UAMS News


March 29, 2013

Northwest Arkansas Naturals to Host ‘Strike Out Stroke Night’ April 4

Ben Boulden

<p class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK — To help Arkansans learn how to survive stroke, the Northwest Arkansas Naturals baseball team is making its April 4 home opening game “Strike Out Stroke Night” in partnership with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)-led statewide stroke program, AR SAVES.</p>


March 27, 2013

UAMS Starts State’s First EMS Bachelor’s Degree Program

Jon Parham

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – A new bachelor’s degree program in emergency medical sciences, the first of its kind in the state, will start this summer at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), designed to enhance the management and clinical skills of emergency services professionals.</span>


Public Invited to Free UAMS Drug Addiction Symposium

David Robinson

LITTLE ROCK – The public is invited to hear about the latest drug addiction research, treatment and policy at an April 15 symposium at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) featuring a national leader in drug addiction science and former senior White House adviser on the Affordable Care Act.  


UAMS Researcher Creates Asthma App for Teens

David Robinson

March 27, 2013 | Asthma rates among certain populations of children in Arkansas are nearly three times the national rate, which has led UAMS’ Tamara Perry, M.D., to test novel methods for addressing the condition.


Faculty Member Establishes UAMS College of Pharmacy Scholarship

Nate Hinkel

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – Jan Hastings, Pharm.D., longtime University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy faculty member and her husband, Terry, of Benton, have made an initial leadership gift to establish an endowed scholarship.</span>


March 21, 2013

Free Seminar to Teach about Arkansas e-Link Statewide Broadband Network

Ben Boulden

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK — The public is invited to learn what the Arkansas e-Link statewide broadband network can do for them in health and education during a free seminar April 10 at National Park Community College in Hot Springs.</span>


UAMS Receives Funding to Continue Health Program at Mexican Consulate

Ben Boulden

LITTLE ROCK – Health education and screening programs provided by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health to the more than 30,000 annual visitors to the Mexican Consulate in Little Rock got a $35,000 boost today from the Mexican government.


UAMS College of Public Health Receives Funding to Continue Health Initiatives at the Mexican Consulate

Ben Boulden

<p class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – Health education and screening programs provided by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health to the more than 30,000 annual visitors to the Mexican Consulate in Little Rock got a $35,000 boost today from the Mexican government. </p>


Myeloma Patients Enjoy Games, Each Other

David Robinson

March 21, 2013 | “I’m not sure about this because I’ve never played this game before, but I think I’ve got a bingo,” said Raymonna Jean of Haiti.


March 20, 2013

UAMS’ Sarah Beth Harrington, M.D., Named Fellow of American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Susan Van Dusen

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – Sarah Beth Harrington, M.D., medical director of the Palliative Care Program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), earned the designation Fellow of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM). She sees patients in the Palliative Care Clinic at the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute.</span>



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