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October 14, 2019
Stroke Survivor Grateful for Treatment at UAMS’ Comprehensive Stroke Center
Oct. 14, 2019 | Seconds after having a stroke May 18, Ticu Gamalie found himself looking up from the ground at his fellow soccer referees and the players, coaches and parents who had come to his aid. Although he said he was disoriented, he knew one thing clearly: He wanted to go to UAMS. “We…
Innovation is Focus of Storied Faculty Development Program
A storied, 24-year-old program in the UAMS Office of Educational Development (OED), Division of Academic Affairs, is taking steps to help faculty members become better teachers and scholars as they themselves become students and embrace innovative instructional methods in a professional development program called Teaching Scholars. “Teaching Scholars has a great tradition of advancing the…
October 8, 2019
UAMS Launches Statewide Health System
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is organizing all of its clinical enterprises in Little Rock and around the state under the UAMS Health umbrella. “UAMS is more than a hospital, it is more than a university and it is more than cutting-edge research,” said Chancellor Cam Patterson, M.D., MBA. “We are a…
Research Collaboration Crosses Basic Science, Clinical Boundaries
Biomedical research does not exist in a vacuum. To succeed, scientists must work together by combining resources and ideas in new and innovative ways.
October 7, 2019
UAMS Orthopaedics Adds Fayetteville Specialist to Clinical Team
Ramon Ylanan, M.D., previously the head team physician for the Arkansas Razorbacks since 2012, has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) orthopaedic clinical care practice in Fayetteville. “We are very fortunate to bring someone of Dr. Ylanan’s caliber and experience to our team to care for patients in such a vibrant and…
October 4, 2019
Celebrations Showcase Parade of Cultures at UAMS
Hundreds of members of the campus community recently packed the ground floor concourse of the UAMS Education II building to travel the world. About a dozen countries were represented at International Fest, the Sept. 27 culminating celebration of Diversity Month, organized by the UAMS Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and co-sponsored by the Chancellor’s…
October 3, 2019
College of Medicine Students Get into Spirit at Academic House Olympics
Medical school isn’t always about books and biology. Sometimes it’s about Baggo and bragging rights. Such is the case at the Academic House Olympics, an annual event where students, faculty and their families put aside the hard work of medical school for an afternoon to have a little fun. This year’s festivities were held in…
October 1, 2019
Retired Police Officer Finds ‘Top-Notch’ Breast Cancer Treatment at UAMS
Patty Allen is the first to admit it: Mammograms make her nervous. With no history of breast cancer in her family, she never imagined the test would come back positive. But the experience always left her rattled nonetheless.
September 27, 2019
Vigil Honors Groundbreaking Life, Career of Edith Irby Jones
Dozens of UAMS faculty, staff and students gathered outside the Medical Center on a mercifully cool and clear evening for a vigil by the Edith Irby Jones, M.D., chapter of the Student National Medical Association (SNMA) to honor its namesake, who died July 15. Jones became the first African American to attend an all-white medical…
September 25, 2019
Gala for Life Breaks Record, Raises $1.2 Million for UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute
Almost 600 guests took a journey down the yellow brick road Sept. 6 when the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute hosted its 24th annual Gala for Life. Complete with a Wizard of Oz theme, the black-tie event raised a record-setting amount of more than $1.2 million to benefit the institute’s efforts to achieve National…
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