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September 21, 2020

Regional Campus Clinics Converting to Epic

Kate Franks

Nine UAMS Health Family Medicine Clinics at regional campuses across the state and one Internal Medicine clinic in Fayetteville will convert to Epic electronic health record software over the next two months.

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

News Staff

Byron Johnson at the podium

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

Ben Boulden

Ashlyn Tedder, left, smiles as a family member of a first-year College of Pharmacy student assists her in putting on her white coat. Tedder is a third-year pharmacy student and the president of the UAMS Chapter of the APhA-Academy of Student Pharmacists.

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

Yavonda Chase

Kewanna Gibbons scratches Lucy's belly during pet therapy Sept. 9.

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

Yavonda Chase

Chancellor Cam Patterson, M.D., MBA, gets his annual flu shot. The popup clinics for employees, students and volunteers start 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

Ben Boulden

Graduates from the Project Search Class of 2020 at UAMS are, right, Tyler Barrett, Dutch Leger, Vanessa Provence, Heather Keister, Jaden Jackson, Madai Lopez Robles, Nathan Burroughs, and Hunter Hatchett. Graduates Jeremy Acord, Alec Layland, Stephan Rauhofer, and Myia Walker were unable to be in the photo.

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

Yavonda Chase

Jawahar “Jay” Mehta, M.D., Ph.D., and Paulette Mehta, M.D., M.P.H., have created the Drs. Paulette and Jay Mehta Award in Creative Writing to encourage creative expression at UAMS.

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

Spencer Watson

Brian Gittens, Ed.D., vice chancellor for diversity, equity and inclusion, delivers his State of Diversity and Inclusion address, with the Dr. Edith Irby Jones Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion Awards in the foreground.

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…


September 8, 2020

September MVP — Adam Carter

Yavonda Chase

Adam Carter, manager of the UAMS Fitness Center, is the September MVP of the Month.

Congratulations to Adam Carter, our September MVP of the Month!


September 3, 2020

UAMS Research Expo Draws a Virtual Crowd

David Robinson

Yuet-Kin “Ricky” Leung, Ph.D. (left), won the 2020 Research Expo's Grand Door Prize, a manuscript submission fee to be paid by TRI. Leung also enjoyed the 2019 Expo, above with Nagai C. "Neville" Tam, Ph.D. (File Photo)

The UAMS Research Expo on Aug. 25 drew 184 registrants for the virtual event with 25 research service providers presenting via Zoom. Sponsored by the UAMS Translational Research Institute (TRI), the event included overviews of up to five minutes from representatives of the research services. Attendees were able to drop into the event to hear…



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