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March 1, 2019
Exhibit Features History of Minority Students, Faculty at UAMS
Numerous achievements of minorities over the past 70 years of UAMS history, as well as photographs and artifacts that tell the story of minority health care in Arkansas before the end of Jim Crow are on display in a new historical exhibit across from the College of Medicine. The exhibit is sponsored by the UAMS…
February 27, 2019
Black Expo Offers Health, Entertainment and Shopping
UAMS provided health screenings along with health education at the 15th Annual Midsouth Summit Black Expo held Feb. 23 at the Little Rock Metroplex. The expo, presented by UAMS, brought together a community of entertainers, health institutions, businesses and other organizations to celebrate Black History Month.
February 25, 2019
Randolph Leads SEED Peer Program for Change
Mildred Randolph, D.V.M., is helping her UAMS colleagues view their professional and personal worlds from a new perspective to shine a light on differences and offer more inclusiveness.
February 21, 2019
UAMS Establishes Institute for Digital Health & Innovation; Curtis Lowery, M.D., Named Director
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has established the Institute for Digital Health & Innovation, and named Curtis Lowery, M.D., as its director.
February 20, 2019
PA Students Give More Than $12,000 to Arkansas Foodbank
60,840
That’s how many meals for children the Physician Assistant Studies (PA) program in the College of Health Professions (CHP) bought for the Arkansas Foodbank with the money they raised from their fifth annual Heroes Against Hunger 5K.
February 14, 2019
UAMS Physician, Nurse Honored by Legislature
A UAMS physician and nurse were honored Feb. 12 by the Arkansas Legislature with temporary appointments to meet the representatives’ health care needs, along with those of State Capitol guests. Orthopedic specialist Lawrence O’Malley, M.D., and Jo Smith, a nurse and the director of special projects in the UAMS Center for Patients and Families, were…
February 13, 2019
Sally the Robot Now Serving Custom Salads at UAMS
A robot named Sally — the first robot of its kind in the industry — is making customized salads 24 hours a day at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), providing guests and employees with a healthy meal option to meet individual needs. Sally was installed Jan. 30 in the Lobby Café and…
February 11, 2019
40 Employees Complete Certified Research Specialist Program
Forty employees received their certificates for successfully completing the Certified Research Specialist (CRS) program in 2018 during a Jan. 31 ceremony. Another 132 employees were re-certified in 2018.
February 7, 2019
Patterson Gives Update to UA Board of Trustees
Chancellor Cam Patterson, M.D., MBA, gave the University of Arkansas Board of Trustees an update Jan. 31 on the future of UAMS, focusing on the improved financial outlook and efforts to secure National Cancer Institute (NCI) designation for the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute.
January 31, 2019
UAMS-Led Arkansas Stroke Program Named National Hearst Health Prize Finalist
The Arkansas SAVES telemedicine stroke program, led by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has been named one of three national finalists for the 2019 Hearst Health Prize for Excellence in Population Health.
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