FastFacts he University of for Medical Sciences was founded in 1879 by eight physicians. Today T UAMS is the state’s only academic health center, part of a statewide network of postsecondary education institutions of the System governed by a 10-member Board of Trustees.

UAMS Mission Education To improve the health and health care of Student Metrics Arkansans

UAMS Mission Statement Graduates 942 The mission of UAMS is to improve the health, 925 health care and well-being of Arkansans and of others in the region, nation and the world by: 2,834  Educating current and future health Enrollment 2,870 professionals and the public  Providing high-quality, innovative, 0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,500 patient- and family-centered health care and specialty expertise not routinely  2017  2016 available in community settings  Advancing knowledge in areas of human health and disease and translating and  2,834 students accelerating discoveries into health  822 medical residents improvements  6 dental residents  College of Nursing – 688 students* Core Values  College of Medicine – 687 students* Integrity, Respect, Diversity and Health Equity,  College of Health Professions – 616 Teamwork, Creativity, Excellence, Safety students*  College of Pharmacy – 465 students* Vision 2020  College of Public Health – 177 students*  Graduate School – 201 students* UAMS, with its intersection of education, * December, 2017 research and clinical programs, brings a unique capacity to lead health care improvement in  1,522 faculty members Arkansas. Among its assets for leadership are  UAMS Northwest Regional Campus total its status as the only academic health center enrollment 256 in the state, its statewide network of centers - College of Medicine – 31 for public education and clinical outreach, - College of Pharmacy – 49 its emphasis on population health, and its - College of Nursing – 74 leadership in health informatics and statewide - College of Health Professions – 102 information technology. In addition, UAMS has - Number of Residents – 43 (not a unique capacity for translational research – included in total enrollment) speeding the rate at which research can inform clinical care and health improvement. Patient care  The Myeloma Institute has performed more peripheral blood stem cell transplants for Patient Volume multiple myeloma than any center in the world 60,861 ED Visits 60,422  UAMS has partnered to create the Myeloma 58,179 Genome Project, a global initiative to compile the largest set of high-quality 28,314 Discharges 27,897 myeloma genetic data to improve 26,216 diagnosis, prognosis and treatment  The expected five-year survival rate for Surgical 19,262 18,083 newly diagnosed myeloma patients treated Cases 15,576 at the Myeloma Institute is 74%, versus 43% for a comparable patient population in the

