August 15, 2022
UAMS’ Ashley Nemec-Bakk, Ph.D., Awarded Postdoctoral Fellowship for Space Health Research
Ashley Nemec-Bakk, Ph.D., a postdoctoral fellow in the UAMS College of Pharmacy’s Division of Radiation Health and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, is one of three researchers nationwide to receive a postdoctoral fellowship from the Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH) at Baylor College of Medicine. TRISH is backed by NASA’s Human Research Program, with…
August 12, 2022
Piggott Man Remembers “Everything” About Stroke, Including Caregivers’ Kindness
Freddie Tate, 85, of Piggott, worked around helicopters during his time in the U.S. Air Force, but it wasn’t until March 5, 2021, when he suffered a stroke, that he rode in one for the first time. “I spent four years in the Air Force and we had all kinds of helicopters, but I’d never…
August 9, 2022
Students Receive Hands-On Learning at First In-Person Pharmacy Camp Since 2019
Twenty-eight 17- and 18-year olds from Arkansas and Texas received a condensed pharmacy education over three days in June at Pharmacy Camp at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy. Pharmacy Camp was held at the UAMS Little Rock campus annually for more than a decade before the COVID-19 pandemic required…
August 8, 2022
Mohammad Pakravan, M.D., MBA, Joins UAMS Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute
Mohammad Pakravan, M.D., MBA, has joined the Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Pakravan’s medical interests include neuro-ophthalmology, glaucoma, cataracts, and diseases of the cornea and anterior segment. “Dr. Pakravan is an internationally renowned expert in neuro-ophthalmology and glaucoma,” said Paul Phillips, M.D., Jones Eye Institute…
August 5, 2022
UAMS Receives AAMC Telehealth Equity Catalyst Grant for Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Digital Health & Innovation recently received a $15,000 Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) 2022 Telehealth Equity Catalyst Awards and Pilot Grant for its sexual assault nurse examiner program. The grant supports TeleSANE, a program of the Institute for Digital Health & Innovation that offers…
August 3, 2022
ASRS Annual Meeting Sees Multiple Presentations from Jones Eye Institute
The UAMS Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute made an impact at the American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) 40th Annual Scientific Meeting, held July 13-16 in New York, with residents and faculty making 14 separate presentations. “We are proud to have a prolific research team that is internationally recognized,” said Paul Phillips, M.D., Jones…
July 22, 2022
UAMS Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute Welcomes New Ophthalmology Residents
The Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) welcomed four new ophthalmology residents who are now seeing patients in central Arkansas. The new ophthalmology residents are: Jamal Azhari, M.D. J. Anthony “Tony” Chacko, M.D. Alex Kwok, M.D., MPH Sam Karimaghaei, M.D. Azhari received his medical degree in…
July 15, 2022
Jones Eye Institute Residents Dominate ASCRS Conference with 10 Presentations
The UAMS Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute was a significant presence at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) Annual Meeting, held April 22-26 in Washington, D.C., with nine residents and others presenting 10 projects. Held each year, the annual ASCRS meeting focuses on therapeutic, surgical and administrative topics through a series…
July 8, 2022
Father Fights Sickle Cell’s ‘War on the Inside’ to Spend More Time with Family
Tyrrence Sanders, 31, wants his children to know they can do anything they put their minds to. And he plans to be there with them, every step of the way. “Spending time with family is the most important thing to me,” he said. It’s a feeling that’s deeply embedded in his own experience. Sanders grew…
July 1, 2022
Jones Eye Institute’s Jabbehdari First Female Resident Finalist for ASCRS Award
Sayena Jabbehdari, M.D., MPH, an ophthalmology resident at the UAMS Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute, was named runner-up in a national ‘Shark Tank’-style competition held at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery’s (ASCRS) annual conference.
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