UAMS AWARDED $2.6 MILLION FOR JOINT M.D./PH.D. PROGRAM

LITTLE ROCK, Ark., June 16 -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release:

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Sara Shalin, M.D., Ph.D.; William Steinbach, M.D.; Mark Smeltzer, Ph.D.

June 16, 2026 | LITTLE ROCK - The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has been awarded a $2.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to help train joint M.D./Ph.D. students to become top-notch clinician-scientists.

To be dispersed over five years, beginning July 1, the federal funding will enable UAMS to increase its seven-to-eight-year dual-degree program from the current 22 students to eventually 32 for the purpose of improving healthcare needs unique to the region, which is considered underserved in dual-d...