Announcements
November 4, 2021
Participation, Engagement Strong for Second Annual Health Fair
![Puru Thapa](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Wellness-Fair-Thapa-featured-150x150.jpg)
More than 500 people Oct. 18 attended the second annual UAMS Health Fair — a 20% increase over the 2020 health fair.
November MVP — Johnette Jones
![Johnette Jones](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Jones_Johnette-homepost-moreheadroom-150x150.jpg)
The MVP for November is Johnette Jones, who has been an asset to UAMS for more than three decades. Johnette Jones is an Administrative Manager in Human Resources, and she wonderfully represents the UAMS values of being polite, friendly, respectful, thoughtful, optimistic and compassionate.
Interim COVID Event Policy Updated
UAMS has updated the special events policy regarding all UAMS affiliated events on and off campus. Due to the pandemic the events policy is evolving to reflect how we, as a healthcare institution, are operating at this time.
November 3, 2021
Disability Awareness Means Putting People First, Expert Says
![Elizabeth Reed Zoom presentation screenshot](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/disability_workshop2-150x150.jpg)
Breaking down barriers to inclusion for people with disabilities begins by focusing on a person’s identity first, not their disability. That was the key focus of a virtual presentation Oct. 21 to members of Team UAMS hosted by the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DDEI) Disability subcommittee. Elizabeth Reed, the corporate diversity inclusion manager…
November 2, 2021
November S.A.F.E. Newsletter Available
The November S.A.F.E. newsletter is available. The subject is Personal Protective Equipment.
October 29, 2021
UAMS Voted ‘Best Company to Work For’ in Best of the Best Awards
![UAMS won "Best Company to Work for >250" and "Best Pain Care Clinic" in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's Best of the Best Awards.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Best-of-the-Best-2021-150x150.jpg)
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette readers voted the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) the Best Company to Work for >250 in the 2021 Best of the Best awards, while the university’s Interventional Pain Management clinic won for Best Pain Care Clinic.
October 28, 2021
Free, 6-Week ‘Walk with Ease’ Self-Directed Program Starts Nov. 1
Registration is open for a FREE six (6) week Arthritis Foundation Walk with Ease Self-Directed Enhanced Program. This program starts Nov. 1 and allows individuals to work on their own, at their own pace, to increase their physical activity.
UAMS Researchers See 12% Increase in Grant Funding for FY2021
![As UAMS vice chancellor for Research and Innovation, Shuk-Mei Ho, Ph.D., oversees the institution's research enterprise.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Shuk-mei-Ho-PhD-2021-horiz-150x150.jpg)
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and its affiliate research institutions saw research funding grow by 12.2% this past year, with $177.4 million in grants by the end of the fiscal year on June 30. It is the second consecutive year with double-digit increases in research funding that comes from…
October 27, 2021
UAMS Earns CHIME Digital Health Most Wired Recognition
![UAMS recently earned 2021 Digital Health Most Wired recognition from the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME).](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Most-Wired-150x150.jpg)
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently earned 2021 Digital Health Most Wired recognition from the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME). UAMS was recognized as a certified level 8 acute hospital.
October 21, 2021
New Breast Center Offers Early Morning, Evening and Weekend Hours
Did you know the UAMS Breast Center has moved? Did you know it offers early morning, evening and even weekend hours?
The center’s new, expanded location on the third floor of the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute can accommodate more patients than ever.
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