UAMS Midsouth Summit Black Expo set for Feb. 29
| LITTLE ROCK — The 16th Annual Midsouth Summit Black Expo, presented the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), will celebrate black history month with an event highlighting health education, minority-owned businesses and family-friendly entertainment.
The expo is scheduled for 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Feb. 29 at the 7318 Windsong Drive in North Little Rock. Admission is free.
The UAMS MammoVan mobile mammography unit will be on hand to provide mammograms. To make an appointment or determine if you qualify for services, call (800) 259-8794.
The expo also will feature cultural and historical exhibits, tax preparation, giveaways and live music, including the UAMS Midsouth Black Expo Battle of the Bands, presented by the Little Rock Chapter of the Links, Inc.
UAMS is the state’s only health sciences university, with colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Health Professions and Public Health; a graduate school; a hospital; a main campus in Little Rock; a Northwest Arkansas regional campus in Fayetteville; a statewide network of regional campuses; and eight institutes: the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute, Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute, Psychiatric Research Institute, Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging, Translational Research Institute, Institute for Digital Health & Innovation and the Institute for Community Health Innovation. UAMS includes UAMS Health, a statewide health system that encompasses all of UAMS’ clinical enterprise. UAMS is the only adult Level 1 trauma center in the state. UAMS has 3,485 students, 915 medical residents and fellows, and seven dental residents. It is the state’s largest public employer with more than 11,000 employees, including 1,200 physicians who provide care to patients at UAMS, its regional campuses, Arkansas Children’s, the VA Medical Center and Baptist Health. Visit www.uams.edu or uamshealth.com. Find us on Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), YouTube or Instagram.###