Inside News
September 23, 2020
Physician Assistant Students Receive White Coats in Virtual Ceremony
The Department of Physician Assistant Studies in the College of Health Professions celebrated the Class of 2022 with a virtual white coat ceremony Sept. 17.
September 22, 2020
New Exhibit Features Toys That Inspire Health Professions
For even the most accomplished surgeons, advanced nurses or brilliant researchers, their journey toward health sciences began somewhere, and a new campus exhibit explores the origin of many of those careers: toys and games. The exhibit is located in the Central Building near the College of Medicine administrative offices “There’s a board game there called…
September 21, 2020
Regional Campus Clinics Converting to Epic
Nine UAMS Health Family Medicine Clinics at regional campuses across the state and one Internal Medicine clinic in Fayetteville will convert from Centricity to Epic electronic health record software in October and November.
September 18, 2020
Pharmacy Senior from Bahamas Finds Family at UAMS
Fourth-year pharmacy student Byron Johnson found more than an education at UAMS, he found family. Johnson told his story to the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas, which oversees UAMS, at its September meeting. Johnson is from Freeport, Bahamas, which was decimated by Hurricane Dorian in 2019. His aunt and cousin died, and…
Diverse College of Pharmacy Class of 2024 Dons White Coats
The UAMS College of Pharmacy Class of 2024 donned white coats Sept. 5 in a virtual ceremony that still honored the right of passage signifying a pharmacy student’s transition into the life of a student-pharmacist. This year’s annual White Coat Ceremony, had one of the highest percentages of underrepresented minorities in the college’s history, nearly…
September 17, 2020
Therapy Dogs Help Employees De-Stress
Some very special four-legged volunteers are doing their part to relieve stress and boost morale among UAMS employees.
On the second and fourth Wednesday of each month, several canine members of the Special Pets Offering Therapy (SPOT) team trot to the UAMS Medical Center Lobby Gallery where they sit, lie down and roll over for employees who just need a short break from the day.
September 16, 2020
Time to Get Your Flu Shot; Clinics Open Sept. 21
Flu Shot Clinics for UAMS employees, students and volunteers will begin on Monday, Sept. 21.
Flu vaccinations are mandatory (HR.4.5.18) for all UAMS employees, volunteers and students. The deadline to receive your vaccination is Wednesday, Nov. 18.
September 15, 2020
UAMS Project SEARCH Interns Graduate, Overcome Unexpected Challenges
It wasn’t how they planned, but graduation for the 12 interns in the 2020 UAMS Project SEARCH program was still about celebrating achievement. Team UAMS members Sept. 10 gave recorded video testimonials and logged in to a live streaming video to celebrate the graduating interns. Project SEARCH is a job-training program that helps young adults…
September 14, 2020
UAMS Unveils Drs. Paulette and Jay Mehta Award in Creative Writing
A belief in creative expression and a desire to encourage it amongst their colleagues is the reason the Mehtas donated $50,000 to UAMS to create the Drs. Paulette and Jay Mehta Award in Creative Writing.
September 9, 2020
State of Diversity Strong at UAMS
The state of diversity at UAMS is strong, said Brian Gittens, Ed.D., in his second annual State of Diversity and Inclusion address, which kicked off September’s Diversity and Inclusion Month across all UAMS campuses on Wednesday. The online address also featured the Dr. Edith Irby Jones Diversity and Inclusion Awards and awards for outstanding volunteers…
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