UAMS Midsouth Black Expo Set for July 30
| LITTLE ROCK — The 18th Annual UAMS Midsouth Black Expo, presented by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), invites you to a free event highlighting health education, cancer screenings, minority-owned businesses and family-friendly entertainment.
The expo is scheduled for 9 a.m.-4 p.m. July 30 at The Venue at Westwind, 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 will feature more than 100 vendors, cultural and historical exhibits, food, giveaways and live music, including a Marching Band Festival.
The expo also will feature an “Ask the Doctor” segment and cancer health messages.
“I am thrilled for the return of the UAMS Midsouth Black Expo following the pandemic,” said Timmons, the founder of the Black Expo. “The expo has always created an opportunity to convene, network and celebrate Black excellence — this year will be bigger and better!”
For additional information about the event, please contact Bjorn “BK” Simmons at (501) 475-5340 or bjorn@thinksocialimpact.org.
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.
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