UAMS News


March 19, 2010

UAMS Team Headed to Haiti on Medical Mission

Jon Parham

March 19, 2010 | A team from UAMS, including orthopaedic surgeon Ruth Thomas, M.D., is leaving March 20 for a weeklong medical mission to earthquake-devastated Haiti.


March 18, 2010

UAMS College of Medicine Seniors Meet Their Match

Nate Hinkel

March 18, 2010 | As the seconds ticked off the clock until their date with destiny, the restlessness and anxiety gave way to a buzz of anticipation among 142 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine seniors.


March 17, 2010

Harper Named Vice Chair for Education at UAMS Jones Eye Institute

Nate Hinkel

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – Richard A. Harper, M.D., was recently named vice chair for education at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute.</span>


March 16, 2010

Cooks Tour to Benefit Patients at UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute

Susan Van Dusen

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – Tickets are on sale now for Cooks Tour, a weekend of fundraising events for the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).</span>


March 12, 2010

Rudnicki Invested with Neurology/ALS Professorship

Nate Hinkel

March 12, 2010 | Stacy Rudnicki, M.D., a champion at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) in the fight against ALS and related diseases, was honored recently with a professorship dedicated to that cause.


March 23, Science Café – ‘The Warped Side of the Universe’

David Robinson

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – The Science Café Little Rock, co-sponsored by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), will hold its next public forum, “The Warped Side of the Universe” on March 23. Panelists will discuss black holes, molecular particles and other astronomical features. </span>


March 11, 2010

Arkansas Schools Continue Healthy Changes to Curb Obesity

Nate Hinkel

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – Arkansas’ public schools have continued to make healthy changes to their nutrition policies and practices, according to the sixth annual evaluation of Act 1220 of 2003, a comprehensive and coordinated approach to addressing childhood obesity in schools and communities.</span>


March 10, 2010

Tiny Implant Calms Bladder, Cures UAMS Patient’s Incontinence

David Robinson

March 10, 2010| The symptoms of her overactive bladder came out of nowhere, 37-year-old Shonae Williams said.


Imran Ahmad, M.D., Joins UAMS Department of Hematology/Oncology

Susan Van Dusen

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – Imran Ahmad, M.D., has joined the Department of Hematology/Oncology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and will see patients in the Medical Oncology Clinic.</span>


Histology Professionals Celebrate Role in Health Care

Jon Parham

March 10, 2010 | “Histo-what?”

Histology may not be as familiar to those outside health care as terms like pediatrics or cardiology. Patients are familiar with providing urine or blood samples for analysis by laboratory scientists in UAMS clinics or the UAMS Medical Center, but samples of human tissue are often collected for analysis during surgical procedures.



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