December 29, 2020
Faces of UAMS — Lynn Hawkins
![Lynn Hawkins](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Lynn_Arkansas_33-1-150x150.jpg)
Meet Lynn Hawkins, Program Director in the UAMS Office of Strategy Management and Administration and Chief Officer of Communications and Special Initiatives with the Arkansas Rural Health Partnership. Listen as she discusses the satisfaction she gets from working with rural hospitals in Arkansas and facilitating their collaboration.
December 28, 2020
UAMS to Provide COVID-19 Drive-Up Testing Jan. 6 in Jonesboro
LITTLE ROCK – Drive-up testing for COVID-19 will be held from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Jan. 6 at Elks Lodge, 2113 W. Washington Ave. in Jonesboro. 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 Arkansas for Medical…
December 22, 2020
UAMS Triage Team Honored by DAISY Foundation for Compassionate COVID-19 Response
![The nurses on the COVID Triage Team who designed the awardi-winning screening process are: Sherri Traffanstedt, RN., left; Deborah Hutts, M.S.N., RN, center; and Rebeca Bryan, RN.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Health-Impact-DAISY-Nurse-Leader-Award-Deb-Hutts-Group-resized-150x150.jpg)
LITTLE ROCK – Nurses in the COVID-19 Triage Team at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) were honored by the national DAISY Foundation and the California-based HealthImpact nonprofit organization for devising a screening process for patients who are homeless or rely on public transportation.
December 21, 2020
UAMS to Provide COVID-19 Drive-Up Testing Dec. 29 in Camden
LITTLE ROCK – Drive-up testing for COVID-19 will be held from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Dec. 29 at Planting a Seed Foundation, 955 S. Adams St. in Camden. 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 Arkansas…
December 17, 2020
Moore Receives National Scholarship
![Alex Moore](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Alex-Moore-2020-NCPA-featured-150x150.jpg)
During a virtual convention and awards ceremony in October, Alex Moore, a third-year College of Pharmacy student, was one of 15 students nationwide chosen to receive the National Community Pharmacy Association (NCPA) Foundation Presidential Scholarship. This scholarship is awarded to individuals who demonstrate leadership qualities and accomplishments along with having interest in independent pharmacy. Moore…
December 16, 2020
Year in Review: UAMS in 2020 Helps Lead COVID-19 Response, Keeps Focus on Missions
![In 2023, UAMS expanded physically and operationally, opening new facilities and breaking ground on others.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/YiR-UAMS-featured-150x150.jpg)
Almost nothing about 2020 has been typical. UAMS nevertheless adapted to the COVID-19 global pandemic, stayed true to its core missions and helped lead state efforts to combat the disease. UAMS responded quickly and robustly to the pandemic’s public health threat in keeping with its 140-year history of patient care, medical education and research. Classes…
December 11, 2020
College’s 2020 Clinical Pharmacy Team Most Successful Yet in National Competition
![Team members (from left) Ryan Marks, Jacqueline Dodwell and Haodi Ruan competed in the American College of Clinical Pharmacy’s Clinical Pharmacy Challenge.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/COP-ACCP-150x150.jpg)
Three fourth-year College of Pharmacy students performed even better than they expected this fall during the American College of Clinical Pharmacy’s Clinical Pharmacy Challenge, reaching the quarter finals in the nationwide contest for the first time.
December 7, 2020
UAMS to Provide COVID-19 Drive-Up Testing Dec. 16 in Mountain Home
LITTLE ROCK – Drive-up testing for COVID-19 will be held from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Dec. 16 at Baxter County Fairgrounds, 1507 Fairgrounds Drive in Mountain Home. 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 Arkansas for…
December 2, 2020
Academy Finds Real Success in Virtual Form, Garners Sustaining Funding
![Seth Heldenbrand, top left, meets during a live, video class session with students and other participants in the NCPA Foundation-UAMS Pharmacy Ownership and Leadership Academy.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/POLA-squares-150x150.jpg)
Converting an in-person program, meeting or event into a live, video streaming one has become common in 2020. Making it almost as successful as its original in-person version has been rare, although the UAMS College of Pharmacy has done it. The NCPA Foundation-UAMS Pharmacy Ownership and Leadership Academy is a real-world example of the adaptability…
December 1, 2020
UAMS to Provide COVID-19 Drive-Up Testing Dec. 9 in Clarksville
LITTLE ROCK – Drive-up testing for COVID-19 will be held from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Dec. 9 at Johnson County Fairgrounds, 1586 Oakland Street in Clarksville. 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 Arkansas for Medical…
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