UAMS News


November 17, 2011

UAMS Promotes Health Education Among Public School Teachers

Nate Hinkel

Nov. 17, 2011 | Kids had the day off in Little Rock public schools Nov. 3 but their teachers were in the classroom as a University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Partners in Health Sciences (PIHS) workshop did the lecturing.


November 16, 2011

UAMS’ Kenneday Chosen President-Elect of American Society of Healthcare Engineering

David Robinson

LITTLE ROCK – Mark A. Kenneday, vice chancellor of campus operations at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, has been chosen 2012 president-elect of the American Society of Healthcare Engineering (ASHE). He will become president in 2013.


UAMS First Adult Hospital Accredited for Echocardiography

David Robinson

Nov. 16, 2011 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Medical Center recently became the only adult hospital in Arkansas to have its echocardiography service accredited by the Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Echocardiography Laboratories (ICAEL).


November 14, 2011

College of Nursing Dean Receives Inaugural Dean’s Chair

Nate Hinkel

Nov. 14, 2011 | Being invested as the inaugural holder of the Linda C. Hodges Dean’s Chair capped off a remarkable first month on the job for University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing Dean Lorraine Frazier, Ph.D., R.N.


UAMS First Adult Hospital in State Accredited for Echocardiography

David Robinson

LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Medical Center recently became the only adult hospital in Arkansas to have its echocardiography service accredited by the Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Echocardiography Laboratories (ICAEL).


November 10, 2011

Nov. 22, Science Café – Nature Centers: What’s Up in the Natural State

David Robinson

LITTLE ROCK – The Science Café Little Rock, co-sponsored by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), will hold its next public forum, Nature Centers: What’s Up in the Natural State, on Nov. 22. Panelists will discuss Arkansas’ nature centers/parks, wild species/habitat diversity, recreational offerings and educational resources.


Arkansas Public Schools Continue to Curb Obesity Trend

Nate Hinkel

LITTLE ROCK – Arkansas’ public schools have continued to make healthy changes to their nutrition policies and practices, according to the seventh annual evaluation of Act 1220 of 2003, a comprehensive and coordinated approach to addressing childhood obesity in schools and communities.


Myeloma Institute Reaches 10,000 Patients Mark

Jon Parham

Nov. 10, 2011 | The internationally known Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) marked another milestone Nov. 9, treatment of the 10,000th patient in its 22-year history.


November 9, 2011

Board-Certified Hematologic Oncologist Medlin Joins UAMS Myeloma Institute

Jon Parham

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – Stephen Medlin, D.O., a fellowship-trained hematologic oncologist, recently joined the Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).</span>


UAMS Myeloma Institute Treats 10,000th Patient

Nate Hinkel

LITTLE ROCK – The internationally known Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) marked another milestone today, treatment of the 10,000th patient in its 22-year history.



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