Announcements
October 5, 2018
19th Geriatric Update Spotlights Caring for Patients with Terminal, Advanced Dementia
In caring for a patient with advanced dementia, hand feeding can give them something much more than simply nutrition near the end of life. It can give them a feeling of comfort, support and contentment, Angela Catic, M.D., said to the audience at the 19th annual Geriatric Update and Long-term Care Conference held Sept. 20-22 at UAMS.
October 4, 2018
UAMS Tops Half a Million in Oct. 2 Day of Giving
Over a 24-hour period beginning early Oct. 2 and ending in the wee hours of Oct. 3, the foundation for UAMS received more than $500,000 for the state’s only health sciences university in response to the second annual UAMS Day of Giving fundraising campaign.
October 2, 2018
Symposium Spotlights Psychology of Sickle Cell Disease
By 2014, Shamonica Wiggins had reached a point where she couldn’t cope with her sickle cell disease. She felt lost and defeated until a therapist helped her try a new approach.
October 1, 2018
Research Induction Ceremony Marks Formal Beginning to Ph.D. Path
One minute they were all students — the next, they were scientists.
It’s a little bit of magic that happens annually at the UAMS Graduate School’s Research Induction Ceremony, when Ph.D. candidates from a variety of disciplines put on the white lab coats that symbolize their dedication to science.
September 27, 2018
Showcase Puts COBREs in Spotlight
Have the COBRE programs at UAMS and ACRI reached critical mass and can now benefit the entire campus research community? Mark Smeltzer, Ph.D., certainly thinks so.
September 26, 2018
Room Service Coming to UAMS Hospital
Beginning Oct. 2, patients in the UAMS hospital will be able to call Nutrition Services and order their own meals. Orders can be placed from 6 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., and orders will be delivered to patient rooms within 45 minutes.
September 25, 2018
Second Annual UAMS Day of Giving Sets Goal of $400,000 in 24 Hours
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), seeking to build on last year’s success, will hold its second annual Day of Giving on Oct. 2 and aims to raise $400,000 in 24 hours through donations to its foundation.
September 24, 2018
Seventy Years Later, Edith Irby Jones, M.D., Continues to Inspire
Sept. 24, 2018 | A month-long celebration of the life and career of Edith Irby Jones, M.D., who enrolled 70 years ago at UAMS as the first African-American medical student in the South, brought thanks and appreciation from those she inspired and served.
September 20, 2018
Employee Accolades — September 2018
Beverly Johnson, a patient services coordinator on F9 ENT/Orthopedic Surgical Specialties, has been named the September 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.
FAITH Summit Draws Leaders to Address Mental Health Disparities
Sept. 20, 2018 | A blindfolded volunteer stood Sept. 14 at the FAITH Network Summit in Little Rock as people in the audience shouted directions to guide her through an improvised obstacle course of stools and chairs.
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