Announcements


July 18, 2019

Stocked & Reddie Opens Its Doors to Serve UAMS

Yavonda Chase

Stocked & Reddie, the new UAMS food pantry, opened its doors July 15. Participants are able to select the fresh produce, frozen Cafeteria meals and nonperishable items that best suit their family. Photo credit, Bryan Clifton

Fresh fruit and vegetables, frozen Cafeteria meals, peanut butter and cereal — Stocked & Reddie, the UAMS food pantry, opened its doors July 15 offering all of these and more to students and employees who struggle with food insecurity.


July 16, 2019

Edith Irby Jones, M.D., Trailblazing Medical Pioneer, Passes Away at 91

Benjamin Waldrum

Edith Irby Jones, M.D., enrolled at UAMS in 1948 as the first African American to enroll in an all-white medical school in the South.

Edith Irby Jones, M.D., who became a pioneer when she enrolled at UAMS in 1948 as the first African American to enroll in an all-white medical school in the South, and who went on to a distinguished career as a doctor, educator and philanthropist, passed away on July 15. She was 91. “All of UAMS…


UAMS Reaches Out to Community with Walk with a Doc Program

Yavonda Chase

Physicians and medical students walked with patients and members of the community at UAMS' first Walk with a Doc event.

UAMS kicked off its Walk with a Doc and Walk with a Future Doc programs June 29 at War Memorial Stadium. Physicians and medical students answered health questions from patients and community members, all while taking a stroll around War Memorial.


July 11, 2019

July MVP — Gayla Houston

Yavonda Chase

Stephanie Gardner, Pharm.D., Ed.D., presents Gayla Houston with a UAMS swag basket.

Congratulations to Gayla Houston, the inaugural UAMS MVP of the Month! Gayla is a technician in the Outpatient Pharmacy whose friendly demeanor is appreciated by her colleagues and patients.


July 9, 2019

CDC Director Discusses Important Public Health Issues for Arkansas

Ashley McNatt

CDC Director Redfield

Stigma has no role in public health, said Robert Redfield, M.D., director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention during a visit June 27 to UAMS.


Schwartz Rounds Offer Support to Caregivers

Kate Franks

Susan McDougal, the associate director of pastoral care, speaks during the first Schwartz Round session June 19. Photo credit, Kate Franks

UAMS held its first Schwartz Rounds session June 19 in the hospital’s Lobby Gallery. More than 100 frontline caregivers, physicians and clinical staff attended and participated in the hour-long session designed to bring caregivers together to discuss the human elements of health care.


July 3, 2019

July 2019

Yavonda Chase

July 2019


Employee Accolades — July 2019

Yavonda Chase

Rebecca McNeal-White, patient services associate on E7 Medical Oncology/Transplant, have been named the July BEE of the Month, an award by the Center for Nursing Excellence that honors non-nurse staff who provide exceptional care for patients and families.


July 2, 2019

Six Small Grants Awarded for Interprofessional, Population Health Work

Jon Parham

Six projects recently received small grants for efforts including an interprofessional approach to address social determinants of health; improvements to population health; and reduction in opioid use for pain management following certain surgical procedures.


June 28, 2019

College of Pharmacy Students Set to Trailblaze New UAMS-Thailand Exchange

Ben Boulden

Schwanda Flowers, Pharm.D., far left, visits with faculty at Silpakorn University in Thailand.

Three UAMS College of Pharmacy students in September will encounter diseases seldom seen in Arkansas and will become pioneers, the first in their college to do a clinical rotation at Silpakorn University in Bangkok, Thailand. “Thailand has more tropical diseases that students here would never see in the U.S. They may learn and see that…



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