Office of Communications & Marketing Responsible for All Contact with, from Media
| Please do not engage in contact with the media on behalf of UAMS. Under UAMS policy 13.1.01, the UAMS Office of Communications & Marketing is charged by the Chancellor’s Office with coordinating all contact with and from the news media to ensure a timely response and one that is in accordance with HIPAA when it relates to patient information and FERPA (student privacy) as well as other UAMS policies. (Information about Medical Center policies and procedures for media relations and the release of information).
All phone calls, emails or other communications from the media or any publication to you in your role as a UAMS employee should be immediately referred to the Office of Communications & Marketing at (501) 686-8998 or by email to Leslie Taylor, vice chancellor for communications, at leslie@uams.edu. That office will coordinate subsequent interviews as needed. Further all news releases and advertising related to UAMS and any of its entities should be overseen by the Office. All requests for information under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act should also be referred to the Office.
The primary purpose of this guideline is to protect patient confidentiality and adhere to privacy laws and to adhere to a timely, organized, professional and planned system where media relations, media events, news releases, advertising and announcements are concerned.
After hours and on weekends, media should be referred to the media relations staff member on call at pager (501) 395-5989.