July 2, 2020
COVID-19 Testing Draws Hundreds to North Little Rock Drive-thru
The UAMS Mobile Triage team offered COVID-19 testing to anyone who came to their drive-thru June 30 at Shorter College in North Little Rock, and hundreds of people showed up in response. For a brief time before police could reroute the vehicles, cars and trucks were backed up onto the nearest Interstate 30 off ramp….
July 1, 2020
College of Pharmacy Residents, Fellows Graduate Despite Challenging Year
Mark Granberry, Pharm.D., opened the 2020 graduation ceremony June 26 for the UAMS College of Pharmacy residents and fellows with an apology to his ninth-grade English teacher. The teacher, Michael Moran, taught him never to use the phrase “more unique” because “unique” means one of a kind, and nothing can be more than one of…
June 30, 2020
UAMS Awarded $940,000 by FCC to Help with COVID-19 Response Across the State
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received $940,000 from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for digital health technology to treat patients for COVID-19 and deliver medical information to patients and providers across the state.
June 26, 2020
UAMS to Provide COVID-19 Drive-Thru Testing June 30 in North Little Rock
LITTLE ROCK – A community drive-thru testing clinic for COVID-19 will be held from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., June 30 at Shorter College, 604 N. Locust St. in North Little Rock. There will be no out-of-pocket cost to the patient. The clinic will be conducted by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)…
June 25, 2020
Digital Health Visits Help Regional Campuses Meet COVID-19 Challenges
Brittnay Hall, 39, was at an impasse: COVID-19 worries were making worse her pre-existing problems with anxiety. Also, thinking of having an in-person visit with her physician about her anxiety medications made her feel unsafe. Digital health technology resolved her dilemma. Hall, of Newark, had a more-than-20-year patient-physician relationship with Julia Roulier, M.D., a family…
June 19, 2020
Pharmacy Class of 2020 Celebrates in First Virtual Honors Convocation
Academic traditions originating in the Middle Ages like hooding ceremonies combined June 13 with 21st century technology to produce a successful Honors Convocation for the UAMS College of Pharmacy Class of 2020. Public health and safety considerations resulting from the COVID-19 global pandemic led to the College postponing its annual Honors Convocation, usually held the…
June 16, 2020
College of Pharmacy Recognizes Outstanding Faculty for 2020
Recognizing teaching performance and educational contributions of College of Pharmacy faculty may be even more meaningful in 2020 because of challenges presented by the COVID-19 public health crisis. “Because of health safety guidelines in-person classes gave way by March to real-time, online classes, and the College of Pharmacy faculty provided the continuity of instruction and…
June 15, 2020
Cured: Arkansas Man’s Sickle Cell Disease Eliminated by Bone Marrow Transplant
While Phillip Sanders’ journey to a cure for his sickle cell disease was ultimately successful, it was a path with peaks and valleys and struggles and challenges. It’s beginning was relatively undramatic and took place during a conversation in October 2017 just after the conclusion of the Sickle Cell Symposium organized by the UAMS Adult…
June 1, 2020
UAMS’ Brad Martin, Pharm.D., Ph.D., Named to Multi-State, Advisory Council
LITTLE ROCK — Brad Martin, Pharm.D., Ph.D., recently was appointed to the Midwest Comparative Effectiveness Public Advisory Council of the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review. He is a professor in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy’s Division of Pharmaceutical Evaluation and Policy. The institute performs technology appraisals of pharmaceuticals…
May 29, 2020
UAMS to Provide COVID-19 Drive-Thru Evaluation June 4 in Elaine
LITTLE ROCK – A community drive-thru evaluation clinic for COVID-19 will be held from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., June 4 at the Elaine Fire Department, 206 Main Street. There will be no out-of-pocket cost to the patient. The clinic will be conducted by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) along with the…
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