UAMS News


May 20, 2013

UAMS Telemedicine Makes ‘Good Waves’ in Japan

Ben Boulden

May 20, 2013 | One year after UAMS donated telemedicine equipment to help a tsunami-devastated region of Japan, the positive outcomes of that gift are multiplying, prompting a Japanese physician to travel to Little Rock to thank the university in person.


May 17, 2013

Conference Highlights Telemedicine Achievements, Future

Ben Boulden

May 17, 2013 | As he opened the fourth annual Telestroke Conference on May 14, AR SAVES Director Michael Manley praised the audience for their help in the past year in expanding the program he oversees and gave them a glance at the future of telemedicine in the state.


Employees Give Books for 12th Street Center, Reach Out and Read

Jon Parham

May 17, 2013 | More than 500 children’s books donated by UAMS employees in a recent book drive helped create a new Kids Corner for children of patients being seen at the 12th Street Health and Wellness Center.


May 15, 2013

Former Preemies at UAMS NICU Invited to June 1 Reunion

Nate Hinkel

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK — Former patients of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and their families are invited to its second annual reunion June 1 to celebrate and reconnect with doctors and staff. </span>


UAMS’ V. Suzanne Klimberg, M.D., Named President of Society of Surgical Oncology

Susan Van Dusen

<p class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – V. Suzanne Klimberg, M.D., a breast surgeon at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has been named president of the Society of Surgical Oncology.</p>


UAMS Sets SeniorNet June Computer Classes

Nate Hinkel

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – Computer classes on Fundamentals for Beginners and Introduction to Computers will be taught in June for people ages 50 and older at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging. </span>


Faculty, Staff, Alumni Saluted at Dean’s Honor Day

Holland Doran

Extraordinary service was a major theme as the College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) celebrated achievements of faculty members, staff and alumni at the third annual Dean’s Honor Day ceremony on April 30.


May 14, 2013

Breakthrough ALS Research to Continue at UAMS

Nate Hinkel

May 14, 2013 | The work of Mahmoud Kiaei, Ph.D., as part of a multi-institutional research team, could in the near future lead to clinical trials of new treatments for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients at UAMS.


May 13, 2013

UAMS Graduates 891 New Health Care Professionals

Jon Parham

May 13, 2013 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) awarded certificates and degrees May 12 to 891 graduates of its five colleges and Graduate School during its commencement ceremony at Verizon Arena in North Little Rock.


UAMS Nurses Honored During Fair, Fashion Show

Holland Doran

UAMS nurses were able to step back in time to see the evolution of nursing uniforms during the 5th Annual Nursing Professional Practice Fair and fashion show held in the UAMS Medical Center lobby May 9.



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