June 20, 2018
UAMS College of Medicine Internal Medicine Residency Program at Northwest Regional Campus Earns Full Accreditation
June 20, 2018 | The Internal Medicine Residency Program at the Northwest Regional Campus of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), was recently awarded a full, 10-year accreditation by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). The residency program, launched in 2015, provides a three-year training period to recently graduated medical students…
June 14, 2018
Two UAMS Northwest Regional Campus Faculty Inducted into Clinical Society
June 14, 2018 | Sheldon Riklon, M.D., and Thomas Schulz, M.D., associate professors in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine on the Northwest Regional Campus, were recently inducted into the Southern Society for Clinical Investigation. The society was formed by leaders of 19 southern medical schools in 1946 to advance…
June 12, 2018
Telestroke Conference 2018 Awards
The AR SAVES team used sites scorecards and reviewed site performance to evaluate and determine the winners of this year’s awards. Deliverables, outreach and education activities, mocks, accuracy and timeliness of data submission, meeting and conference attendance were all considered. The program also considered internal process changes, at their respective hospitals, to improve the care…
Conference Highlights: A Decade of Telemedicine Achievements, Past, Present and Future
June 12, 2018 | About 290 health care professionals gathered in Hot Springs for the annual Telestroke Conference held May 22-24, as the Arkansas Stroke Assistance through Virtual Emergency Support (AR SAVES) celebrated its 10th anniversary. Each year the UAMS-led partnership of AR SAVES organizes the conference and most of the attendees work at its…
June 11, 2018
Amanda George Named CFO for UAMS Clinical Programs
June 11, 2018 | Amanda George, CPA, M.H.S.A., has been named associate vice chancellor for clinical finance and chief financial officer for the Integrated Clinical Enterprise at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). George has been at UAMS since 2013. “Amanda is uniquely qualified to serve in this role,” said Richard H. Turnage,…
June 6, 2018
Health Sciences Boot Camp Helps Students Get Started on Startups
June 6, 2018 | Just as academic years at Arkansas colleges and universities were winding down in May, 17 undergraduate and graduate students were starting up at the third annual Health Sciences Entrepreneurship Boot Camp on the University of Central Arkansas campus in Conway. The boot camp from May 20-25 was a joint initiative of…
June 4, 2018
Public Invited to June 13 Dedication of Oaklawn Center On Aging Caregiver Training Center
June 4, 2018 | The Oaklawn Center on Aging, part of the Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will dedicate and rename its care house June 13 as the Darrell Meyer Care House. The public is invited to the dedication, which will be from 2 –…
May 23, 2018
UAMS Professor Offers Insights into Criminal Intent, Co-Authors Law Review Article
May 23, 2018 | A University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) professor of neurobiology recently co-authored a Kentucky Law Review article that offers insights into the nature of criminal intent and urges the court system to admit more expert testimony into trials regarding the subject. In “Actus Reus, Mens Rea, and Brain Science: What…
May 21, 2018
UAMS Stroke Program Wins Two Awards for Excellence in Care
May 21, 2018 | Excellence in treating stroke patients recently garnered two awards for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Stroke Program. The American Heart Association honored the program with the Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite and Get with the Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus award. The Arkansas Department of Health recognized the program with…
May 17, 2018
Telemedicine Used to Treat Inmates Creates Efficiencies, Improves Care
May 17, 2018 | Using telemedicine to treat state prison inmates with orthopaedic injuries has reduced red tape and wait times while improving security thanks to a new UAMS Center for Distance Health program.
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