UAMS News


September 7, 2012

Shoppers can Jumpstart Their Holiday Shopping With UAMS Cancer Institute’s Partners Card

Susan Van Dusen

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK — Dozens of shops and boutiques in central and northwest Arkansas will offer discounts on their merchandise Oct. 26 – Nov. 4 as part of Partners Card, a fundraising project of the volunteer auxiliary of the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).</span>


September 5, 2012

Researchers Welcome Mock MRI from Translational Research Institute

David Robinson

Sept. 6, 2012 | An MRI simulator purchased by the Translational Research Institute in collaboration with the Psychiatric Research institute has been welcomed as an essential new tool for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Brain Imaging Research Center.


Gynecologic Oncologist Rebecca Stone, M.D., Joins UAMS Cancer Institute

Susan Van Dusen

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – Rebecca Stone, M.D., has joined the Division of Gynecologic Oncology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). She sees patients in the second-floor clinics at the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute and serves as an assistant professor in the UAMS College of Medicine.</span>


Health Status of African-Americans Detailed in UAMS College of Public Health Report

Nate Hinkel

Sept. 5, 2012 | Mortality rates of African-Americans were significantly higher than those of Caucasians for most cancers, HIV and homicide, but lower for motor vehicle crashes and suicide, according to a recent report compiled by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health.


Health Status of African-Americans Detailed in UAMS College of Public Health Report

Nate Hinkel

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – Mortality rates of African-Americans were significantly higher than those of Caucasians for most cancers, HIV and homicide, but lower for motor vehicle crashes and suicide, according to a recent report compiled by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health.</span>


August 31, 2012

UAMS to Present Free Lung Cancer Symposium Oct. 5

Susan Van Dusen

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – A free event at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will offer insight into the latest advances in preventing, diagnosing and treating lung cancer.</span>


August 30, 2012

UAMS & St. Vincent Sign Letter of Intent to Explore Affiliation Opportunities

Jon Parham

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and St. Vincent Health System today announced they have entered into a nonbinding letter of intent to explore opportunities for an affiliation to deliver collaborative and or integrated services.</span>


August 29, 2012

UAMS Names Davis Urology Department Chairman

Jon Parham

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – Rodney Davis, M.D., an internationally recognized expert in minimally invasive techniques for the treatment of urologic cancers, has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine as professor and chairman of the Department of Urology.</span>


August 24, 2012

215-Pound Weight Loss Changes Athletic Director’s Life

Jon Parham

Aug. 23, 2012 | Standing behind a chain-link fence with a casual acquaintance watching the Ouachita Baptist University (OBU) Tigers practice football late last summer, OBU Athletic Director David Sharp’s life took a drastic turn.


August 22, 2012

Palmer Receives Award for Trauma Simulation

Jon Parham

Aug. 22, 2012 | When a trauma case rolls in a hospital emergency department, split second decisions may mean the difference between life and death for a patient.



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