Announcements


July 6, 2021

Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Hosts First Summer Research Intensive for Medical Students

Marty Trieschmann

The NIH-funded Partners in Cancer Research Program is underway at the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute. Second-year medical students learning clinical and in-depth cancer research this summer include (l to r) Nadia Safar, Anna Bragg, Pamela Rosales, Payton Smith, Carl Ramponi, Faizan Cheema, Tom Kelly, M.D. (associate director of Cancer Research and Training), Angel Castro, Robert Kiss, Delanie Mack, Sangeetha Sonney and Claire Keisling. Matthew Newman is not pictured.

New discoveries in cancer treatment might come from 24-year-old Nadia Safar, one of 12 UAMS medical students participating in the state’s first and only undergraduate cancer research program at the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute.  


CHP Speech and Hearing Education Clinic Enrollment Open

Ben Boulden

We offer services to children ages birth to 5 years-old in our Preschool Language Enrichment Program (PLEP). Are you concerned with your child’s speech and language skills? We provide inclusive services to promote speech and language development in individual and group therapy settings.


RN Seasonal Referral Bonus of $500 Offered

Ben Boulden

UAMS Nurses are seeking experienced nurses to join our team!  We are asking Team UAMS to join us and receive a $500 Referral Bonus for each nurse that is hired into our new RN Seasonal Program.


July 2, 2021

July MVP — Patrick Geans

Ben Boulden

MVP Patrick Geans

Congratulations to Patrick Geans, the university’s MVP for July. Patrick is a health screener. Here is what his nominator wrote: Patrick is the ever friendly face and voice in the Cancer Institute lobby where he works as a health screener. He is polite, welcoming and makes everyone feel special. He maintains his smiling and compassionate…


July 1, 2021

UAMS Now ‘Official Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Provider’ for Razorbacks

Ben Boulden

Razorback

UAMS on July 1 became the Official Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine provider for Razorback Athletics. You will start seeing this partnership advertised in UAMS television, print and billboard ads, and on social media. Official UAMS and Razorbacks apparel coming soon as well.


June 30, 2021

UAMS Celebrates Juneteenth with Online Event

Spencer Watson

The online celebration included information videos, music and community sharing about Juneteenth celebrations.

June 30, 2021 | On the very day that President Joe Biden signed legislation making June 19 a national holiday, the UAMS Division for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DDEI) hosted its second annual Juneteenth celebration, once again virtual because of the ongoing pandemic. “When we think about Juneteenth, we’re looking backwards,” said Odette Woods, senior…


June 29, 2021

Rosalind Abernathy

Ben Boulden

Rosalind Smith Abernathy, M.D., of Durham, North Carolina, died, Thursday, June 17. Rosalind Smith Abernathy served on the faculty in the Department of Pediatrics from 1957 to 2012. She was an early pioneer and known internationally for her clinical care, advocacy and innovative disease management for tuberculosis and sarcoidosis. At her recruitment, Abernathy was only…


June 22, 2021

UAMS Travel Guidelines Updated

Ben Boulden

On March 30, 2020, in response to the global pandemic, UAMS implemented travel guidelines for all faculty, staff, and students that prohibited University-sponsored travel to countries with a CDC travel advisory of level two or above.


June 21, 2021

UAMS Project SEARCH Interns Complete Program, Many Find Jobs

Ben Boulden

This year's Project SEARCH graduates hold their diplomas after the ceremony at St. Andrew's United Methodist Church in Little Rock. They are, left to right, Donna Pelle, Unard Bush, Marshall Neal, Jodarious Riggins, Matthew Henley Greenwalt, Joe Randall and Molly Stump.

Even masks and social distancing couldn’t conceal the powerful, positive emotions June 15 among the family and friends at St. Andrews United Methodist Church attending the graduation of seven young adults from Project SEARCH at UAMS.


COVID-19, Cancer Institute’s Growth among Topics at June Town Hall

Ben Boulden

Chancellor Cam Patterson, right, responds to a question asked by Michael Manley, left, who fielded questions from the online audience.

UAMS Chancellor Cam Patterson, M.D., MBA, at the virtual Town Hall meeting June 16 introduced five speakers who each addressed a variety of subjects from COVID-19 research to recruitment, clinical volumes and construction.



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