Aug. 7, 2020 | It doesn’t take long for many young girls to be exposed to messages about what girls “can” and “cannot” do. Thankfully, Heather Pinckard-Dover never got the memo. She is the first female neurosurgeon to complete a residency at UAMS, Arkansas’ only academic health sciences center. “From the time I was little, my parents were always...
Aug. 6, 2020 | LITTLE ROCK — Nirvana Manning, M.D., has been named chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). “Dr. Manning has strived to provide the very best for our patients, students and trainees since joining our faculty in 2007, and in her current role as director and...
Aug. 4, 2020 | LITTLE ROCK – Arkansans experiencing mental health issues or stress related to the COVID-19 pandemic may receive immediate help 24 hours a day through the AR-Connect program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) with no out-of-pocket cost to the patient. The program began in May and offers the opportunity to talk to...
Aug. 4, 2020 | Achieving the perfect tan is a summertime goal for many young women. But for fair-skinned Kristi Dannelley, getting a golden glow was no easy task. That’s why she turned to tanning beds. “I spent hours in tanning beds as a teenager and in my early 20s,” said Dannelley, president of Magna IV in Little Rock....
Aug. 4, 2020 | LITTLE ROCK – Excellence in treating stroke patients has earned the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Stroke Program two national awards. The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association honored UAMS with the Get with the Guidelines Target: Stroke Honor Roll and Gold Plus Quality Achievement awards in June. The awards recognize the hospital’s commitment...
Aug. 3, 2020 | When the last day of the UAMS Day Camp arrived July 31, teachers and volunteers said farewell to the children they had spent the last three months caring for with an outdoor party reminiscent of a county fair or carnival. A summer shower shortly before the mid-day event did not dampen the festivities. The children...
Aug. 3, 2020 | The UAMS Health Women’s Center opened today, bringing the best of women’s health services from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to one convenient Midtown location. The new location is at 6119 Midtown Ave., just off Interstate 630 and University Avenue near Target. All women’s health services previously at UAMS Health’s Financial Center...
Aug. 6, 2020 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received a $420,000 gift from the estate of Jack T. Steele, M.D., to finalize creation of the Jack T. Steele, M.D. Endowed Chair in Family and Preventive Medicine in the College of Medicine. Endowed chairs allow UAMS to recruit and retain top leaders...
Aug. 5, 2020 | In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, three of the top needs in Arkansas homeless shelters are hand sanitizer, masks and gloves, according to a recent Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health survey of 48 shelters. But not only did the students and faculty reach out to determine needs, they stepped up to work...
Aug. 5, 2020 | LITTLE ROCK — A $780,000 grant from the National Cancer Institute will fund a hands-on summer cancer research experience for medical students at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). “Partnership in Cancer Research will provide focused and innovative research experiences in laboratories, community outreach programs and clinics for selected first- and second-year students...
July 31, 2020 | The Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and UAMS Northwest Regional Campus have been authorized by the Arkansas Department of Health to conduct COVID-19 contact tracing for public and private colleges and universities in Arkansas. The project is in partnership with the Arkansas Department of...
Aug. 6, 2020 | These programs were first broadcast the week of August 10, 2020.
Aug. 5, 2020 | When COVID-19 appeared in Arkansas in March, it affected all operations at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including the UAMS Delta Dental of Arkansas Foundation Oral Health Clinic. As the clinic shifted to providing only urgent care procedures as directed by the Arkansas Department of Health, leadership in the College of Health Professions...
July 30, 2020 | These programs were first broadcast the week of August 3, 2020.
Aug. 7, 2020 | LITTLE ROCK – Drive-up testing for COVID-19 will be held from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Aug. 14 at Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas, 1000 Campus Road in Helena-West Helena. There will be no out-of-pocket cost for testing. The first 200 community members will be tested. The testing will be conducted by...
Aug. 6, 2020 | Congratulation to Alex Morris, our August MVP of the Month! Morris, an access coordinator at the UAMS Northeast Regional Campus in Jonesboro, is always willing to pitch in wherever needed.
Aug. 3, 2020 | P. Shea Brannan, M.D. has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as a hand and upper extremity orthopaedic surgeon practicing at UAMS Health Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine. He will see patients in both UAMS clinics in Fayetteville on Asche Drive (formerly the Shoulder Center of Arkansas) and in Lowell on Latham Drive....
July 30, 2020 | LITTLE ROCK – Drive-up testing for COVID-19 will be held from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Aug. 6 at the University of Arkansas Cossatot Community College DeQueen Campus, 183 College Drive in DeQueen. There will be no out-of-pocket cost for testing. The first 200 community members will be tested. The testing will be conducted by...