College of Medicine
August 26, 2020
‘My Teacher Wears a Mask’ Book Helps Toddlers, Pre-K Children Understand Masks
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It’s hard enough for adults to keep up with the changes brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic – imagine how confusing something like a mask could be to a toddler or preschooler. “My Teacher Wears a Mask” is a free online book and activity set intended to help with just that problem. It was developed…
$10.6 Million Federal Grant to Expand National Proteomics Resource at UAMS
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A $10.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will allow the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to greatly expand its proteomics resource. This grant will establish the IDeA National Resource for Quantitative Proteomics as the first NIH National Resource in Arkansas, which will serve biomedical researchers across the entire nation.
August 25, 2020
UAMS Study Shows Palliative Care for Seriously Ill Surgical Patients Reduces Hospital Length of Stay
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A new study by doctors at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) shows that seriously ill surgical patients are discharged from the hospital sooner if they receive palliative care, which includes pain management.
August 21, 2020
General Surgery Residents get Hands-On Training with Newest Robotic Surgery System
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Robotic surgery is emerging as the future of general surgery, which means UAMS general surgery residents are eager to master those skills today. “Robotic surgeries are relatively new in the world of general surgery, but we can already see how important it is to patient outcomes and how it can be used for multiple applications,”…
August 18, 2020
Edward T.H. Yeh, M.D., Named Chair, Department of Internal Medicine in UAMS College of Medicine
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Edward T.H. Yeh, M.D., FACC, has been named chair of the Department of Internal Medicine and the Nolan Family Distinguished Chair in Internal Medicine in the College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Yeh joins UAMS on Nov. 1, succeeding James Marsh, M.D., who will serve as a senior cardiologist…
Neighborhood Clinic at Financial Centre Parkway Opens, Offers Primary Care for All Ages
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UAMS Health Neighborhood Clinic opened an additional location today, offering primary care for people of all ages from University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) providers. The clinic is at 11300 Financial Centre Parkway in West Little Rock in the space formerly occupied by a UAMS obstetrics and gynecology clinic, which has moved to the…
August 17, 2020
When Children Beg for Vegetables: Study Looks into ‘Pester Power’
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Young children have a superpower that UAMS researchers believe can be harnessed for positive change. It’s called pester power, and it’s exactly what it sounds like: with the right priming, kids can “pester” adults into making healthy food choices. To study pester power, UAMS researchers looked at a yearlong program in which young children were…
August 13, 2020
White Coats Symbolize Hope as Med School Freshmen Start Journey
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The physician’s white coat still inspires hope, even when it’s seen over a screen or during a pandemic – maybe even especially so. Some symbols transcend all else. Charles Matthew Quick, M.D., the keynote speaker for the 2020 College of Medicine White Coat Ceremony held Aug. 7, kept bringing it back to hope as he…
August 7, 2020
Pinckard-Dover is First Female to Graduate UAMS Neurosurgery Residency
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It doesn’t take long for many young girls to be exposed to messages about what girls “can” and “cannot” do. Thankfully, Heather Pinckard-Dover never got the memo. She is the first female neurosurgeon to complete a residency at UAMS, Arkansas’ only academic health sciences center. “From the time I was little, my parents were always…
August 6, 2020
Nirvana Manning, M.D., Named Chair of UAMS Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
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LITTLE ROCK — Nirvana Manning, M.D., has been named chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). “Dr. Manning has strived to provide the very best for our patients, students and trainees since joining our faculty in 2007, and in her current role as director and…
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