A new program scheduled to launch this summer will help the UAMS Psychiatric Research Institute address the shortage of mental health professionals in Arkansas. A collaboration between the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and Baptist Health, the new psychiatry residency program will start in July. To be headed by Prasad Padala, M.D., MS, FACHE, […]
Spring 2022
New MRI Scanner Offers Cutting Edge Technology
The UAMS Psychiatric Research Institute’s Helen L. Porter and James T. Dyke Brain Imaging Research Center has been a leader in the field of clinical neuroscience since it opened in 2009 but a recent major upgrade in its core technology will help the research group, in the words of its director, take “a diversity of […]
Blue & You Grants to Support Two Programs
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences received a pair of grants of $1.95 million from the Blue & You Foundation for a Healthier Arkansas last July to support two behavioral health programs. The Blue & You Foundation, established by Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield, committed $750,000 over two years to support the UAMS […]
PRI Expands Coverage in Northwest Arkansas with New Facilities
A new chapter of the Psychiatric Research Institute’s involvement in northwest Arkansas began in January with the opening of its new facility in Fayetteville. Psychiatric Research Institute’s newest offices, located in the first floor of the Stephens Inc. investment banking firm’s building at 3425 North Futrall Drive, are home to psychiatrists Jon Rubenow, D.O., Dorothee […]
Dunn Joins PRI As Director, Chair Of Psychiatry
The Psychiatric Research Institute will welcome Laura Dunn, M.D., as its new director and chair of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ Department of Psychiatry on Feb. 1. She will replace John Spollen, M.D., who has held both roles on an interim basis since June 1, 2021. Dunn comes to UAMS from the Stanford […]
Letter From The Chair
Dear Friends of the Psychiatric Research Institute, For the last eight months, I have served as the interim chair of the UAMS Department of Psychiatry and director of the Psychiatric Research Institute. Rick Smith left some extremely large shoes to fill when he retired last year, and I’ve done my best to fill them. When […]