UAMS News


July 19, 2006

UAMS Names Peel Communications Director

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LITTLE ROCK – Andrea Peel was recently named communications director in the Office of Communications and Marketing at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).


July 12, 2006

UAMS Assistant Vice Chancellor Named to National Board of Directors

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LITTLE ROCK — Hosea Long, assistant vice chancellor for human resources at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has been named to the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR) national board of directors. He will serve a three-year term.


July 11, 2006

UAMS to Sponsor Conference on Childhood Nutrition, Physical Activity

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LITTLE ROCK — Experts in children’s health and nutrition will lead the Fourth Annual Conference on Nutrition and Physical Activity Aug. 3-4 at the Hot Springs Civic and Convention Center. The conference is sponsored by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) KIDS FIRST program and the Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care.


July 7, 2006

Huckabee, Bradford Selected for Public Health Award

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LITTLE ROCK – Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and state Rep. Jay Bradford are the 2006 recipients of the Public Health Through Public Policy Award from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health.


July 5, 2006

Robert W. Bishop Appointed UAMS Vice Chancellor for Institutional Compliance

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LITTLE ROCK – Robert W. Bishop has been named vice chancellor for institutional compliance at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Prior to his appointment April 1, Bishop served UAMS as associate general counsel for nine years.


June 30, 2006

AHEC-Pine Bluff Dedicates $1 Million Addition Named for Former Director Donald Miller, M.D.

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LITTLE ROCK – A $1 million addition to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Area Health Education Center (AHEC) in Pine Bluff was dedicated today in honor of its first director, the late Donald Miller, M.D.


June 21, 2006

UAMS Names Phillips Chief of Pediatric Ophthalmology Service

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LITTLE ROCK – Paul Phillips, M.D., was recently named chief of pediatric ophthalmology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and its affiliate, Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH).


UAMS Sees Health Care Work Force Shortages Worsening

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LITTLE ROCK – An aging population in Arkansas will compound existing health care work force shortages in the coming years, according to a report issued today by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), which continues to expand enrollment and examine additional solutions to address the growing problem.


June 14, 2006

UAMS Researcher Receives ‘Young Investigator Award’ From International Organization

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LITTLE ROCK – One of the newest faculty members at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently received a research award for his examination into the chemical processes related to the sense of smell.


June 12, 2006

UAMS Liver Transplant Recipients Celebrate First Anniversary of State’s Only Liver Transplant Program

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LITTLE ROCK – The liver transplant program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) today celebrated the first anniversary of the state’s first liver transplant with many of the program’s 28 transplant recipients and their families.



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