UAMS Names Andy Davis Its Chief Transformation Officer
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) named Andy Davis, MSCE, PE, as its chief transformation officer (CTO), effective today.
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MVP for July — Vernon Spencer
Meet Vernon Spencer, the MVP for July. Vernon serves as a skilled tradesman in UAMS Campus Operations – Landscape. Until recently, he worked in UAMS Environmental Services in Housekeeping. In the course of his work, he puts into practice the UAMS culture of being polite, friendly, respectful, thoughtful, optimistic and compassionate.
College of Public Health Student Creates Website to Monitor Food Recalls
Wilberforce Twinamatsiko, a student in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, is using modern technology to help people make safe food choices. Twinamatsiko, who’s in the college’s Health Systems and Services Research doctoral program, is spearheading a group that has created a free website, Food Recall…
Subaru of Little Rock, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Deliver Gifts to UAMS Blood Cancer Patients
Patients undergoing blood cancer treatment at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute will benefit from a recent act of kindness to help them through the process. Subaru of Little Rock delivered 80 blankets and 30 patient care kits to the Cancer Institute’s Patient Support Pavilion on June 27 as…
UAMS Inspires Future Health Innovators at AR Tech DaSH Summer Camp
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Northwest Regional Campus hosted its second annual Arkansas Technology and Data Science in Health & Medicine (AR Tech DaSH) summer camp from June 2–6. This immersive, hands-on camp brought together 25 rising 10th-grade students from 12 different schools across Northwest Arkansas, offering them a unique glimpse into…
UAMS Adult Sickle Cell Program Announces Support Group, New Director
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Adult Sickle Cell Program celebrated World Sickle Cell Awareness Day on June 19 by announcing a support group for adult patients with sickle cell disease, as well as a new director. During a free information session held on the 10th floor of the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller…
Laura Hays, Ph.D., APRN, to be Inducted as Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing
Laura Hays, Ph.D., APRN, associate professor in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing, has been selected as part of the 2025 class of Fellows in the American Academy of Nursing. Hays’ induction will take place Oct. 18 during the academy’s annual Health Policy Conference in Washington, D.C. The American Academy…
Increased WIC Participation Could Be Key to Improving State Maternal Health Rates, UAMS Researchers Find
LITTLE ROCK — Expanding awareness of the WIC program and improving access to WIC-approved foods could help boost maternal and infant health in Arkansas, according to researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Arkansas ranks among the worst in the nation for…
OnCore Clinical Trials System is Live
The Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute launched July 1 the Advarra OnCore Clinical Trials Management System (CTMS), a powerful new platform that will enhance cancer clinical trials oversight and support cutting-edge research across UAMS.
