College of Medicine
August 2, 2019
$100,000 Estate Gift Enhances UAMS College of Medicine Scholarship
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received a $100,000 gift from the estate of Ambrose T. Walker Jr., M.D. to enhance the A.T. and Gladys Walker Memorial Scholarship in the UAMS College of Medicine. “We are profoundly grateful for the enduring generosity of the late Dr. Walker and his family,” said Christopher…
July 31, 2019
Two Grants Allow UAMS to Start Free Exercise Program for People with Parkinson’s
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received two grants totaling almost $29,000 to launch a free exercise program for people with Parkinson’s disease and Parkinsonism. The Parkinson’s Foundation provided $13,924.59 to train, staff and support the program, and the Philip R. Jonsson Foundation of Little Rock provided $15,000 for the equipment. “Treating…
July 23, 2019
Former UAMS Physician, Renowned for Introducing Benchmark Chemotherapy, Returning to Myeloma Center
LITTLE ROCK — Guido J.K. Tricot, M.D., Ph.D., has rejoined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), and will see patients at its Myeloma Center. While at UAMS previously, Tricot developed one of the most effective first-line therapies for multiple myeloma, now used around the world. “We are thrilled to have Dr. Tricot rejoin…
July 16, 2019
Edith Irby Jones, M.D., Trailblazing Medical Pioneer, Passes Away at 91
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…
July 2, 2019
Researcher Receives Junior Faculty Enhancement Award from National Consortium
UAMS researcher Tiffany Weinkopff, Ph.D., has received a 2019 Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award, sponsored by Oak Ridge Associated Universities, which recognizes promising new scientific careers and supports their development. UAMS Chancellor Cam Patterson, M.D., MBA; Vice Chancellor for Research Shuk-Mei Ho, Ph.D.; and Associate Vice Chancellor for Research Lawrence E. Cornett, Ph.D.,…
July 1, 2019
Cross-Country Cyclists Stop by UAMS Cancer Institute to Promote Research and Fundraising
Nearly 30 students from The University of Texas at Austin in Texas, riding bikes from Austin to Anchorage, Alaska, were greeted by cheers recently when they stopped by the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute. The students, part of the 2019 Texas 4000 for Cancer, the longest annual charity bike ride in the world, began…
June 28, 2019
SONOcamp Aims to Inspire STEM Possibilities for High School Students
“So if I told you this is where the diaphragm sits, where do you think the right superior, middle, and inferior lobes are on him?” Kevin D. Phelan, Ph.D., co-director of the Division of Clinical Anatomy in the UAMS College of Medicine, drew an arc with his finger just along the bottom of the rib…
June 27, 2019
Orthopaedics Dedicates One-Stop Clinic for Upper Extremity Amputees
Patients with amputations to their fingers, hands and arms can receive care from a specialized physician, occupational therapist and prosthetist all under one roof at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Autumn Road Orthopaedics Clinic. Once a month, this multidisciplinary team will focus on upper extremity amputations so patients can be seen by…
June 25, 2019
Research Recommends Against Routine Use of Aspirin to Prevent Heart Attacks
A daily aspirin to prevent a heart attack? Not so fast, according to recent research from UAMS. For some people, it may do more harm than good.
June 7, 2019
Robust Family Medicine Research, Strong Residency Highlighted at Poster Day
Great things are happening in the UAMS College of Medicine’s Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, with a recent research poster day as just the latest sign of the department’s “good health.” The poster session featured 35 posters, including 20 projects by residents. Topics included residency administration and education, ethics, case reports, improvements in patient…
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