August 25, 2020
UAMS COVID-19 Testing RESCHEDULED; Sept. 2 Drive-Up Testing in El Dorado Postponed from Aug. 27
LITTLE ROCK – Drive-up testing for COVID-19 will be held from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Sept. 2 at Medical Center of South Arkansas, 700 West Grove St. in El Dorado. Because of weather forecasts predicting that rainstorms will likely affect the area on Aug. 27, the testing drive-up has been rescheduled to Sept. 2….
August 20, 2020
UAMS to Provide COVID-19 Drive-Up Testing Aug. 27 in El Dorado
LITTLE ROCK – Drive-up testing for COVID-19 will be held from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Aug. 27 at Medical Center of South Arkansas, 700 West Grove St. in El Dorado. 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…
August 19, 2020
Twins Prepare for 2021 Olympics, First-Year as College of Pharmacy Students
Twin sisters and pole vaulters Tori Hoggard and Lexi Jacobus are familiar with hurtling through mid-air, but they aren’t used to the feeling like they are suspended in it. Like so many people throughout the world with plans affected by the COVID-19 global pandemic, they had anticipated starting as first-year UAMS College of Pharmacy students…
August 18, 2020
UAMS Earns Tree Campus USA Status from Arbor Day Foundation
For the seventh consecutive year, the Arbor Day Foundation recognized the main campus of UAMS as a Tree Campus USA 2019. Penny Talbert, landscape manager in UAMS Campus Operations, said she was grateful for the recognition of the effort she and the team she leads have put into maintaining a health population of trees on…
August 17, 2020
Patrick Sullins, M.D., Joins UAMS Family Medical Center in Batesville
LITTLE ROCK — Patrick Sullins, M.D., recently joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Family Medical Center in Batesville as a family medicine physician and is accepting patients. He is also faculty for the Family Medicine Residency Program there. Originally from Weiner, Arkansas, Sullins graduated from Lyon college and earned his medical degree…
UAMS to Provide COVID-19 Drive-Up Testing Aug. 20 in Magnolia
Drive-up testing for COVID-19 will be held from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Aug. 20 at Magnolia Regional Medical Center, 100 Hospital Drive in Magnolia. There will be no out-of-pocket cost for testing. The first 200 community members will be tested. The testing will be conducted by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)…
August 14, 2020
UAMS College of Pharmacy Ranked among Top Pharmacy Colleges
The UAMS College of Pharmacy recently was recognized by U.S. News & World Report as having one of the best colleges of pharmacy nationwide, ranking 31st among 134 total colleges in the magazine’s 2020 list. “What makes the College of Pharmacy special is its people. The hard work and passion its faculty and students have…
August 12, 2020
Lanita White, Pharm.D., Named to Diversity Task Force of American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
LITTLE ROCK — Lanita White, Pharm.D., recently was selected by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) to serve on its ASHP Task Force on Racial Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. White is an assistant dean for student affairs in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy. Starting this month, the 18-member…
August 11, 2020
First-in-the-Nation Technology Saves Lab Labor, Testing Time
A first-in-the-nation innovative piece of technology installed between two automated lines in a large UAMS lab has shaved turnaround time for test results by 10-15 minutes and allows skilled technologists more time for complex analysis. The new automated arm joins the chemistry line made by Beckman Coulter to the hematology testing line made by Sysmex,…
Timely Treatment Saves 27-Year-Old from Stroke
John Jansky was an unlikely candidate for a stroke. He does not smoke, have high blood pressure or any other contributing medical conditions. Jansky was also an unlikely stroke survivor because he lives in rural Pineville, Ark. – several miles from the nearest hospital. One Monday evening in December, Janksy got up from dinner with…
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