August 30, 2018
Free Family Caregiver Workshop to be Sept. 15 in El Dorado
Aug. 30, 2018 | The South Arkansas Center on Aging Education Center and the Schmieding Home Caregiver Training Program of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will hold a free family caregiver workshop Sept. 15 for those who would like to learn about caring for an adult with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease. The…
August 28, 2018
UAMS Celebrates Expansion, New Home For UAMS North Central Regional Campus in Batesville
![Dennis Moore, Pharm. D., and Jordan Weaver. M.D., prepare to cut the ribbon and officially open the new Family Medical Center in Batesville.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Batesville-Ribbon-150x150.jpg)
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) today celebrated the expansion and new home for its UAMS North Central Regional Campus and Family Medical Center in a recently remodeled, spacious and up-to-date facility near White River Medical Center in Batesville.
August 24, 2018
Free, Six-Week Diabetes Workshop Sept. 10-Oct. 15 at Oaklawn Center on Aging
The Oaklawn Center on Aging, part of the Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), will hold a free, six-week Diabetes Empowerment Education Program (DEEP) workshop for those who would like to learn about diabetes self-management. The workshop, which is open to the public, will be held…
August 21, 2018
BioVentures, Boot Camp Garner National Award, Recognition
![Nancy Gray, far left, gets ready to present prizes to the winning team at the Health Sciences Entrepreneurship Boot Camp in May.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Entrepreneurship-winners-150x150.jpg)
In less than three years, the Health Sciences Entrepreneurship Boot Camp has gone from pilot project to national award winner, recently earning a second place Innovations in Research and Research Education Award from the Association of American Medical Colleges. “Being able to claim the Boot Camp has won an award like this means it’s had…
August 17, 2018
Free UAMS Family Caregiver Workshop Aug. 23 in Springdale
The Schmieding Home Caregiver Training Program of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will hold a free family caregiver workshop Aug. 23 for those who would like to learn about caring for an adult with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease. The workshop, which is open to the public, will be held 9 a.m.-1 p.m….
August 16, 2018
UAMS Researcher Receives $2.1 Million Grant To Determine Best Nutrition for Military Combat, Training
![Arny Ferrando, Ph.D., recently received a $2.1 million grant from the Department of Defense to determine the best nutrition for military personnel in combat. Ferrando is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Ferrando-featured-150x150.jpg)
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) researcher Arny Ferrando, Ph.D., recently received $2.1 million from the U.S. Department of Defense to determine the best possible nutrition for military personnel engaged in combat and combat training.
August 15, 2018
Mary Ann Scott, Ph.D., of the UAMS Schmieding Developmental Center, Named Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Neuropsychology
Mary Ann Scott, Ph.D., a pediatric neuropsychologist at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has been named a diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Neuropsychology. Scott is the section chief for the UAMS Schmieding Developmental Center in Lowell. Diplomate certification is awarded to neuropsychologists who complete a rigorous review of training, practice…
AR SAVES Uses Simulation to Teach Students about Stroke
![MASH students visiting the UAMS Simulation Center roleplay diagnosing a stroke patient through the AR SAVES network.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/AR-SAVES-MASH-featured-150x150.jpg)
Aug. 14, 2018 | Although the high school students in the UAMS Simulation Center this summer may not have been stroke doctors or nurses yet, they got a chance to play those roles on TV and learn to recognize stroke symptoms.
August 8, 2018
UAMS South Central, Jefferson Regional Medical Center Kick Off $6 Million Building Renovation in Pine Bluff
![UAMS Chancellor Cam Patterson, M.D., MBA (center) attended the groundbreaking ceremony and received a hart hat. To his left is Toni Middleton, M.D., with Sterling Moore at far left; to his right are Mark Deal (center, back row), Wesley Trussell, JRMC assistant vice president for facilities and support, and Brian Thomas (right of Trussell), JRMC CEO.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/PineBluff-150x150.jpg)
August 8, 2018 | A kick-off ceremony today marked the official start of remodeling work for a new $6 million UAMS Family Medical Center in the Jefferson Professional Building II on the northwest corner of West 40th Avenue and Mulberry Street in Pine Bluff. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Chancellor Cam Patterson, M.D.,…
August 7, 2018
Pharmacy Dean, Professor Visit to Bolivia, Plan for Exchange Program
![Cesar Compadre, left, and Dean Keith Olsen examine and discuss a medicinal plant growing in the Bolivian countryside.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Compadre-Plants-150x150.jpg)
Aug. 2, 2018 | Before a meaningful exchange can take place between people, connections must be made, and earlier this summer, the UAMS College of Pharmacy made them in Bolivia. Both the college’s Dean Keith Olsen, Pharm.D., and Cesar Compadre, Ph.D., professor in the college’s Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, traveled to Santa Cruz, Bolivia, and stayed…
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