UAMS News


April 5, 2006

New UAMS Psychiatric Research Institute to Combine Inpatient, Outpatient Care With Research and Education

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LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) today broke ground for its Psychiatric Research Institute (PRI), one of only nine institutions in the country to combine psychiatric research and education with inpatient and outpatient care.


U.S. News & World Report Lists UAMS Graduate School Among Best in Nation

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LITTLE ROCK — Four University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) programs are featured in the latest U.S. News & World Report “America’s Best Graduate Schools,” which hit newsstands in early April.


Brendan Stack, M.D., Honored With Endowed UAMS Chair

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LITTLE ROCK – Brendan C. Stack Jr., M.D., who joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) faculty in 2005, was presented today with the James Y. Suen, M.D., Chair in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. James Y. Suen Endowed Chair


April 3, 2006

Acclaimed Transplant Surgeon Joins UAMS Faculty

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LITTLE ROCK – Frederick Bentley, M.D., who specializes in liver, kidney and kidney-pancreas transplantation, will soon join the faculty at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as vice chairman for clinical affairs of the Department of Surgery in the UAMS College of Medicine Michael J. Edwards


Lee County Residents Invited to Discuss Health Care Needs at April 6, 7 Public Forums

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LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is inviting Lee County residents to share their thoughts about the area’s health care needs for children.
Bryan Burke, M.D., of UAMS’ Department of Pediatrics and the ANGELS program, will lead the public forums at the Lee County Health Unit in Marianna at 6 p.m. April 6 and noon April 7.


March 30, 2006

UAMS Medical Technology Program Hosts Open House in Fayetteville

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LITTLE ROCK – The medical technology program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will host an open house from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, April 8, at Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville to discuss the laboratory sciences profession and the growing demand for new technologists.


March 29, 2006

UAMS Offers First Master’s Level Radiologist Assistant Program West of the Mississippi River

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LITTLE ROCK – A rising demand for imaging services, compounded by a shortage of radiologists, is addressed by the new radiologist assistant program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), one of only seven RA programs in the nation and the first master’s level RA program west of the Mississippi River


March 28, 2006

Fishing Tournament to Benefit UAMS Family Home

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LITTLE ROCK — Fishing enthusiasts of all ages are invited to participate in the Fourth Annual Suds Big Lunker Classic benefiting the Family Home at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).


March 27, 2006

Writer of Celebrity Obituaries to Speak at UAMS

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Writer of Celebrity Obituaries to Speak at UAMS Marilyn Johnson ReCenter Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging LITTLE ROCK — Author Marilyn Johnson will present a free lecture on her new book, “The Dead Beat: Lost Souls, Lucky Stiffs, and the Perverse Pleasures of the Obituaries,” at 6 p.m. April 12 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).


March 24, 2006

UAMS Prenatal Program Gets Harvard Award for Innovation

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LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) prenatal program has received a second national award for its innovation in helping reduce the number of babies born with severe medical problems.
Known as ANGELS, the program is among the Top 50 Government Innovations for 2006 as determined by the Ash Institute for Democratic Governance and Innovation at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government in cooperation with the Council for Excellence in Government.



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