March 2, 2022
Occupational Therapy Doctoral Student Inspired to Innovate
![Occupational Therapy doctoral student Brenna Ramirez stops for a photo on the campus of the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/OTStuentProfile-BrennaRamirez-150x150.jpg)
When Brenna Ramirez graduated with a degree is in kinesiology, she didn’t follow the typical sports path. Instead, she began working as a registered behavioral therapist, providing services to children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.
Virtual Festivities Celebrate College’s Half-Century Milestone
![During a week of celebrations in late November and early December, faculty and staff of the College's Department of Physical Therapy show off their 50th anniversary sweatshirts.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/50th-SweatshirtsFront-150x150.jpg)
Although the COVID-19 pandemic pushed many of the festivities online, the UAMS College of Health Professions still managed to celebrate 50 years of excellence.
February 17, 2022
Nutrition Central to Fighting, Treating Cancer, Guest Lecturer States
![David Heber](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/HeberLecture-featured-150x150.jpg)
February is a National Cancer Prevention Month. Reza Hakkak, Ph.D., Chair of Department of Dietetics and Nutrition, invited one of the most prominent experts in the field of cancer prevention to give a presentation on Feb. 10.
February 14, 2022
February MVP — Wayne Lee
![Wayne Lee](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Lee_Wayne-Feb-MVP-WebPost-150x150.jpg)
Meet Wayne Lee, the MVP for February. Wayne is a Patient Services Associate in the UAMS Psychiatric Research Institute’s Child Diagnostic Unit 5 South. In the course of his work, he puts into practice the UAMS values of being polite, friendly, respectful, thoughtful, optimistic and compassionate. Here is what his nominator wrote: Wayne Lee does…
UAMS Dental Hygiene Program Offers Free Sealant Clinic for Children on Feb. 26
![Two dental hygiene students help a patient in a operatory in the new UAMS Dental Hygiene Clinic. All students are supervised by faculty and instructors in the clinic.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/sealant-featured-150x150.jpg)
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Department of Dental Hygiene is offering a free Sealant Clinic from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 26 at Freeway Medical Tower, 5800 W. 10th St., Suite 501. The clinic is for children 5-17 years old. A free dental examination is a part of…
February 2, 2022
UAMS Health App Launches, Provides New Connections
![Troy Walls, left, and Jasper Reddin, right, worked to develop the new UAMS Health app launched in January.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/AppTriptych-150x150.jpg)
UAMS patients, their families and guests can now experience the digital equivalent of walking up to an on-campus information desk and asking for help when they use the new UAMS Health smart phone app. Launched earlier this month and now available for download on Apple and Android phones, the UAMS Department of Information Technology developed the app.
January 19, 2022
COVID-19 Impact, Response Remain Center Stage at Chancellor’s Town Hall
![UAMS Chancellor Cam Patterson asks a question at the Jan. 7 Town Hall meeting.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Town-Hall-Cam-featured-150x150.jpg)
A year ago, many hoped the fight against the COVID-19 would be won or near victory by this point and would not have expected that the pandemic would be the focus of the first Chancellor’s Town Hall meeting of 2022.
January 11, 2022
January MVP — Tayae Marks
![Tayae Marks, January MVP](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Marks_Tayae-Jan2022MVP-150x150.jpg)
Meet Tayae Marks, the MVP for January is Tayae Marks, who has been an asset to UAMS for 18 years. Tayae is the director of pre-registration, and she wonderfully represents the UAMS values of being polite, friendly, respectful, thoughtful, optimistic and compassionate. Here is what one of her nominators wrote: Tayae Marks, the Director of…
December 27, 2021
UAMS Holiday Celebration Gains Efficiency While Bringing Cheer
![At this year’s Holiday Celebration on Dec. 16, 5,568 people came through the cafeteria line for a no-cost-to-them holiday lunch.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Holiday-Meal-2021-featured-150x150.jpg)
Smiling faces and the satisfied appetites of thousands of members of Team UAMS showed that university organizers have learned how to efficiently and cheerfully serve holiday meals to about 10,000 employees.
UAMS Stays on Course despite New Challenges from COVID-19 Pandemic
![The Little Rock campus of UAMS in early fall 2020, as viewed through the branches of a tree along Hooper Drive, was home to many positive developments in 2021.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/UAMS-FallCampus-thruBoughs-150x150.jpg)
As UAMS did everything it could to fight COVID-19, it maintained its commitment to excellence and its core values during the public health crisis — a commitment that was noticed by multiple national organizations and publications.
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