billion per year.
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