UAMS News


August 9, 2004

NEWS RELEASE: Transplant Surgeon Joins UAMS To Begin State’s First Liver Transplant Program

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You Min Wu, M.D., has joined the College of Medicine’s Department of Surgery at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to begin the first liver transplant program in the state. As director of liver transplantation in the UAMS Solid Organ Transplantation Program and a professor of surgery in the College of Medicine, Wu brings a special liver transplant technique he developed, called cavaplasty. This technique is used in several parts of the United States, as well as in Asia.


Report on Health Disparities in Racial and Ethnic Groups To Be Presented August 16 in Helena

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The results of an Arkansas study that shows health differences between minority and ethnic groups and whites will be presented from 1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m. Monday, August 16, at the Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas in Helena. The presentation is free and open to the public.


August 6, 2004

Health Conference for Educators and Healthcare Professionals Set for August 10-11 at Statehouse Convention Center

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A statewide conference to address obesity, physical activity and improving Arkansans’ health is set for Aug. 10-11, at the Statehouse Convention Center in downtown Little Rock.


UAMS Medical Center Is Again One of “100 Most Wired” For Automating Medical Records

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UAMS Medical Center Is Again One of “100 Most Wired” For Automating Medical Records


July 28, 2004

UA’s McDonnell Calls on Arkansans to Join Fight Against Prostate Cancer; 5K Race/Walk Set for Sept. 18

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UA’s McDonnell Calls on Arkansans to Join Fight Against Prostate Cancer; 5K Race/Walk Set for Sept. 18


Fred and Louise Dierks’ $1.5 Million Gift Allows Integration of Research Laboratories Into New Psychiatry Center

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Fred and Louise Dierks’ $1.5 Million Gift Allows Integration of Research Laboratories Into New Psychiatry Center


July 16, 2004

Melony Williams Goodhand Joins UAMS

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Melony Williams Goodhand has been named vice chancellor for finance and chief financial officer for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).


July 8, 2004

NEWS RELEASE: UAMS Researcher Wins International Lifetime
Achievement Award for Ovarian Cancer Research

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UAMS Researcher Wins International Lifetime Achievement Award for Ovarian Cancer Research


Handmade Jewelry by Two UAMS Employees in Exhibit July 6-Aug. 31

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Handmade Jewelry by Two UAMS Employees in Exhibit July 6-Aug. 31


July 2, 2004

U.S.News & World Report Names UAMS Among Best Hospitals

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LITTLE ROCK – For the ninth consecutive year, UAMS Medical Center has been named by U.S.News & World Report to its annual list of “America’s Best Hospitals,” moving up four places from last year. UAMS is the only hospital in the state named to the list.



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