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May 19, 2021
Professional Nursing Awards Honor Outstanding UAMS Nurses
The UAMS Center for Nursing Excellence held its ninth annual Professional Nursing Awards on May 12. The ceremony was available for viewing on Zoom and Facebook Live.
May 18, 2021
Rhee, Tilford Receive Chancellor’s Teaching Awards
Sung W. Rhee, Ph.D., and J. Mick Tilford, Ph.D., are the recipients of the 2021 Chancellor’s Teaching Awards, a program established in 2004 to recognize excellence in teaching among UAMS faculty. “Sung and Mick are tremendous assets to UAMS, respected by colleagues and students alike, who advance scholarship and the academic mission of UAMS every…
May 7, 2021
May MVP — Lisa Lack
Congratulations to Lisa Lack, our May MVP of the month. Lisa is a Medicare specialty billing manager. Here is what her nominator wrote: We are proud Lisa Lack is our manager. Lisa is a great supervisor! She is understanding, kind, and a very hard worker. She goes over and beyond her job duties. Lisa has…
April 22, 2021
Art from the Heart Virtual Exhibit Spotlights UAMS Artists
The COVID-19 pandemic has sparked introspection and creative expression in many artists who work and study at UAMS. The pandemic and social-distancing measures meant the third annual Art from the Heart exhibition, held April 15, was virtual. (View the artists and their artwork). “How does it impact our lives to take time to look at…
Two UAMS Employees Selected for Arkansas Business’ 2021 40 Under 40 List
Johnathan Goree, M.D., and Ayoola Carleton have been included in this year’s class of Arkansas Business’ 40 Under 40, a group of rising young professionals who will be honored with an in-person luncheon and an interactive virtual event on June 17 in Little Rock. Honorees, all under the age of 40 years old as of…
April 21, 2021
Town Hall Highlights Importance of Philanthropy, Day of Giving
Names of donors and benefactors are on buildings, lecture halls, programs and endowed chairs throughout UAMS. With its focus on philanthropy and the UAMS Day of Giving, the Chancellor’s Town Hall meeting April 14 was in one of those examples of giving, the Fred W. Smith Auditorium on the 12th floor of the Jackson Stephens…
April 9, 2021
April MVP — Rose Farquhar
Congratulations to Rose Farquhar, our April MVP of the Month. Rose is a social worker in the Internal Medicine Clinic. This is what her nominator has to say: Rose sets the bar when it comes to patient-centered care. Since Rose joined our Team UAMS in 2019, she has been a breath of fresh air.
April 6, 2021
Mehta Awards Ceremony Honors First Creative Writing Winners
What Paulette Mehta called a “cultural renaissance” at UAMS reached another milestone on April 1: the presentation of the first annual Drs. Paulette and Jay Mehta Awards in Creative Writing. The awards are the result of a $50,000 gift by Drs. Jay and Paulette Mehta and is administrated by the College of Medicine’s Department of…
March 23, 2021
Virtual Match Day Celebration Doesn’t Dampen COM Seniors’ Enthusiasm
Senior medical students at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) gathered virtually Friday – some by themselves, some holding babies, some surrounded by family, friends and even their dogs – to announce where they would be continuing their medical training. Just before the virtual ceremony began, the students at UAMS and other medical…
March 16, 2021
Town Hall Speakers Highlight UAMS Efforts to Bolster Health Equity
Increasing health equity and decreasing disparities inspire action at UAMS. The efforts include operating a food pantry for students and employees that has distributed more than 245,000 meals, sustaining a student-run, faculty-supervised clinic that provides health screenings and preventative care to an underserved community and providing outreach to minority communities in Northwest Arkansas fighting COVID-19….
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