UAMS News


April 3, 2006

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.


March 22, 2006

UAMS Research Reports Improved Survival for Myeloma Patients;
‘Blood’ Article Outlines Benefit of More Intensive Chemotherapy

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UAMS Research Reports Improved Survival for Myeloma Patients ‘Blood’ Article Outlines Benefit of More Intensive Chemotherapy


March 20, 2006

New Center Gives UAMS Students Hands-On Experience

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LITTLE ROCK — Students at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have a new resource for gaining hands-on clinical experience.

The Center for Clinical Skills Education was unveiled today at a ribbon-cutting ceremony in the UAMS College of Public Health Mary Cantrell I. Dodd Wilson Kate McCarthy Sara Tariq


Frank Broyles to Deliver Keynote at Fund-raiser for Nursing

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LITTLE ROCK – Athletic Director Frank Broyles of the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville will be the keynote speaker at a March 30 luncheon to raise money for a University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) nursing program specializing in care for the elderly. Coaching for Alzheimer’s Caregivers” at the benefit luncheon for Geriatric Nursing Externships awarded through the Arkansas Hartford Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence


March 16, 2006

UAMS Experts Brief Legislators on Arkansas’ Cancer Burden

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LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas legislators gathered today on the Arkansas State Capitol grounds to hear the latest evidence about the cancer burden in Arkansas from physicians and researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and community partners across the state. Ronda Henry-Tillman Paul Greene Glen Mays Alonzo Williams Tina Gill colorectal cancer



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