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February 1, 2023
UAMS Spine Lab Goes Green with 3-D Printed Cadavers
Feb. 1, 2023 | Faced with rising monetary and environmental costs of obtaining, transporting and storing cadavers for teaching purposes, two University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) neurosurgeons believed there had to be a better, “greener” way. Glenn Pait, M.D., director of the Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute and fellow neurosurgeon Noojan…
January 23, 2023
Five New Members Join Advisory Board of UAMS Reynolds Institute on Aging
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging has named five new members to its Community Advisory Board. The advisory board was created to assist the Institute on Aging in its efforts to expand its clinical, research and education components. Board members serve as ambassadors who…
January 20, 2023
Three-Year-Old Patient Keeps Sight, Survives Rare Eye Cancer
All Quatisa East wanted was for her infant daughter, Dallas Carter, to be able to see. A rare diagnosis of retinoblastoma, or cancer of the eye, threatened that possibility. “I didn’t give up on her — everything I’ve done is just being a mother,” said the 29-year-old. It’s been a long road for Dallas and…
January 19, 2023
UAMS Program Starting Feb. 8 Offers Support to Children of Cancer Patients
A group to help children ages 6-12 better cope with a parent’s cancer diagnosis is set to begin Feb. 8 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute CLIMB, which stands for Children’s Lives Include Moments of Bravery, will be offered from 5-7 p.m. Wednesdays from Feb. 8-March 15…
January 11, 2023
Denver Broncos Defensive Tackle D.J. Jones Highlights UAMS Myeloma Center in My Cause, My Cleats Campaign
As part of the National Football League’s (NFL) annual My Cause, My Cleats campaign, Denver Broncos defensive tackle D.J. Jones donated a pair of custom cleats to the Myeloma Center at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute. Since 2016, participating NFL teams and players customize footwear with designs…
January 9, 2023
Proton Radiation Physicist Joins UAMS Department of Radiation Oncology
Wen Chien Hsi, Ph.D., has joined the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as an associate professor of physics specializing in proton beam radiation therapy. Hsi will work in the Proton Center of Arkansas, a partnership of UAMS, Arkansas Children’s, Baptist Health and Proton International that will provide…
Newman Recognized for Clinical Research Excellence
Priscilla Newman, a clinical regulatory specialist (CRS) in the Clinical Trials Office of the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, was recognized by the UAMS Office of Research Compliance for her two decades of clinical research experience. Newman received the Bonny Hope Wallace Excellence in Human Subject Research Award at the Annual Clinical Research Specialist Awards…
January 5, 2023
UAMS Renames Seed of Hope Garden in Honor of the Late Janett Crain
LITTLE ROCK — In what was an emotional and touching ceremony, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) honored the memory of Janett Crain by renaming the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute’s Seed of Hope Garden to the Janett Crain Seed of Hope Garden. Larry Crain Sr., longtime friend and patron of UAMS,…
January 4, 2023
UAMS MammoVan to Offer Mammograms in Magnolia Jan. 10
The MammoVan, a mobile mammography unit operated by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, will be at the UAMS Family Medical Clinic, 1617 N. Washington St., in Magnolia on Jan. 10 to offer mammograms. To make an appointment, call (800) 259-8794. The MammoVan regularly travels throughout Arkansas providing…
December 27, 2022
Holding Space for Hope and Reality
UAMS Palliative Care Lecture Sparks Discussion on End-of-Life Communication Sarah Harrington, M.D., medical director of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Palliative Care Program, is on a mission to help other physicians understand the delicate nature of communicating with patients facing serious illnesses. “There are a lot of difficult conversations we have to…
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