UAMS News


November 3, 2008

Allied Health Professions Week Highlights Work Force Needs

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A new home on the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences campus will position the UAMS College of Health Related Professions (CHRP) to produce more radiologic technologists, respiratory therapists and many other professionals in response to a growing need.


October 31, 2008

UAMS Employees Celebrate Halloween

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Visitors to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) on Oct. 31 were greeted by some characters they probably weren’t expecting, including the Great Pumpkin, a New York hot dog vendor and vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, just to name a few.


October 29, 2008

UAMS Miniature Golf Outing A Success for Safe From the Start

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Parents, children and medical students sunk putts on the greens and doctors in the dunking booth during a golf benefit that raised more than $6,000 for the Safe From the Start program.


October 28, 2008

UAMS Nurse Wins National Award for Contributions to Women’s Health

Kevin Rowe

  LITTLE ROCK – Gordon Low, an advanced practice nurse at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has won a national award for his contributions to women’s health.  Low, of Little Rock, received the 2008 NPWH (Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health) Inspirations in Women’s Health Award at the Oct. 16 NPWH’s clinical conference…


Hospital Association, Architects Honor Chancellor Wilson

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UAMS Chancellor I. Dodd Wilson, M.D., has received two statewide awards this month: one from the Arkansas Hospital Association and one from American Institute of Architects, Arkansas Chapter.


October 24, 2008

Hamra Named Cancer Institute Volunteer of the Year

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Carolyn Hamra may not expect recognition for her thousands of volunteers hours, but she certainly deserves it.


October 22, 2008

UA System Names New Education Building for Chancellor Wilson

Kevin Rowe

  LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas Board of Trustees today named the new education building at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) in honor of UAMS Chancellor I. Dodd Wilson, M.D., during the building’s dedication ceremony.   The two-floor, 43,000-square-foot I. Dodd Wilson Education Building, which opened for classes in August,…


New UAMS Education Building Named for Wilson

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Praising University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Chancellor I. Dodd Wilson, M.D., as a cornerstone of health care education in Arkansas, the UA Board of Trustees named the new UAMS education building for Wilson during an Oct. 22 dedication ceremony.


October 21, 2008

Harrington Joins UAMS Palliative Care Team, Pain Clinic

Kevin Rowe

  LITTLE ROCK – Sarah Beth Harrington, M.D., recently joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Palliative Care Consult Team, which helps guide patients and their families facing difficult and complex treatment decisions.    Harrington is also an assistant professor of medicine in the UAMS Department of Internal Medicine and Division of Hematology/Oncology….


UAMS, Chamber of Commerce Host Venture Capitalists

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The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently unveiled 15 of its most commercially promising discoveries to venture capitalists from Arkansas and other states.



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