November 30, 2020
Little Rock Coach Turns Caregiver
When caring for a person with dementia, sometimes a family caregiver needs support, and sometimes a coach needs a coach. Grady O. Brown, a Little Rock gymnastics coach, found himself in that position as he tried to help his mother, Virginia, 81, as she cared for his father, 84, also named Grady. Brown turned to…
November 24, 2020
Painter Leads PEP Division as New Director
Jacob T. Painter, Pharm.D., MBA, Ph.D., has been named the director of the College of Pharmacy’s Division of Pharmaceutical Evaluation and Policy (PEP). Painter is an associate professor in the College’s Department of Pharmacy Practice and has been a member of PEP division faculty since 2012. Since April 2019, he has served as associate director…
Serfaty Chosen as UAMS Director of Nuclear Education Online
Brigette Serfaty, Pharm.D., BCNP, FAPhA, has been named the new director of the Nuclear Education Online program in the UAMS College of Pharmacy. From 2019 until recently, Serfaty served as a vice president of PharmaLogic Holdings in Boca Raton, Florida, leading the quality and regulatory department of its PET and radiopharmacy operations. She also was…
UAMS to Provide COVID-19 Drive-Up Testing Dec. 3 in Lonoke
LITTLE ROCK – Drive-up testing for COVID-19 will be held from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Dec. 3 at Lonoke Community Center, 1355 Front Street SW. 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 Sciences…
November 18, 2020
Program to Address Physician Shortage in Arkansas Receives $2.83 Million in Additional Funding
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received $2.83 million in additional funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to improve access to quality health care in rural Arkansas by expanding efforts to train and retain primary care physicians. This award is for fiscal year 2021, which…
November 9, 2020
UAMS to Provide COVID-19 Drive-Up Testing Nov. 18 in Mountain Home
LITTLE ROCK – Drive-up testing for COVID-19 will be held from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Nov. 18 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…
UAMS to Provide COVID-19 Drive-Up Testing Nov. 17 in McCrory
LITTLE ROCK – Drive-up testing for COVID-19 will be held from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Nov. 17 at the McCrory Civic Center, 103 N. Edmonds Ave. in McCrory. 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…
November 5, 2020
UAMS to Provide COVID-19 Drive-Up Testing Nov. 10 at Philander Smith College in Little Rock
LITTLE ROCK – Drive-up testing for COVID-19 will be held from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Nov. 10 in the Philander Smith College Library parking lot, 900 Daisy Bates Drive in Little Rock. There will be no out-of-pocket cost for testing. Up to 200 community members will be tested. The testing will be conducted by…
October 29, 2020
UAMS Awarded Nearly $1 Million by U.S. Department of Agriculture for Digital Health Training in Arkansas Delta
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Digital Health & Innovation has received a two-year grant of $999,993 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for the digital health training of health care professionals, students, business and community leaders, consumers and patients in the Arkansas Delta. The grant will fund…
October 26, 2020
UAMS to Provide COVID-19 Drive-Up Testing Oct. 29 at Philander Smith College in Little Rock
LITTLE ROCK – Drive-up testing for COVID-19 will be held from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Oct. 29 in the Philander Smith College Library parking lot, 900 Daisy Bates Drive in Little Rock. There will be no out-of-pocket cost for testing. Up to 200 community members will be tested. The testing will be conducted by…
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