UAMS News


October 13, 2010

Pierson Receives Arkansas Hospital Association’s Highest Honor

Jon Parham

Oct. 13, 2010 | Richard A. Pierson, UAMS vice chancellor for clinical programs and executive director of UAMS Medical Center, has received the A. Allen Weintraub Memorial Award, the Arkansas Hospital Association’s highest award bestowed on an individual.


Key Public Health Data Available at New UAMS Website

Nate Hinkel

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – Key public health information specific to all 75 Arkansas counties is now easier to access than ever before with a University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) website that holds a wealth of valuable statistics and research.</span>


October 12, 2010

UAMS and NIH Recruiting Arkansans for Stroke Awareness

David Robinson

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – Arkansans interested in spreading the word about stroke are invited to attend a free Oct. 27 conference on the importance of stroke awareness in Arkansas, which ranks first nationally in the percentage of stroke deaths. </span>


$3.3 Million Grant to Fund HPV Vaccine Clinical Trial

Nate Hinkel

Oct. 12, 2010 | A researcher at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has been awarded a $3.3 million federal grant to support a Phase I clinical trial of an HPV therapeutic vaccine for those already infected with the HPV virus.


October 8, 2010

UAMS Studying the Power of a Mother’s Touch

Nate Hinkel

Oct. 8, 2010 | They say nothing quite compares to the power of a mother’s touch, and a groundbreaking study being done at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) aims to prove it.


October 6, 2010

Arkansas to Get 30 More Family Medicine Resident Physicians

David Robinson

Oct. 6, 2010 | The shortage of family doctors in Arkansas will get some relief with a federal grant that will fund 30 more primary care resident physicians at UAMS Area Health Education Centers (AHECs) in El Dorado, Fayetteville, Jonesboro and Pine Bluff.


Colorectal Surgeon Jason Mizell, M.D., Joins UAMS

Nate Hinkel

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – Jason Mizell, M.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as assistant professor of surgery. He will see patients in the Surgical Oncology Clinic at the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute.</span>


Join Renowned UAMS Breast Surgeon for Oct. 11 Web Chat

Nate Hinkel

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – Got a question for a nationally renowned breast surgeon? The public is invited to tune in to a live web chat hosted by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) featuring V. Suzanne Klimberg, M.D., director of the Breast Cancer Program at the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute.</span>


Research Induction Symbolizes Doctoral Students’ Rite of Passage

Jon Parham

Oct. 6, 2010 | Twenty-nine doctoral candidates at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) received white lab coats in a ceremony symbolizing their next step toward achieving their degrees.


Arkansas to Get 30 More Family Medicine Resident Physicians

David Robinson

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – The shortage of family doctors in Arkansas will get some relief with a federal grant that will fund 30 more primary care resident physicians at UAMS Area Health Education Centers (AHECs) in El Dorado, Fayetteville, Jonesboro and Pine Bluff.</span>



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