UAMS News


January 5, 2012

Delta Memorial Hospital in Dumas Joins UAMS-Led Program to Provide Emergency Stroke Care

David Robinson

LITTLE ROCK – The Delta Memorial Hospital in Dumas has partnered with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to provide life-saving emergency care for stroke patients in the region.


January 4, 2012

Mastectomy Patients Offered Total Skin-Sparing Procedure

Nate Hinkel

Jan. 4, 2011 | Cristiano Boneti, M.D., is excited that breast cancer patients at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) now have a surgical option that wasn’t available as recently as seven years ago. The procedure is called the total skin-sparing mastectomy, and it can give improved reconstruction results to breast cancer patients who undergo mastectomy procedures.


Five Named to UAMS Foundation Board

Nate Hinkel

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – Virginia Cobb and Walter Nunnelly III, both of Little Rock; Diane Lamberth of Batesville; Charlene Reed of Marianna; and Ross Whipple of Arkadelphia have been elected to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Foundation Fund Board effective Jan. 1, 2012. </span>


Summer in Kenya an Eye Opener for First-Year Medical Student

David Robinson

Jan. 4, 2012 | On a two-month trip to a mountain village hospital in Kenya, Spencer Morse witnessed suffering and death on a scale not seen in the United States.


December 28, 2011

Warmack Named College of Pharmacy Associate Dean at UAMS Northwest

David Robinson

LITTLE ROCK – Scott Warmack, Pharm.D., recently was appointed associate dean in the College of Pharmacy at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Northwest.


December 27, 2011

2011 Finds UAMS Mission Focused

David Robinson

Dec. 27, 2011 | Achievements in patient care, scientific research and health care education made 2011 a good year for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).


December 22, 2011

Left Lung Removal Doesn’t Slow Cancer Survivor

David Robinson

Dec. 22, 2011 | Brad Welch, 57, doesn’t look or act like a lung cancer survivor who had his entire left lung removed just six months ago.


UAMS Northwest Dedicates Garden in Memory of Pharmacy Student

Nate Hinkel

Dec. 22, 2011 | A once sparse and bland outdoor space on the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Northwest campus has been transformed into a vibrant and welcoming oasis in memory of a former student.


December 21, 2011

Diana Smithson Named Volunteer of the Year

Nate Hinkel

Dec. 21, 2011 | The UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Auxiliary recently honored one of their own when Diana Smithson was named 2011 Volunteer of the Year.


UAMS College of Nursing Receives $162,000 to Link With Delta Nursing Homes for Education, Patient Care

David Robinson

LITTLE ROCK – Using a $162,002 federal grant, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will soon put telecommunications to work in the Arkansas Delta improving the education levels of nursing home caregivers and enabling UAMS’ geriatrics specialists to see patients in long-term care facilities in the Delta.



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