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UAMS College of Public Health to Host Former U.S. Surgeon General Antonia Novello

Jan. 17, 2025 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health will host Antonia Novello, M.D., Dr.PH., former United States surgeon general, for a grand rounds panel discussion on public service. The event will take place Friday, Jan. 24, at noon in the Jack T. Stephens Spine and Neurosciences Institute Fred...

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Eric Peterson, Ph.D., Named President of BioVentures LLC

Jan. 16, 2025 | LITTLE ROCK — Eric Peterson, Ph.D., has been named president of BioVentures LLC at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), a position he has held on an interim basis since March 2024. BioVentures, founded in 1994, is the technology licensing office and business incubator at UAMS, supporting the promotion, commercialization and development of...

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UAMS Researcher Studies Impact of Physical Activity on Dementia Patients

Jan. 8, 2025 | Yong-Moon Mark Park, M.D., Ph.D., of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) led a study that looked at whether physical activity could lengthen the life expectancy for patients with dementia. “Our goal was to evaluate whether changes in physical activity levels before and after a dementia diagnosis could influence survival outcomes in individuals...

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Inclement Weather Alert

Jan. 9, 2025 | Updated January 11th at 2:15 PM UAMS Lifts Inclement Weather Policy Declaration, Effective at 2:30 p.m., Today, Jan. 12 Effective at 2:30 p.m. today, Jan. 12, UAMS is lifting its inclement weather declaration for its main campus in Little Rock and associated clinics in the surrounding area. Shuttle buses will resume running Monday morning. Gates...

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UAMS, Partners Offer Comprehensive Doula Training

Jan. 7, 2025 | Accepting Scholarship Applications Now LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Community Health Innovation will train 80 doulas over the next year through a comprehensive program administered by the institute and other partners, including Ujima Maternity Network and Birthing Beyond. The program is available to individuals throughout Arkansas through...

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Michelle Duncan, a community health worker, poses in a rural pharmacy.
Institute for Community Health Innovation

The Heart of Rural Health Care: The Unique Impact of One Community Health Worker in Montgomery County

Jan. 6, 2025 | This story originally appeared in the Winter 2024 edition of the Arkansas Family Physician, the official publication of the Arkansas Academy of Family Physicians. Michele Duncan didn’t grow up in Arkansas, but from the moment she set foot in Mount Ida — a small, close-knit community in the heart of Montgomery County — she knew...

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Dollie Allen-Williams

Jan. 14, 2025 | Meet Dollie Allen-Williams, the MVP for January. Dollie serves UAMS as a supervisor in the Phlebotomy Laboratory.

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Denton Thompson, a nurse project manager with the UAMS Institute for Community Health Innovation speaks at the Carroll County Hometown Health Coalition’s Dec. 4, 2024, meeting.
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UAMS Plans More Services for Carroll County

Jan. 7, 2025 | UAMS Plans More Services for Carroll County The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Community Health Innovation joined the Carroll County Hometown Health Coalition’s Dec. 4 meeting to discuss services the institute is looking to provide across the county in 2025. The institute is deploying mobile health units — large vehicles equipped...

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