Inside News


July 18, 2019

Stocked & Reddie Opens Its Doors to Serve UAMS

Yavonda Chase

Stocked & Reddie, the new UAMS food pantry, opened its doors July 15. Participants are able to select the fresh produce, frozen Cafeteria meals and nonperishable items that best suit their family. Photo credit, Bryan Clifton

Fresh fruit and vegetables, frozen Cafeteria meals, peanut butter and cereal — Stocked & Reddie, the UAMS food pantry, opened its doors July 15 offering all of these and more to students and employees who struggle with food insecurity.


July 16, 2019

UAMS Reaches Out to Community with Walk with a Doc Program

Yavonda Chase

Physicians and medical students walked with patients and members of the community at UAMS' first Walk with a Doc event.

UAMS kicked off its Walk with a Doc and Walk with a Future Doc programs June 29 at War Memorial Stadium. Physicians and medical students answered health questions from patients and community members, all while taking a stroll around War Memorial.


July 11, 2019

July MVP — Gayla Houston

Yavonda Chase

Stephanie Gardner, Pharm.D., Ed.D., presents Gayla Houston with a UAMS swag basket.

Congratulations to Gayla Houston, the inaugural UAMS MVP of the Month! Gayla is a technician in the Outpatient Pharmacy whose friendly demeanor is appreciated by her colleagues and patients.


July 9, 2019

CDC Director Discusses Important Public Health Issues for Arkansas

Ashley McNatt

CDC Director Redfield

Stigma has no role in public health, said Robert Redfield, M.D., director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention during a visit June 27 to UAMS.


Schwartz Rounds Offer Support to Caregivers

Kate Franks

Susan McDougal, the associate director of pastoral care, speaks during the first Schwartz Round session June 19. Photo credit, Kate Franks

UAMS held its first Schwartz Rounds session June 19 in the hospital’s Lobby Gallery. More than 100 frontline caregivers, physicians and clinical staff attended and participated in the hour-long session designed to bring caregivers together to discuss the human elements of health care.


July 2, 2019

Six Small Grants Awarded for Interprofessional, Population Health Work

Jon Parham

Six projects recently received small grants for efforts including an interprofessional approach to address social determinants of health; improvements to population health; and reduction in opioid use for pain management following certain surgical procedures.


June 28, 2019

College of Pharmacy Students Set to Trailblaze New UAMS-Thailand Exchange

Ben Boulden

Schwanda Flowers, Pharm.D., far left, visits with faculty at Silpakorn University in Thailand.

Three UAMS College of Pharmacy students in September will encounter diseases seldom seen in Arkansas and will become pioneers, the first in their college to do a clinical rotation at Silpakorn University in Bangkok, Thailand. “Thailand has more tropical diseases that students here would never see in the U.S. They may learn and see that…


June 26, 2019

Volunteers Honored for Service to Hospital

Kate Franks

Larry Lichty (center) is this year’s Volunteer of the Year, honored for his work with the Connections Team serving international patients. Congratulating him on his award are Jane Corley, director of international patient services (left) and Chrissy Adams, international finance manager.

UAMS Medical Center honored its volunteers at a June 5 luncheon in appreciation of 54,381 hours of service to the hospital and clinics in the past year.


June 20, 2019

Review Phase of ‘Ambitious’ 2029 Strategic Plan Nears End

Jon Parham

UAMS Chancellor Cam Patterson, M.D., MBA, speaks to a university town hall audience about the Vision 2029 strategic plan.

After more than a month collecting feedback and reactions to the draft 10-year Vision 2029 strategic plan, UAMS is nearing the point where it will finalize the plan and shift to implementation, said Stephanie Gardner, Pharm.D., Ed.D., provost and chief strategy officer, during a June 17 town hall update.


June 18, 2019

Coming Soon – UAMS Food Pantry

Yavonda Chase

Stocked & Reddie

Next month, UAMS will be launching Stocked & Reddie, an on-campus food pantry for members of Team UAMS (employees and students) who are food insecure.



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