UAMS News


February 10, 2010

Jerry G. Jones, M.D., Longtime UAMS, ACH Advocate for Children at Risk Receives National Award

Jon Parham

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – Jerry G. Jones, M.D., a professor of pediatrics at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and director of the Center for Children at Risk, a collaboration of UAMS and Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH), recently received an award for his longtime advocacy for children at risk from the American Academy of Pediatrics.</span>


February 9, 2010

UAMS Reschedules Free Glaucoma Screenings for Feb. 19 at Hot Springs Village

Jon Parham

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – Free glaucoma screenings, conducted by ophthalmologists from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Jones Eye Institute, will be conducted from 1-5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 19, in the Learning Center at the Good Samaritan campus, 121 Cortez Road, in Hot Springs Village.</span>


UAMS Expands Access to Cervical Cancer Testing in Arkansas

David Robinson

Feb. 9, 2010| – More low-income Arkansas women now have access to needed cervical cancer tests thanks to an innovative research project and communications technology that links doctors at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to state health clinics at Clarksville, Hope and Wynne.


February 5, 2010

UAMS-sponsored Midsouth Summit Black Expo Celebrates Black History Month Feb. 27

Susan Van Dusen

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK — The  Sixth Annual Midsouth Summit Black Expo, presented by the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Cancer Control Program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), will celebrate black history month with an event highlighting the importance of cancer screenings and education.  </span>


February 4, 2010

UAMS Expands Access to Cervical Cancer Testing in Arkansas

David Robinson

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – More low-income Arkansas women now have access to needed cervical cancer tests thanks to an innovative research project and communications technology that links doctors at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to state health clinics at Clarksville, Hope and Wynne. </span>


Knighten Family Funds Three UAMS College of Nursing Scholarships

Nate Hinkel

Understanding the critical role nurses play in health care, Sharon Knighten, of Harrison, recently presented a check for $100,000 to Claudia Barone, Ed.D., R.N., dean of the UAMS College of Nursing, to establish three scholarships in the college.


February 3, 2010

Historical Diploma, Photos Donated to College of Pharmacy

Nate Hinkel

Feb. 3, 2010 | The College of Pharmacy came full circle with its roots as it was recently presented with a pair of historical gifts from a family steeped in UAMS tradition.


February 2, 2010

February Dates Set for ‘Caring for the Caregiver’ at UAMS

David Robinson

<p class=”MsoNormal” style=”margin: 0in 0in 0pt;”><span style=”color: black;”><o:p class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – “Caring for the Caregiver,” a free weekly course for the general public, begins its February slate of classes Thursday at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging. </o:p></span></p>


UAMS Helps College Student Donate Kidney to Mena Man

Liz Caldwell

Twenty-one-year-old Alissa Pitcher of Grand Rapids, Mich., was moved last spring by a Mena, Arkansas, mother’s plea on behalf of her son. The request for prayers came via e-mail from an old family friend, Tammy Hamelink, whose 23-year-old son, Kryn, was in desperate need of a kidney transplant.


January 27, 2010

UAMS Creates ‘Gravity’ with Center for Diversity Affairs

Jon Parham

Jan. 27, 2010 | The UAMS Center for Diversity Affairs creates a “center of gravity” by allowing the institution to focus on finding the best talent for making the state a healthier place, Chancellor Dan Rahn, M.D., told those attending a Jan. 21 open house at the center’s new location. “We need to be more diverse as our population becomes more diverse,” he said.



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