October 12, 2011

Neurosurgeon Cifarelli Joins UAMS

David Robinson

LITTLE ROCK – Christopher P. Cifarelli, M.D., Ph.D., a neurosurgeon, has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and is seeing patients at the Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute.


October 11, 2011

UAMS’ McComber Receives Lifetime Achievement Award in Human Resources

David Robinson

LITTLE ROCK – Kathleen McComber, senior director of human resources for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has been awarded the Jim Wilkes Lifetime Achievement award by the Society for Human Resource Management, Arkansas Council.


October 4, 2011

UAMS Signs Major Contract for Radiation Research

David Robinson

LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has signed a contract with the federal Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) to proceed with advanced development of a promising treatment for use in radiological or nuclear emergency situations.


October 3, 2011

Eye Patient Sees UAMS as Best Choice

David Robinson

Oct. 3, 2011 | When he was 3 years old, Clyde Snider was shot with a BB gun and lost all vision in his right eye. Later, while still a child, he began having problems with the vision in his left eye. And so began a lifelong search to find the best eye care. At age 8, Snider began wearing glasses to address his myopia (nearsightedness), and for decades he also struggled with severe floaters in his left eye.


Free Oral Cancer Screening Offered Oct. 19 in Mountain Home

David Robinson

LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is inviting the public to receive a free oral cancer screening in Mountain Home on Oct. 19.


September 30, 2011

Susan Bates Receives College of Medicine Alumnus Award

David Robinson

Sept. 30, 2011 | UAMS alumnus Susan Bates, M.D., an oncologist at the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health, is the 2011 recipient of the UAMS College of Medicine Dean’s Distinguished Alumnus Award.


September 27, 2011

UAMS, 40 Partners Kick Off Rural Health Study

David Robinson

LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and 40 organizations have begun a partnership to develop policy recommendations that address critical rural health care needs in Arkansas.


September 21, 2011

Public Invited Oct. 11 to UAMS ‘Mini Medical School’

David Robinson

LITTLE ROCK – For anyone who’s ever wondered what medical school is like, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine is offering a two-hour Mini Medical School on Oct. 11.


September 19, 2011

Jeanne Heard Joins UAMS as Vice Chancellor

David Robinson

LITTLE ROCK – Jeanne Heard, M.D., Ph.D., has been named vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).


September 14, 2011

UAMS Makes ‘Top Performers’ List

David Robinson

Sept. 14, 2011 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) today was named one of the nation’s top performers on key quality measures by The Joint Commission, the leading accreditor of health care organizations in America. <br />
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