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November 29, 2019

Workshop Trains Facilitators for Poverty Simulation and Effects on Health

Spencer Watson

Faculty, staff and students from throughout UAMS participated in the CAPS facilitator training.

Experiencing poverty and its effects on a person’s health was the focus of a two-day training workshop at UAMS to help health care providers better relate to patients and possible barriers to treatment. Students, faculty and staff from across UAMS, including the main campus and regional campuses, participated in the Community Action Poverty Simulation Nov….


November 27, 2019

Cancer Research Highlights Largest-Ever Showcase of Medical Discoveries

Susan Van Dusen

Stephanie Byrum, PhD

Scientists conducting cancer research in the lab, clinic and community gathered Nov. 20 at the 26th UAMS Showcase of Medical Discoveries to share their projects and discuss ways to work together.


November 25, 2019

Dad Cancer-free After ‘Extremely Rare’ Stem Cell Match with Daughter

Susan Van Dusen

Butch King and Paula Draeger

Butch King counts his blessings every day. First, there’s his growing family, with wife Debbie, their four children, 12 grandkids and soon-to-be seven great-grandkids.

Then, there’s his role as a deacon in the Catholic Church and a passel of friends in the faith. Not mention his lifetime of civil service in the Air Force and U.S. Postal Service.

But this Thanksgiving, as King sits down to dinner with his family, one blessing will undoubtedly rise to the top: the blessing of being cancer-free.


Senior Rosa Ruvalcaba Serna named Arkansas Nursing Student of the Year

Spencer Watson

Rosa Ruvalcaba Serna

UAMS College of Nursing senior Rosa Ruvalcaba Serna has been named the Arkansas Nursing Students’ Association (ANSA) Student of the Year. The award was presented last month at the ANSA state convention. “When Erin Salter, one of my classmates, told me I’d been selected, I started getting teary-eyed, because I was not expecting it,” said…


November 22, 2019

Deep Roots — For CHP’s Faculty Alumni, There’s No Place Like UAMS

Yavonda Chase

Twenty-eight members of the College of Health Professions faculty graduated from UAMS. (L-R, first row) Tony Baker, Catherine Smith, Con-nie Bracy, Layla Simmons, Lisa Rhoden, Cherika Robertson, Claire Tucker (second row) Lindsay Gilbert, Kathy Atkinson, Katy Warren, Lindsey Clark, Alicia Baird (third row) Ellis McVoy, Tiffany Lepard Tassin, John Calloway, Tonya Cook (fourth row) Jason Key, Leslie Spurlock, Art Maune (top row) Bryson Howard, Lesley Jones, Betholyn Gentry, Tom Jones. Not shown: Shannon Turley, Christi Arthur, DeAndria Green, Allison Wingfield and Ashley McCrary.

For some faculty members in the College of Health Profession, their roots at UAMS go deep — all the way back to when they were students themselves.


November 19, 2019

Sherwood Man Back on Track after Botox for Painful Neck Condition

News Staff

Calhoun and Dr. Lotia

Two years ago, James Calhoun was out of work, his neck twisting painfully to one side because of a neurological condition called dystonia. Today, he’s working in health care, finishing up an associate’s degree and applying to nursing school — his life back on track. Calhoun, 35, of Sherwood has been living with uncontrollable muscle…


Sara Jones Named American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Fellow

Spencer Watson

UAMS College of Nursing's Sara Jones, Ph.D., and professional mentor Susie Adams, Ph.D., of Vanderbilt School of Nursing, attending the ceremony at which Jones was inducted as a Fellow in the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners.

Sara Jones, Ph.D., APRN, assistant professor in the UAMS College of Nursing, has become the third nursing faculty member at UAMS to be named as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP). Jones is the coordinator for the psychiatric mental health specialty in the college’s nurse practitioner program, “Becoming a Fellow in…


November 15, 2019

Caucus Celebrates 30 Years of Women Faculty in Research

News Staff

Dr. Davidson by gesturing by poster

The Women’s Faculty Development Caucus celebrated 30 years by turning a spotlight on women in research at UAMS, while also setting new goals to ensure that progress continues.


November 13, 2019

UAMS Scientist Shows Brain Sugar Malfunction in Alzheimer’s, Gains National Attention

News Staff

Dr. Barger in lab

Steven Barger, Ph.D. — a researcher at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) — has entered the national spotlight for showing how the mechanism that brings sugar to the brain malfunctions in people with Alzheimer’s disease, highlighting a potential target for treatment. The study also explains why Alzheimer’s can mimic the symptoms of…


November 12, 2019

UAMS Celebrates Veterans with Luncheon, Care Packages

Spencer Watson

Veterans, now serving in the UAMS Police Department, served as the color guard for a flag ceremony to open the Veterans Day luncheon.

Dozens of veterans and active duty members representing all five major branches of the U.S. Armed Forces — Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard — attended a luncheon as part of a month of ongoing events to celebrate employees and students at UAMS who serve. “Today we honor our UAMS employees and…



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