UAMS News


August 6, 2011

Holding On

Kelly Gardner

Solita Johnson-Davis was reeling as she got off the phone. The oncologist had bluntly informed the 27-year-old Little Rock realtor that she had cervical cancer. “I was in such a state I was dizzy. I went to my mom and said, ‘I need a second opinion.’ I wanted a doctor I could easily talk to.”…


August 5, 2011

Gala for Life Sept. 16 to Benefit UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute

Jon Parham

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – The 16th annual Gala for Life, benefiting the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), is scheduled for Sept. 16 at the Statehouse Convention Center.</span>


August 4, 2011

UAMS to Hold Support Sessions for Early-Stage Dementia

David Robinson

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – A series of education and support sessions for those with early-stage dementia and their family members is being offered Sept. 12 – Oct. 10 by the Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Alzheimer’s Arkansas</span>


August 3, 2011

Catherine Tapp Named Director of Special Events at UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute

Jon Parham

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – Catherine Tapp has been named director of special events for the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).</span>


August 1, 2011

Can Opioids Become a Friend for Life?

Nate Hinkel

<span class=”content”>Little Rock, Ark./Wilmington, Del.—Aug. 1, 2011—More than half the people who take opioids for chronic pain are likely to still be taking the painkillers five years later, according to a new study published online in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. </span>


July 27, 2011

Pemberton Joins UAMS Jones Eye Institute

Nate Hinkel

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – John David Pemberton, D.O., who specialize in plastic surgery of the eyelids, orbital masses, orbital reconstruction, tear drainage repair and other surgeries of the structures surrounding the eye, has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute.</span>


July 26, 2011

UAMS Stroke Team Provides ‘Miracle’ for DeWitt Man

David Robinson

July 26, 2011 | Shannon Bullock rushed to her husband, David, when she saw him fall on the steps of their family crop dusting business in DeWitt.


UAMS Northwest Pharmacy Students Honor Student with Garden

Nate Hinkel

July 26, 2011 | Though he never officially attended a class there, Josh Neal will forever be a vibrant and spirited part of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Northwest campus.


July 21, 2011

UAMS Sets August Computer Classes for People 50 and Up

David Robinson

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


July 20, 2011

Hastings Named Associate Dean at UAMS College of Pharmacy

Nate Hinkel

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – Jan K. Hastings, Pharm.D., has been named associate dean for development at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy.</span>



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