Announcements
August 2, 2022
August MVP — Melissa Bryan
Meet Melissa Bryan, the MVP for August. Melissa serves UAMS as a diagnostic radiology technologist in the Internal Medicine Service Line.
July 22, 2022
UAMS Nurses Enjoy Cooking, Eating, Learning through Culinary Medicine
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 20, 2022
UAMS Welcomes First Class in Accelerated BSN Program, Opens Simulation Center in Northwest Arkansas
FAYETTEVILLE — A new class of nursing students are experiencing real-world scenarios in a new simulation center on the Fayetteville campus of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). All UAMS students in Northwest Arkansas will eventually use the center. UAMS’s new accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) is a 15-month program designed…
July 19, 2022
UAMS Researchers Publish Advances in Use of Noninvasive, Miniature Laser-Based Blood Scanner for Disease Identification
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
Turnout Strong for First ‘Summer of Smiles’ Dental Hygiene Clinic
More than 70 children received preventative care at two Summer of Smiles clinics organized in June by the Department of Dental Hygiene in the UAMS College of Health Professions. They were the department’s first summer clinics. “I was a bit surprised,” said Bridget Fitzhugh, RDH, an instructor in the department. “Sometimes the clinics can be…
Authors Update ‘Healthcare Ethics’ with Second Edition
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 11, 2022
July MVP — Victoria Smith
Meet Victoria Smith, the MVP for July. Victoria serves UAMS as a medical assistant in the Internal Medicine Clinic in the Outpatient Center.
July 1, 2022
Jones Eye Institute’s Jabbehdari First Female Resident Finalist for ASCRS Award
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
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 27, 2022
Baptist Health-UAMS Medical Education Program Celebrates First Round of Graduates
The Baptist Health-University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Medical Education Program on June 17 celebrated its first graduating classes of 24 residents in Family and Internal Medicine at the Baptist Health Medical Center-North Little Rock campus. The growing need for health care in Arkansas and the shortage of primary care physicians are reasons why…
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