July 25, 2019
Vice Chancellor for Research Highlights Goals for NCI Designation
Shuk-Mei Ho, Ph.D., UAMS vice chancellor for research, outlined some of what UAMS needs to do to grow and support research at all levels and areas in preparation of an attempt for National Cancer Institute Designation during the July 23 Research Staff Meeting.
July 24, 2019
Better Breathers COPD Support Group to Meet Aug. 1 in Osceola
The first Better Breathers COPD Support Group will meet at 11 a.m. Aug. 1 in the private dining area of South Mississippi County Regional Medical Center, 611 W. Lee Ave., in Osceola. Lunch will be provided. The program is sponsored by the Center on Aging-Northeast of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and…
July 19, 2019
UAMS Schmieding Home Caregiver Training to Provide Free Respite Training for Volunteer Caregivers
The Schmieding Home Caregiver Training Program in Jonesboro, a program of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), is offering free Respite Volunteer Training on Aug. 8 in Jonesboro. The training session will be from 8 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. at St. Bernards Villa Theatre Room, 2217 W. Parker Road. Pre-registration is required. For more…
July 18, 2019
UAMS Northeast Regional Campus Celebrates 40th Anniversary
July 18, 2019 | Forty years of working to educate family residents to fill gaps in care created by the shortage of physicians in rural Arkansas filled the atrium of the UAMS Northeast Regional Campus building on July 16 with applauding, appreciative well-wishers. The more than 100 former residents, local officials and staff were there…
July 16, 2019
UAMS Arkansas Geriatric Education Collaborative Awarded $3.7 Million by Health Resources and Services Administration
The Arkansas Geriatric Education Collaborative (AGEC) at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received a five-year grant of $3.74 million to provide geriatric training. The funding will provide training for geriatric health care professionals, primary care practitioners, first responders, caregivers, older adults and those who provide services to older adults. Robin McAtee, Ph.D.,…
July 9, 2019
Dementia Care Workshop for Family Caregivers to be held July 27 in Little Rock
The Schmieding Home Caregiver Training Program of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is offering a free Family Caregiver Workshop-Dementias July 27 in Little Rock for family members who are providing unpaid care for an older adult with dementia. The workshop will be held from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the UAMS…
July 2, 2019
Drug Discovery Colloquium Sparks Friendly Debate
Members of a five-person panel at the Drug Discovery & Development Colloquium on June 14 at UAMS good naturedly sparred over and discussed the frictions and collaborations between academic researchers and pharmaceutical industry. The first question from the audience may have been the most direct one: What is the most promising field? Where is the…
June 28, 2019
College of Pharmacy Students Set to Trailblaze New UAMS-Thailand Exchange
Three UAMS College of Pharmacy students in September will encounter diseases seldom seen in Arkansas and will become pioneers, the first in their college to do a clinical rotation at Silpakorn University in Bangkok, Thailand. “Thailand has more tropical diseases that students here would never see in the U.S. They may learn and see that…
June 26, 2019
UAMS Starts Digital Health Program to Help Spine Patients Statewide
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has begun a digital health spine clinic to allow patients across Arkansas with spinal disorders, spinal cord tumors, and patients who have recently undergone surgery to go to the location closest to home without having to travel to Little Rock to see a specialist. The UAMS Institute…
June 25, 2019
UAMS First in Arkansas to Join NIH StrokeNet, Will Make New Treatments Available
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently became the first medical institution in the state to join the National Institutes of Health StrokeNet, which will make new potential treatments available for patients with stroke and those at risk for stroke. NIH StrokeNet is made up of 25 regional centers across the United States…
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