February 1, 2021
February S.A.F.E. Newsletter Available
The February S.A.F.E. newsletter is available. The subject is safety and COVID-19 vaccination. Click here for the newsletter.
‘Showcase’ Spotlights Digital Health using Digital Connection
![Hari Eswaran, Ph.D., left, Shuk-Mei Ho, Ph.D., center, and Nalin Payakachat, Pharm.D.; Eswaran and Payakachat were presenters Jan. 21 at the Showcase of Medical Discoveries. Ho is UAMS vice chancellor for research.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/triptych-showcase-featured-e1615388229190-150x150.jpg)
Digital technology was both the method of connecting presenters and the focus of the UAMS College of Medicine’s “Showcase of Medical Discoveries: Digital Health & Innovation” on Jan. 21. Digital health uses interactive video, data and imaging devices as well as a patient’s computer, smart phone or tablet to deliver specialized medical services and expertise….
January 28, 2021
Real Appeal Program Available for Free to Employees in University Medical Plan
Real Appeal is an online weight loss program. It’s available for free to University employees enrolled in a University medical plan. Real Appeal is designed to help you lose weight and live a healthier life.
January 26, 2021
Expert Panel Answers COVID-19 Questions at Chancellor’s Town Hall
![Chancellor Cam Patterson, left, introduces Jan. 22 the panel of UAMS expert physicians at the Town Hall. They are, left to right, Michelle Krause, Nirvana Manning, Robert Hopkins and Keyur Vyas.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Town-Hall-COVID-19-featured-150x150.jpg)
That the health benefits of being vaccinated against COVID-19 far outweigh the grave risks of the disease or any potential vaccine side effects was the consensus of a UAMS College of Medicine panel of experts Jan. 22 during the chancellor’s monthly Town Hall. UAMS Chancellor and UAMS Health CEO Cam Patterson, M.D., MBA, said while…
January 21, 2021
Conversations with Cam — Mande Corbett
![Chancellor Patterson with Mande Corbett](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Convo-w-Cam-150x150.jpg)
In this Conversation with Cam, I speak with Mande Corbett, coordinator of the UAMS Stocked & Reddie food pantry, now located in the Monroe building on our Little Rock campus. The pantry serves as many as 1,600 members — students as well as UAMS and Arkansas Children’s Hospital employees.
January 20, 2021
UAMS to Provide COVID-19 Drive-Up Testing Feb. 4 in Helena
LITTLE ROCK — Drive-up testing for COVID-19 will be held from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Feb. 4 in the Phillips County Library parking lot, 702 Porter St. in Helena. There will be no out-of-pocket cost for testing. Up to 200 community members will be tested. The testing will be conducted by the University of…
January 14, 2021
Please Be Aware of Political Activity Policy for UAMS Employees, Students
The Arkansas General Assembly convened into session at the Capitol this week. At the beginning of each session, there are always questions about participation in the legislative process. This is a good time to review the political activity policies for UAMS and the State of Arkansas.
January 13, 2021
UAMS to Provide COVID-19 Drive-Up Testing Jan. 28 in Hope
LITTLE ROCK — Drive-up testing for COVID-19 will be held from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Jan. 28 at First Baptist Church Family Life Center, 315 S. Main St. in Hope. There will be no out-of-pocket cost for testing. Up to 200 community members will be tested. The testing will be conducted by the University…
January 11, 2021
January MVP — Sharon Martin
![Sharon Martin, MVP for January](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/SharonMartin-post-150x150.jpg)
Congratulations to Sharon Martin, our January MVP of the Month. Sharon is a research coordinator for the UAMS Rural Research Network within the Translational Research Institute (TRI). This is what her nominator has to say: Sharon is based at UAMS East Regional Campus, Helena-West Helena. On Nov. 4, she was calling potential research participants about…
January 4, 2021
UAMS Medical Center Discharges Its 1,000th COVID-19 Patient
![Michael Kent, seated left, holds a sign announcing he is the 1,000th COVID-19 patient to be discharged by the UAMS Medical Center. Behind Kent, left to right, are UAMS Chancellor Cam Patterson, UAMS Medical Center CEO Steppe Mette and hospitalist Franklin Gray.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/COVID-Discharge-featured1001-150x150.jpg)
Confetti flew while cheers and applause echoed down a UAMS Medical Center hallway as UAMS Chancellor Cam Patterson, M.D., MBA, guided Michael Kent in a wheelchair between rows of exuberant physicians, nurses and staff. Kent was the 1,000th COVID-19 patient to be discharged and to start his journey home. Kent, who works as a senior…
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