University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

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The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (also called UAMS ) is a state medical college in Little Rock , the capital of the US state Arkansas . 2320 students are enrolled at the university. It belongs to the University of Arkansas system . With 9,400 employees, it is one of the largest employers in Arkansas.

history

The university was founded in 1879 as a so-called medical school . In the 1950s it was renamed the University of Arkansas Medical Center (UAMC) . It received its current name in 1980.

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Colleges in Arkansas
State universities

Arkansas State  • Arkansas Tech  • Henderson State  • Southern Arkansas  • University of Arkansas, Fayetteville  • University of Arkansas at Fort Smith  • University of Arkansas at Little Rock  • University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences  • University of Arkansas at Monticello  • University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff  • University of Central Arkansas

Private universities

Arkansas Baptist  • Central Baptist  • Crowley's Ridge  • Ecclesia  • Harding  • Hendrix  • John Brown  • Lyon  • Ouachita Baptist  • Ozarks  • Philander Smith  • Shorter  • Williams Baptist

Coordinates: 34 ° 44 ′ 58.1 ″  N , 92 ° 19 ′ 11.6 ″  W.