August 10, 2020
Rho Chi, Phi Lambda Sigma to Meet Challenging Year Head On; New Members Named
Just as most classes at UAMS are moving online to maintain social distancing during the COVID-19 global pandemic, College of Pharmacy student organizations are going to connect students together as much as possible with technology, too. Madison Green is the new president of the college’s Beta Iota Chapter of The Rho Chi Honor Society. The…
July 24, 2020
College of Pharmacy Faculty Promoted, Celebrated
The UAMS College of Pharmacy recently announced the promotions of two faculty members: Lanita White, Pharm.D., from assistant professor to associate professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice. Melanie Reinhardt, Pharm.D., from assistant professor to associate professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice. “Dr. White’s quality of teaching is evidenced by her development of the…
July 16, 2020
UAMS North Central Regional Campus Starts Family Medicine Residency Program, Names First Six Resident Physicians
LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) North Central Regional Campus recently doubled the number of resident physicians practicing at its UAMS Family Medical Center in Batesville.
July 14, 2020
Awardees Celebrated at First-ever MVP Luncheon
July 14, 2020 | After enjoying a meal prepared by UAMS MVP Greg Roberts, another eight of Roberts’ fellow MVP awardees listened as Chancellor Cam Patterson, M.D., MBA, praised and thanked each of them one more time. “When we started the MVP program a year ago, we knew we were going to identify some great…
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…
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