The Division of Institutional Advancement: Building a Better State of Health
The primary purpose of the Division of Institutional Advancement and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Foundation is to secure gifts and philanthropic grants to support the statewide work of UAMS and advance its threefold mission – education, patient care, and research – to improve the health of all Arkansans.
Institutional Advancement supports fundraising efforts for all units of UAMS, including its colleges, institutes, centers of excellence, and departments.
Latest Philanthropy News
Arkansas Community Health and Education Foundation Awards Grant to Support UAMS Bone Fracture Laboratory
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) received a $99,990 grant from the Arkansas Community Health and Education Foundation to UAMS College of Medicine’s Department of Physiology and Cell Biology.
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UAMS Radiation Oncology Center Receives $200,000 Grant from Ottenheimer Brothers Foundation
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) received a $200,000 grant from the Ottenheimer Brothers Foundation to support the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute’s Radiation Oncology Center. The grant will go to the purchase and installation of the Brainlab ExacTrac Dynamic System. The medical equipment and software combine surface and…
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Gary Clark, P.D., Boosts Family Scholarship In UAMS College of Pharmacy with $140,000 Gift
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received a gift of $140,000 from Gary Clark, P.D., to increase the endowment of his family scholarship for the UAMS College of Pharmacy to a university scholarship.
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Myeloma Center Research Director Invested into Endowed Chair
Fenghuang “Frank” Zhan, M.D., Ph.D., research director of the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute’s Myeloma Center at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), is the initial holder of the Dr. Bart Barlogie Chair for Myeloma Research. Zhan, a tenured professor of medicine whose research focuses on identifying treatment approaches to overcome drug resistance…
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