UAMS News


October 12, 2010

$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>


October 4, 2010

UAMS, National Guard Team Up for Disaster Training

Nate Hinkel

Oct. 4, 2010 | First responders at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and the Arkansas National Guard sprang into action Sunday as 50 simulated disaster victims were airlifted into the state’s only certified UH-60 Blackhawk helipad atop the UAMS Medical Center.


UAMS Hosts Oct. 20 Lead-Safe Practices Workshop for Contractors to Become Certified Under New EPA Rule

Jon Parham

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – Contractors can register now for a daylong workshop on reducing health risks associated with lead-based paint in older homes to be held starting at 8 a.m. on Oct. 20 in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health.</span>


October 1, 2010

AAMC Chief Says Country Still Wrestles with Health Care

Jon Parham

Oct. 1, 2010 | Despite health insurance reform, the United States still faces significant challenges, said the leader of the organization representing the nation’s medical schools during a presentation Oct. 1 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).



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