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December 15, 2020
COVID-19 Vaccine Available to UAMS Employees
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) received its first allocation of 2,000 COVID-19 vaccinations from the Arkansas Department of Health today and began administering the first vaccines to critical health care employees.
December 14, 2020
Sports Medicine physician Kathryn Nance Joins UAMS Orthopaedics
LITTLE ROCK — Kathryn L. Nance, M.D., a board-certified family medicine doctor who is fellowship-trained in sports medicine, has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and is seeing patients at the UAMS Health Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Clinic at 10815 Colonel Glenn Road in Little Rock. She is a member of the…
December 7, 2020
UAMS Physician Establishes Second International Guidelines for Treating Castleman Disease
LITTLE ROCK — Frits van Rhee, M.D., Ph.D., a myeloma researcher and clinician at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), was lead author on a recently published paper that establishes consensus diagnosis and treatment guidelines for a form of Castleman disease, a rare disorder of the lymph nodes and related tissues. The recommendations…
December 2, 2020
College of Nursing’s Leanne Lefler, Ph.D., Invested in Women’s Cardiovascular Health Professorship
LITTLE ROCK – Leanne Lefler, Ph.D., APRN, an associate professor in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing, has been invested in the Women’s Cardiovascular Health Professorship. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), heart disease is the leading cause of death among women in Arkansas. The endowed…
November 24, 2020
National Caregivers Month: Early onset dementia
When two people get married, vows often include through sickness and health, for better or worse. Like most things, these words are often easier when simply spoken. Rodney Smith never expected he’d become his wife’s caregiver, especially not so soon in their lives. He met Danielle when he was 19 while stopping to fill his…
November 16, 2020
Veterans Volunteer to Serve at UAMS
Dozens of veterans, having already served their country, stepped up as volunteers to serve the UAMS community on Nov. 10. Organized by the Veterans Subcommittee of the UAMS Division for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, the Veterans’ Day of Service offered the opportunity for employees and students who are veterans to register and volunteer at sites…
November 13, 2020
State-of-the-Art Infusion Center Opens at UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute
A new center for patients undergoing chemotherapy was unveiled today at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute.
November 10, 2020
Outreach Grows Minority Student Representation in College of Pharmacy
The percentage of minority students in this fall’s incoming class at the UAMS College of Pharmacy is nearly double the percentage of the class that will graduate this coming spring. “This year, in the class of 2024, we have 19% underrepresented minority students,” said Lanita White, Pharm.D., assistant dean for student affairs. “In the class…
November 9, 2020
Professional Figure Skater Enjoys Freedom of Movement with New Hip
Billie O’Neel has been skating most of her life. Her first pair of roller skates were steel and they clamped onto her shoes. She wore them down to a nub. She spent a lot of time in the roller rink as a child, but when she discovered ice skating, she never looked back. Today the…
November 5, 2020
UAMS-UA Fayetteville Host Joint Cancer Research Retreat
More than 160 scientists gathered online Oct. 30 for the first-ever UAMS – UA Fayetteville Collaborative Cancer Research Retreat.
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