May 13, 2022
Student Spotlight: Sydney Chastain Moves from Courtside to Bedside, Imaging Sciences
![Sydney Chastain is scheduled to complete her studies in Nuclear Medicine Imaging Sciences in August. She also works a full schedule as a patient care technician in the UAMS Medical Center.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/SydneyChastain-CHP-featured-150x150.jpg)
Whether on the basketball court as a point guard, a patient care technician in the UAMS Medical Center, or a Nuclear Medicine Imaging Sciences student, Sydney Chastain’s dogged determination has helped her excel. At 5 feet 6 inches tall, Sydney was never the tallest player on the court when she was on the University of…
May 2, 2022
May MVP — Jim Jones
![Jim Jones, MVP for May 2022](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/MVP-JimJones-post-150x150.jpg)
Meet Jim Jones, the MVP for May. Jim serves UAMS as its Power Plant manager. In the course of his work, he puts into practice the UAMS values of being polite, friendly, respectful, thoughtful, optimistic and compassionate. Here is a story in which Jim did that: Jim noticed something was wrong. My paperwork was not…
April 29, 2022
College’s Faculty Never Stop Learning, Study for Advanced Degrees
![Bridget Fitzhugh, left, Megan Lane and Cherika Robertson are among about 20 UAMS College of Health Professions faculty members who are pursuing advanced degrees.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Fitzhugh_Lane_Robertston-150x150.jpg)
Some faculty members in the UAMS College of Health Professions have headed back to school — a role that gives them greater insight into their own students. About 20 professors and instructors out of 81 in the college are pursuing advanced degrees in postgraduate programs or have recently completed them.
April 7, 2022
Program’s New Motion Analysis Equipment Enhances Research, Education
![Nadia Marconi, left, demonstrates a motor task to a student volunteer while using the new motion-capture system.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/CHPMotion-Analysis-MarconiMackenzie-featured-150x150.jpg)
Mobility has come to the motion capture technology that the UAMS Department of Physical Therapy uses for teaching graduate students and for research. Plans call for its use to be extended to patient care in the near future.
April 1, 2022
April MVP — Tracey Carey
![Tracey Carey](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Carey_Tracey-RN-featured-150x150.jpg)
The MVP for April is Tracey Carey. Tracey is a Registered Nurse in the Women’s Inpatient Unit of the UAMS Psychiatric Research Institute. In the course of her work, she puts into practice the UAMS values of being polite, friendly, respectful, thoughtful, optimistic and compassionate. Here is what her nominator wrote: “Tracey moved to the…
March 22, 2022
Dental Hygiene Students Treat Afghan Refugee Families
![An Afghan refugee woman receives a dental assessment at the UAMS Dental Hygiene Clinic.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/UAMSDental-Afghans-featured-150x150.jpg)
Since late November, UAMS dental hygiene students have given dozens of Afghan refugees something many of them have never before received – dental care.
March 21, 2022
National Guard Recognizes UAMS Supervisor as ‘Patriotic Employer’
![Marvin Powell, front and center, holds his Patriotic Employer Award from the Department of Defense. Also, front, left to right, Col. Dean Martin, Staff Sgt. Chris Coffman, Powell, Ms. Powell and Chancellor Cam Patterson.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Patriotic-Employer-Award-2022-featured-150x150.jpg)
The Arkansas Air National Guard on March 17 recognized UAMS supervisor Marvin Powell as a Patriotic Employer — an award that was more than a year in the making.
March 17, 2022
Dietetics, Nutrition Programs Mark Anniversaries with Online Celebration, Guest Lecture
![UAMS Dietetics through the Decades: the Dietetics Internship program in the College of Health Professions' Department of Dietetics and Nutrition celebrated the 50th anniversary of its establishment.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/DieteticsNutrition50th30th-150x150.jpg)
Alumni, faculty and students celebrated March 10 the dual birthdays of programs in the UAMS College of Health Professions’ Department of Dietetics and Nutrition. College and university leaders spoke on Zoom about the history and achievements of the programs leading up to the anniversaries.
March 16, 2022
UAMS Simulation Center Helps Train Air Force Medics
![Members of the 189th Medical Group train in trauma care with manikin in the UAMS Simulation Center.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Air-Guard-medics-in-SIM-Center-03112022-850_4770-1-150x150.jpg)
U.S. National Guard personnel provided support to UAMS during nearly every phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, and on March 11 the university Simulation Education Center reciprocated.
March 3, 2022
March MVP — Cody Humphrey
![Cody Humphrey](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Humphrey_Cody-MVP-2500-150x150.jpg)
Meet the MVP for March, Cody Humphrey, an Equipment Tech in the Operating Room. In the course of his work, he puts into practice the UAMS values of being polite, friendly, respectful, thoughtful, optimistic and compassionate.
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