Announcements
July 15, 2020
Office of Interprofessional Education Hosts Virtual Quality Improvement Conference
The Office of Interprofessional Education (IPE) hosted its second annual Quality Improvement for Advanced Learners Program (QIALP) conference via Zoom on June 24. QIALP is a quality improvement program designed to train advanced learners, such as residents and fellows, to work effectively on interprofessional teams. Each team includes two faculty facilitators, said Wendy Ward, Ph.D.,…
July 14, 2020
Awardees Celebrated at First-ever MVP Luncheon
July 14, 2020 | After enjoying a meal prepared by UAMS MVP Greg Roberts, another eight of Roberts’ fellow MVP awardees listened as Chancellor Cam Patterson, M.D., MBA, praised and thanked each of them one more time. “When we started the MVP program a year ago, we knew we were going to identify some great…
July 8, 2020
ENT Residents Score Among Top in Nation at In-Service Exam
After setting a goal to best themselves, the residents in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery ended up besting most of the nation at this year’s in-service exam. UAMS scored in the top three or four among the 100-plus ENT residency programs in the nation. The in-service exams for each specialty are good practice…
July 7, 2020
No Vented Masks Allowed at UAMS
Vented masks are NOT to be worn inside UAMS. Masks with a small plastic vent on the side allow the wearer’s breath to leave the mask and potentially release COVID-infected particles. Effective immediately, entrance screeners will not allow anyone to enter UAMS wearing a vented mask.
July 6, 2020
Supportive Conversations Hotline Offers Employees Someone to Talk To
During this stressful time of social isolation in the midst of a pandemic, employees need someone to talk to, said Susan McDougal, director of pastoral care at UAMS.
July 2, 2020
COVID-19 Testing Draws Hundreds to North Little Rock Drive-thru
The UAMS Mobile Triage team offered COVID-19 testing to anyone who came to their drive-thru June 30 at Shorter College in North Little Rock, and hundreds of people showed up in response. For a brief time before police could reroute the vehicles, cars and trucks were backed up onto the nearest Interstate 30 off ramp….
July 1, 2020
College of Pharmacy Residents, Fellows Graduate Despite Challenging Year
Mark Granberry, Pharm.D., opened the 2020 graduation ceremony June 26 for the UAMS College of Pharmacy residents and fellows with an apology to his ninth-grade English teacher. The teacher, Michael Moran, taught him never to use the phrase “more unique” because “unique” means one of a kind, and nothing can be more than one of…
June 30, 2020
UAMS Awarded $940,000 by FCC to Help with COVID-19 Response Across the State
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received $940,000 from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for digital health technology to treat patients for COVID-19 and deliver medical information to patients and providers across the state.
June 26, 2020
Students, Educators Transfer Teaching to Virtual Learning
When UAMS sent students home March 13 for the rest of the school year to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, the College of Medicine quickly transitioned classroom instruction to online learning.
June 25, 2020
Showcase Highlights UAMS COVID-19 Research
UAMS researchers are confronting COVID-19 with a range of potentially significant studies, including antibody and genomic testing, the use of existing medications, and innovations that more effectively protect health care workers from infection. This work and much more was highlighted in 21 presentations at the June 18 UAMS Showcase of Medical Discoveries – A Focus…
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