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August 4, 2020
UAMS Stroke Program Receives Two Awards for Excellence of Care
LITTLE ROCK – Excellence in treating stroke patients has earned the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Stroke Program two national awards. The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association honored UAMS with the Get with the Guidelines Target: Stroke Honor Roll and Gold Plus Quality Achievement awards in June. The awards recognize the hospital’s commitment…
August 3, 2020
Day Camp for UAMS Employees’ Children during Pandemic Concludes with Fun, Merriment
When the last day of the UAMS Day Camp arrived July 31, teachers and volunteers said farewell to the children they had spent the last three months caring for with an outdoor party reminiscent of a county fair or carnival. A summer shower shortly before the mid-day event did not dampen the festivities. The children…
UAMS Health Women’s Center Opens, Brings Lifelong Care Under One Roof
The UAMS Health Women’s Center opened today, bringing the best of women’s health services from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to one convenient Midtown location. The new location is at 6119 Midtown Ave., just off Interstate 630 and University Avenue near Target. All women’s health services previously at UAMS Health’s Financial Center…
July 29, 2020
UAMS Radiation Oncology Residency Program Receives Accreditation
The Radiation Oncology Residency program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, which reviews all programs annually. When efforts to launch the program began in 2017, there was no residency training for radiation oncology in the state, and Arkansas was one of…
July 28, 2020
UAMS Medical Center Ranked No. 1 in State by U.S. News & World Report
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as having the best hospital in the state, and its ear, nose and throat (ENT) department was ranked among the top 50 nationwide. “Our health care professionals and support staff at UAMS are dedicated to providing the best…
July 27, 2020
UAMS-HBCUs Partner to Increase Minorities in Health Care, Address Health Disparities, Physician Shortages
UAPB alumna Amanda Winston just took the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) this summer, taking a definitive step toward a career goal she has had in mind since she was a kid in Pine Bluff: becoming a doctor. “As far back as I can remember, I’ve had an interest in medicine,” said Winston, who just…
San Francisco Woman Finds Help for Complex Surgery
Claudia Bressie’s tumor was non-cancerous, but it was aggressive and dangerous. Months of consultations at top universities and treatments proved ineffective for the San Francisco woman, until her journey brought her to UAMS. It began in 2017 when Bressie started having swelling, popping and clicking around her jaw. The discomfort grew from there to what…
Wendy Ward, Ph.D. Named Associate Provost, Succeeding Jeannette Shorey, M.D.
LITTLE ROCK — Wendy Ward, Ph.D., has been named associate provost for faculty in the Division of Academic Affairs at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. She replaces Jeanette Shorey, M.D., who retired Feb. 29. Ward is a professor in the UAMS College of Medicine’s Department of Pediatrics and has been director of interprofessional…
July 24, 2020
Legislators Donate Lunches for Frontline COVID Workers
Members of the Arkansas Legislature showed their appreciation for those at UAMS who continue to work on the front lines screening and testing Arkansans for COVID-19, as well as those working to care for patients already diagnosed during the pandemic. The effort was spearheaded by state Rep. Jamie Scott, who contacted Marcia Dunbar, UAMS volunteer…
‘Be a Part of the Cure’ Televised Event to Benefit UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute on Sept. 2
A new event will offer Arkansans a way to support UAMS’ cancer research and treatment programs from the comfort of their own home.
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