UAMS News
August 20, 2013
UAMS Sets September SeniorNet Computer Classes for People 50 and Up
<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – Computer classes — <i>Fundamentals for Beginners, Introduction to Computers – Windows 7 </i>and<i> File Management — </i>will be taught in September for people ages 50 and older at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging. <br />
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August 16, 2013
Public Health Researchers Chosen for International Cancer Task Force
Aug. 16, 2013 | Igor Koturbash, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health in the UAMS Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, has been invited to be part of a newly formed international initiative that will investigate the role of commonly encountered chemicals in cancer causation as well as explore new cancer-fighting therapies.
August 15, 2013
UAMS College of Medicine Office Receives Highest Accreditation Level for Continuing Education
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)College of Medicine Continuing Medical Education (CME) Office, the only nationally accredited provider in Arkansas, received a six-year Accreditation with Commendation, the highest level awarded by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Education (ACCME).
UAMS Names Heard Provost, Gardner Associate Provost
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) named Jeanne Heard, M.D., Ph.D., provost and Stephanie F. Gardner, Pharm.D., Ed.D., associate provost as part of a leadership restructure to better serve the state.
August 13, 2013
Bank of America Donates $22,000 to Further UAMS Diversity Programs
Bank of America continued its long history of support for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) with a $22,000 corporate foundation gift given to the UAMS Center for Diversity Affairs (CDA) at an Aug. 6 presentation.
August 12, 2013
UAMS Names Heard Provost, Gardner Associate Provost
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) named Jeanne Heard, M.D., Ph.D., provost and Stephanie F. Gardner, Pharm.D., Ed.D., associate provost as part of a leadership restructure to better serve the state.
August 9, 2013
UAMS Palliative Care Program First in State for Advanced Certification
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Palliative Care Program has received advanced certification, becoming the first in Arkansas and one of only 36 nationally to become accredited under a new national evaluation process.
UAMS to Provide Health Provider Education, Resources Through $1.38 Million Federal Grant to Delta Alliance
<p class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Center for Rural Health and Center for Distance Health will provide health education for providers in the Delta and prescription assistance for Delta residents through a three-year $1.38 million federal grant to the Greater Delta Alliance for Health (GDAH).</p>
August 7, 2013
Beau Blair Counts UAMS Among His Many Blessing
“Our family experienced firsthand the importance of having a world-class, comprehensive medical center like UAMS right here in Arkansas,” says Beau Blair. “My wife was 30 weeks pregnant with our twin boys when my family and I moved home to Little Rock from New York.” “During this exciting and anxious period in our life, I…
UAMS Research Team Receives National Award
Researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have received national recognition for a study that determined the impact of two evidence-based interventions for older adults – a lifestyle weight management program and a cognition training program – both delivered by lay health educators.
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