Inside News
December 8, 2020
COVID-19 Response Takes Center Stage at Town Hall
![Chancellor Cam Patterson, M.D., MBA, urged Team UAMS members to forgo traveling and large gatherings this holiday season.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Town-Hall-120220EDL_1723-150x150.jpg)
The COVID-19 pandemic and the state’s rising numbers took center stage Dec. 2 during the chancellor’s monthly Town Hall.
December 4, 2020
Power of YOU
![UAMS, the Arkansas Department of Health and the Gov. Asa Hutchinson have teamed up to spread the word about the “Power of You” in fighting the virus. See what UAMS nurse practitioner Barbara McDonald says about the importance of wearing masks.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Screenshot-336-150x150.png)
UAMS recently collaborated with the Arkansas Department of Health and the Governor’s Office to produce an advertising campaign spreading the word about the “Power of You” in fighting COVID-19.
December 3, 2020
Fitness Center Rolls Out Upgraded Equipment
![Adam Carter works out in the UAMS Fitness Center.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Leg-press-150x150.jpg)
The UAMS Fitness Center always wants to offer members a great workout for a great price, said manager Adam Carter. Regularly updating the equipment plays an important part in meeting that goal, he added.
November 30, 2020
Chancellor’s Circle Spotlight: Graduate Medical Education
![Chancellor Patterson presents Molly Gathright, M.D. with the $30,000 grant for the UAMS College of Medicine Office of Graduate Medical Education. UAMS has set a goal to increase residency positions in Arkansas by 200 slots over the next 10 years, with at least 50% of those spots in primary care.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/DSC_2151-150x150.jpg)
The Office of Graduate Medical Education (GME) in the UAMS College of Medicine has an important task: educating and training hundreds of residents and fellows so they can take up needed positions across the state as physicians and specialists. As the state continues to adjust to the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s clear that quality physicians are…
November 23, 2020
Chancellor’s Circle Spotlight: Stocked & Reddie
![Chancellor Patterson presents Tonya Johnson with the $30,000 grant for Stocked & Reddie. Since opening on July 15, 2019, Stocked & Reddie has provided more than 68,000 meals to more than 1,100 active members.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/DSC_2118-150x150.jpg)
A little over one year ago, UAMS made good on a promise to build a food pantry for employees and students. Today, Stocked & Reddie has expanded far beyond its humble beginnings, providing welcome relief for thousands during the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2019, a $50,000 grant, awarded by UAMS Chancellor Cam Patterson, M.D., MBA, and…
November 17, 2020
Chancellor’s Circle 2020 Spotlight: Wellness Program
![Chancellor Patterson, at right, presents the wellness team with the $40,000 grant. From right to left are Natalie Cannady, M.Ed., chief wellness officer; Trenda Ray, Ph.D., RN, chief nursing officer; Diane Jarrett, Ed.D., assistant program director for the College of Medicine Graduate Medical Education enterprise; Elizabeth Schmit, Ph.D., assistant professor in the College of Medicine Department of Family & Preventive Medicine; and Shashank Kraleti, M.D., residency program director for the Department of Family & Preventive Medicine.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/wellness_and_patterson-150x150.jpg)
When UAMS developed a new wellness program in 2019, the goal was to transition from statistical measurements to individualized support for employees and students to help improve their health and life balance. Just one year later, it has become indispensable for UAMS during the COVID-19 pandemic. The UAMS Wellness Program got a boost in 2019…
November 16, 2020
Veterans Volunteer to Serve at UAMS
![Veterans Month 2020 logo](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Veterans-2020-150x150.jpg)
Dozens of veterans, having already served their country, stepped up as volunteers to serve the UAMS community on Nov. 10. Organized by the Veterans Subcommittee of the UAMS Division for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, the Veterans’ Day of Service offered the opportunity for employees and students who are veterans to register and volunteer at sites…
November 10, 2020
Outreach Grows Minority Student Representation in College of Pharmacy
![Benefitting from specific recruitment programs, the UAMS College of Pharmacy Class of 2024, pictured here celebrating its white coat ceremony, represents the most diverse class of pharmacy students currently enrolled.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/COPWhiteCoat2020-COPsquares-150x150.jpg)
The percentage of minority students in this fall’s incoming class at the UAMS College of Pharmacy is nearly double the percentage of the class that will graduate this coming spring. “This year, in the class of 2024, we have 19% underrepresented minority students,” said Lanita White, Pharm.D., assistant dean for student affairs. “In the class…
November 5, 2020
November MVP — Keira Webb
![Keira Webb is the November MVP of the Month.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Keira-Webb-scaled-e1604608692200-150x150.jpg)
Congratulations to Keira Webb, our November MVP of the Month!
Webb works as a Campus Environmental Services housekeeper, a position she has only held for a few months. In that time, she has impressed her co-workers with her diligence and attention to detail.
November 4, 2020
UAMS Meets State Goal, Buys 20% of Food from Arkansas Sources
![UAMS purchases 20% of its food from local sources, including fruits, vegetables, poultry, rice, dairy, bread and coffee.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/iStock-1169145715-150x150.jpg)
For the second year, UAMS purchased 20% of its food from local sources, meeting a requirement set by the Arkansas Legislature.
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