0 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000 60,000 70,000 NCI cancer statistics (SEER) database  Only adult sickle cell clinic in Arkansas  Only adult spina bifida clinic in Arkansas Outpatient 485,121 475,060  Only adult cystic fibrosis center in Arkansas Visits 434,707  Only ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) treatment center in Arkansas  Only cord blood bank and adult blood stem 400,000 410,000 420,000 430,000 440,000 450,000 460,000 470,000 480,000 490,000 cell collection unit in Arkansas  FY 2017  FY 2016  FY 2015  Only liver transplant program in Arkansas  First bone marrow transplant in Arkansas  Family Medical Centers at six Regional  Liver and kidney transplant survival rates Centers – 172,807 outpatient visits in higher than national average FY 2016  First accredited echocardiography lab for  capacity – 509 beds, including careful cardiac diagnosis 405 adult beds, 64 newborn bassinets and  Only high-risk pregnancy program in 40 psychiatry beds Arkansas, with board-certified maternal-fetal  Only adult Level One Trauma Center in specialists. Arkansas  Primary Care at two off-campus locations in Little Rock and one in Maumelle Institutes  Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute  912 College of Medicine clinicians staff UAMS Medical Center, Arkansas Children’s  Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute Hospital and the Central Arkansas Veterans  Myeloma Institute Healthcare System  Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging  Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences  UAMS provides vascular surgery, maternal- fetal medicine specialists, and physical and Institute rehabilitative medicine at Baptist Health  Psychiatric Research Institute  Faculty physicians at eight Family Medical  Translational Research Institute Centers provide care and supervise residents at UAMS Regional Centers outside of central Arkansas  The Myeloma Institute has treated more than 11,750 patients from every state and more than 50 countries. Research Statewide Reach  Total research funding more than $170  Eight Regional Centers and a comprehensive million across UAMS and UAMS researchers Rural Hospital Program working in the Arkansas Children’s Research  11 KIDS FIRST Program Sites Institute and Central Arkansas Veterans  Regional campus in Northwest Arkansas Healthcare System  UAMS students participate in delivering  Ranking in top 16% of all U.S. Colleges & care to residents in the Arkansas State Universities in research funding from federal Veterans Home government  Has education programs for the Colleges  Total National Institutes of Health (NIH) of Medicine, Pharmacy, Nursing and funding – $86.3 million Health Professions  More than 500,000 sq. ft. devoted to  Physical therapy clinic opened in 2014 research on UAMS campus  Doctor of Physical Therapy program  The UAMS BioVentures business incubator began in 2015 has created 46 companies since its  Expanded access to medical and mental beginning, currently 24 of these companies health care with new psychiatric medical produce annual payroll of $18 million. residencies  Contributing to expand scientific knowledge:  50 Pediatric Subspecialty Clinics 1,603 articles in scientific journals included  Head Start - 14 sites in Pulaski County serve UAMS-affiliated authors in FY 2017. 840 children ages 3-5, and three sites serve  Home to Arkansas Biosciences Institute 88 infants and toddlers – A research consortium of Arkansas  Poison Control Hotline – 40,000 calls/year institutions using funds from the state’s  Seven Centers on Aging, a part of the Donald tobacco settlement on work to reduce or W. Reynolds Institute on Aging prevent smoking-related illness  Center for Distance Health Stroke Diagnosis  Translational Research Institute — provides and Treatment Network – connecting 51 rural research support as part of a national effort Arkansas with stroke neurologists to speed the pace of discovery and health  Center for Distance Health ANGELS high-risk improvement pregnancy consultation, diagnosis through UAMS has eight faculty members named  real-time telemedicine with 36 sites across either ARA Scholars or ARA Fellows by the Arkansas Research Alliance, which recruits Arkansas highly respected researchers to Arkansas  Evidence-Based Prescription Drug Program (College of Pharmacy) saved state $70M  Research Data Warehouse that facilitates clinical and translational research and houses since inception in 2005 data on more than 1 million patients  Arkansas e-Link – linking health, education, research and public safety by connecting  J. Thomas May Center for ALS Research – only research for amyotrophic lateral 454 sites across the state to a 5,600-mile sclerosis in Arkansas high-speed optical network making Arkansas one of the most well-connected states in the country  Eight Schmieding Home Caregiver Training Program sites across the state  The Psychiatric Research Institute’s Psych TLC program provides Arkansas’ primary care physicians with access by telephone to child and adolescent mental health expertise Financials Advancement  More than 1,600 volunteers donate their Tuition 2.88% time, energies and talents each year at Gifts and Other 5.51% UAMS State  More than 400 business and community Appropriations 6.60% leaders serve on 20 distinct UAMS-affiliated Advisory Boards Grants/ Contracts 6.81% Patient Care 78.20%  Contributions from donors in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and 15 other countries  The University of Arkansas Foundation 2018 Budgeted Revenue FY2018 = $1.63 Billion has earned a top 5 percentile ranking among more than 50 of the nation’s largest 2018 Budgeted Revenue university endowments in terms of the trailing five-year investment performance Patient Care $1,279,408,547 78.20%  Total Fundraising for FY 2017 totaled more Grants/Contracts $111,434,435 6.81% than $31.9 million State Appropriations $107,994,401 6.60%  Membership in the 1879 Society, recognizing Gifts and Other $90,078,656 5.51% legacy donors, grew to 170 with $32.8 million in planned gift commitments Tuition $47,132,029 2.88%  During FY 15, UAMS’ cost to raise a dollar Total Revenue $1,636,048,068 100% was 16 cents compared to the peer average of 28 cents, according to the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP) Economic Impact*  Private philanthropy essential for critical  $4.5 billion/year economic impact – UAMS growth and support of: and affiliates Arkansas Children’s Hospital - Cutting-edge research and Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare - Patient-centered programs System - Faculty support  The eight regional centers generate 657 - Student scholarships jobs and $87 million annually in economic - Statewide programs and outreach impact across the state. - New and enhanced facilities  UAMS BioVentures business incubator – 24 - State-of-the-art equipment companies active with an annual payroll of $18 million * TEConomy Partners LLC, 2015

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