UAMS News
August 10, 2006
UAMS Brings High-Risk Pregnancy Program to White County
LITTLE ROCK — Women in White County no longer have to drive to Little Rock for high-risk pregnancy ultrasounds thanks to the expansion of the ANGELS program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).
August 7, 2006
UAMS Names Pediatrics Chair Fiser as College of Medicine Dean
LITTLE ROCK – Debra H. Fiser, M.D., has been named dean of the UAMS College of Medicine. The announcement was made today by UAMS Chancellor I. Dodd Wilson, M.D.
Free or Low-Cost Women’s Health Screenings Offered Aug. 23, Thanks to UAMS Witness Project
LITTLE ROCK – Free or low-cost mammograms are available Aug. 23 to Monroe County women 40 and older who qualify through The Witness Project, a community-based cancer education program of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Public Health.
August 2, 2006
UAMS’ Mick Tilford, Ph.D., Receives National Heroes Award
LITTLE ROCK – John “Mick” Tilford, Ph.D., associate professor of pediatrics for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), received a 2006 National Heroes Award from the Emergency Medical Services for Children Program (EMSC).
August 1, 2006
UAMS Researcher Kern Earns Prestigious NIH Funding
LITTLE ROCK – Philip Kern, M.D., a nationally known obesity researcher at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has received a highly selective MERIT Award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), funding his research into the chemical mechanisms of fat cells with up to $2.79 million over 10 years.
July 28, 2006
Use of Tobacco Quitline Far Exceeds Expectations
LITTLE ROCK – The tobacco Quitline, a treatment program offered at no cost to the public by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Public Health, has enjoyed tremendous success in its first year with monthly calls rising from 169 calls in July 2005 to nearly 500 in June.
July 27, 2006
Terrorism Preparedness Conference to Bring Together Medical, Emergency Responders
Terrorism Preparedness Conference to Bring Together Medical, Emergency Responders
July 25, 2006
Study by UAMS Neurosurgeon Analyzes Benefits of Surgery on Unruptured Brain Aneurysms
LITTLE ROCK — Surgery is a successful treatment for unruptured intracranial aneurysms, according to a study by University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) neurosurgeon Ali F. Krisht, M.D.
UAMS Names Nicholas Chairman of Orthopaedic Surgery
LITTLE ROCK – Richard W. Nicholas Jr., M.D., a nationally known expert in orthopaedic tumors, has been named chairman of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery in the College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).
July 20, 2006
UAMS’ Ruth Thomas, M.D., Performs Surgery in Vietnam With Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Team
LITTLE ROCK – Ruth Thomas, M.D., professor of orthopaedics in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine, recently returned from two weeks of operating on Vietnamese adults and children as part of the American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society’s Outreach & Education Foundation Vietnam project.
Previous page Next page