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August 16, 2022
UAMS Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health Basks in Two Decades of Success
Standing behind a podium in the Rahn Auditorium, Joseph Bates, M.D., MS., prepared to present an award during the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health’s 2022 Convocation.
UAMS Begins Training for Point-of-Care Ultrasound Program
More than two dozen physicians from across the state gathered at the UAMS Department of Family and Preventive Medicine in Little Rock for a training session that served as a first step in a program to expand the use of point-of-care ultrasound.
July 22, 2022
UAMS Nurses Enjoy Cooking, Eating, Learning through Culinary Medicine
The UAMS Culinary Medicine Kitchen offers Team UAMS members like Dees Davis, RN, an opportunity to eat what they have learned at the end of a class.
July 19, 2022
UAMS Researchers Publish Advances in Use of Noninvasive, Miniature Laser-Based Blood Scanner for Disease Identification
A University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) research team has published new advances in its ability to detect cancer, infections and other medical conditions using a portable blood sensor that does not require needles or other invasive methods. Scientific Reports, a Nature Portfolio journal, published the work led by UAMS’ Vladimir Zharov, Ph.D., D.Sc.,…
July 15, 2022
Authors Update ‘Healthcare Ethics’ with Second Edition
In early 2020 just as D. Micah Hester, Ph.D., and his co-editor Toby Schonfeld, Ph.D., hoped to finalize the text of the second edition of Guidance for Healthcare Ethics Committees, the COVID-19 pandemic spread across the United States and the world.
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.
June 29, 2022
Nursing Schools Almanac Ranks UAMS College of Nursing Among Top 100 in Nation
LITTLE ROCK — Nursing Schools Almanac has recognized the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing in its 2022 ranking of the nation’s 100 best nursing programs. The UAMS College of Nursing ranked No. 82 among the 3,000 institutions examined by Nursing Schools Almanac, which places UAMS among the top 3%. Among…
June 20, 2022
Town Hall Highlights Campus Safety, Digital Health, Workday Transition
The Chancellor’s Town Hall meeting held June 16 focused on issues of campus safety, digital health efforts and UAMS’ transition to the Workday management system. Watch video of the June 16 Town Hall meeting. Robert Barrentine, chief of the UAMS Police Department, spoke first about ways that employees can protect themselves in the event of…
June 16, 2022
Trees Planted in Honor of Be a Part of the Cure Walk Top Fundraisers
The UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute planted two dogwood trees June 13 in honor of the 2022 Be A Part of the Cure Walk top fundraisers. “On April 30 of this year, the Be A Part of the Cure Walk brought together more than 1,000 people from different communities who walked to honor those…
June 13, 2022
UAMS Celebrates Creative Writing at Second Annual Mehta Awards
Though the creative arts are not commonly associated with health care, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has a long history of supporting humanities and arts, both in the curriculum and for staff development and wellness. Beginning in 2020, a generous endowment was provided to encourage employees and students to explore creative writing as…
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