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September 8, 2022

BioVentures Team Aims to ‘Change Culture,’ Help Researchers Advance Discoveries

David Robinson

Kevin Sexton, M.D., here at a recent planning retreat, is making organizational changes at BioVentures that he hopes will help more researchers commercialize their discoveries.

Kevin Sexton, M.D., stepped into the role as president of BioVentures LLC this year with a vision and a plan for increasing commercialization resources to UAMS-affiliated researchers.


UAMS to Offer Online Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program

News Staff

UAMS' Mindfulness Program is offering a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Program online starting Sept. 27.

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Mindfulness Program is offering the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Program online starting Sept. 27.


August 16, 2022

UAMS Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health Basks in Two Decades of Success

Kev' Moye

Joseph Bates, M.D., speaks to Samantha Wells, a doctoral student in the Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, following her Grand Rounds presentation at the Arkansas Department of Health.

Standing behind a podium in the Rahn Auditorium, Joseph Bates, M.D., MS., prepared to present an award during the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health’s 2022 Convocation.


UAMS Begins Training for Point-of-Care Ultrasound Program

Chris Carmody

Physicians take part in point-of-care ultrasound training at the UAMS Department of Family and Preventive Medicine.

More than two dozen physicians from across the state gathered at the UAMS Department of Family and Preventive Medicine in Little Rock for a training session that served as a first step in a program to expand the use of point-of-care ultrasound.


July 22, 2022

UAMS Nurses Enjoy Cooking, Eating, Learning through Culinary Medicine

Ben Boulden

Rebecca Smith, left, and Dees Davis, right, cook a frittata during a workshop in late June in the UAMS Culinary Medicine Kitchen.

The UAMS Culinary Medicine Kitchen offers Team UAMS members like Dees Davis, RN, an opportunity to eat what they have learned at the end of a class.


July 19, 2022

UAMS Researchers Publish Advances in Use of Noninvasive, Miniature Laser-Based Blood Scanner for Disease Identification

David Robinson

The journal Scientific Reports recently published the research findings of co-authors Vladimir Zharov, right, and James Y. Suen, left.

A University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) research team has published new advances in its ability to detect cancer, infections and other medical conditions using a portable blood sensor that does not require needles or other invasive methods. Scientific Reports, a Nature Portfolio journal, published the work led by UAMS’ Vladimir Zharov, Ph.D., D.Sc.,…


July 15, 2022

Authors Update ‘Healthcare Ethics’ with Second Edition

Ben Boulden

Cambridge University Press recently published a second edition of 'Guidance for Healthcare Ethics Committees,' co-edited by Micah Hester, left, and Toby Schonfeld, right.

In early 2020 just as D. Micah Hester, Ph.D., and his co-editor Toby Schonfeld, Ph.D., hoped to finalize the text of the second edition of Guidance for Healthcare Ethics Committees, the COVID-19 pandemic spread across the United States and the world.


July 1, 2022

Jones Eye Institute’s Jabbehdari First Female Resident Finalist for ASCRS Award

Benjamin Waldrum

Sayena Jabbehdari, M.D., MPH, (center) was the first female resident to be a finalist in the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery’s Winning Pitch contest. She is an ophthalmology resident at the UAMS Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute.

Sayena Jabbehdari, M.D., MPH, an ophthalmology resident at the UAMS Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute, was named runner-up in a national ‘Shark Tank’-style competition held at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery’s (ASCRS) annual conference.


June 29, 2022

Nursing Schools Almanac Ranks UAMS College of Nursing Among Top 100 in Nation

Chris Carmody

A nursing student practices on a simulation dummy.

LITTLE ROCK — Nursing Schools Almanac has recognized the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing in its 2022 ranking of the nation’s 100 best nursing programs. The UAMS College of Nursing ranked No. 82 among the 3,000 institutions examined by Nursing Schools Almanac, which places UAMS among the top 3%. Among…


June 20, 2022

Town Hall Highlights Campus Safety, Digital Health, Workday Transition

Chris Carmody

Chancellor Cam Patterson responds to a question as Chief of Staff Michael Manley looks on during the Town Hall meeting.

The Chancellor’s Town Hall meeting held June 16 focused on issues of campus safety, digital health efforts and UAMS’ transition to the Workday management system. Watch video of the June 16 Town Hall meeting. Robert Barrentine, chief of the UAMS Police Department, spoke first about ways that employees can protect themselves in the event of…



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