Announcements

July 22, 2021

UAMS Expands Koru Mindfulness Program to Public

Linda Haymes

“Koru was developed as an introduction to mindfulness for busy people who feel they ‘don’t have time to meditate,’” said Puru Thapa, M.D., director of the UAMS Mindfulness Program, professor of psychiatry and the director of Student, Resident and Faculty Wellness at UAMS.

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Mindfulness Program is offering the Koru Mindfulness Program online for the public.  The first course will start Aug. 3. The four-week class meets weekly at 7 p.m. on Tuesdays from Aug. 3-Aug. 24. Koru Mindfulness is an introduction to mindfulness meditation and stress-management skills….

Change in International Travel Requirements for UAMS Employees and Students

Ben Boulden

New UAMS guidelines require that all employees, non-employees and students returning from international travel, regardless of vaccination status, undergo COVID-19 PCR testing after returning to the United States before returning to a UAMS campus or work.

July 15, 2021

Organizational Development Offers Additional Change Management Courses

Ben Boulden

Organizational Development has added additional change management courses designed to target specific audiences to better meet your needs: For Leaders Managing Change, For Any Managers with Direct Reports and Front Line Employee Survival Guide to Change.

Supply Chain Procurement Request Portal Launches Improvements

Ben Boulden

On Thursday, July 15, 2021, the UAMS Supply Chain Request Portal will launch improvements to the request process and tracking individual requests. For your convenience, the following short videos are available to assist with your experience.

July 9, 2021

UAMS Medical Student Published in JAMA Network Open

Linda Haymes

Austin Morgan, a third-year student in the College of Medicine, was recently published in JAMA Network Open, an international, peer-reviewed, open access, general medical journal that focuses on original research articles and commentary on a variety of medical and health topics.

The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) recently published University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) medical student Austin Morgan’s results from his study on diversity among cancer centers’ leadership.

July 8, 2021

Physician Assistant, Audiology, Speech Pathology Students Don White Coats

Ben Boulden

Tiffany Huitt, Ph.D., left, reads the names of students as each one takes a turn at putting on their white coat.

May often brings graduations and happy endings to the studies of many types of students.

But for the first-year students in the UAMS department of Physician Assistant Studies and fourth-year audiology students in Audiology and Speech Pathology, the month and the departments’ white coat ceremonies marked the formal beginning of the next phase of their academic lives.

How to Refer Patients for Monoclonal Antibody Therapy

Ben Boulden

To refer a patient for Monoclonal Antibody (MAB) therapy, please email healthnow@uams.edu and include as much information as possible. Let the patient know to have their phone available and to pick up from an unknown number.

Dress Code Policy Reminder

Yavonda Chase

Please remember the UAMS Dress Code Policy. You are encouraged to read an online statement of the policy. Here are few highlights from it to keep in mind while working at UAMS … 

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.


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