UAMS News


August 27, 2003

Free UAMS Workshop, Lunch for Alzheimer’s Disease Caregivers Sept. 13

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Free UAMS Workshop, Lunch for Alzheimer’s Disease Caregivers Sept. 13


August 25, 2003

UAMS Medical Student Receives Exclusive AIDS Fellowship

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Medical Student Receives Exclusive AIDS Fellowship, LITTLE ROCK – Sherita Willis, M.S., of Luxora, Arkansas, a senior in the College of Medicine of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), is one of eight medical students nationwide chosen for the National Medical Fellowships Program in AIDS Care.

Executive Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Richard P. Wheeler, M.D., of the UAMS College of Medicine called the award a major accomplishment.

Willis will participate in a multidisciplinary training program at the University of California, San Francisco AIDS Research Institute Oct. 6-31. She plans to practice family medicine, with a special interest in infectious diseases, in her native Mississippi County.


UAMS Vice Chancellor Leo Gehring
Earns Professional Distinction

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UAMS Vice Chancellor Leo Gehring Earns Professional Distinction,


August 22, 2003

Donald W. Reynolds Foundation Gives UAMS $3 Million

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<p class=”content”>The Donald W. Reynolds Foundation has pledged $3 million to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) for a conference center and auditorium on the top floor of the 12-story Jackson T. Stephens Spine and Neurosciences Institute.</p>


August 20, 2003

UAMS, Arkansas Department of Human Services Launch Nation’s First “ANGELS” Program to Reduce Premature Births

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<p class=”content”> The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and the  Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) have launched a unique new service for obstetrical care providers in Arkansas that has the potential to reduce the number of babies born in Arkansas with severe medical problems – and save the state millions in prenatal care and long-term care for those children. The service is the first of its kind in the nation.</p>


August 15, 2003

UAMS Cancer Awareness Expo Aug. 23 in Forrest City

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FORREST CITY – The first annual St. Francis County Cancer Awareness Expo Saturday, Aug. 23, in Forrest City will be a fun tour of booths about good health, with free box lunches for the first 200 participants to arrive.

Forrest City Mayor Larry Bryant will preside at the opening of the health fair, to be at 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Salem Community Center, 105 Haven St.

The Cancer Control Outreach Center, part of the Arkansas Cancer Research Center at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, is sponsoring the fair, along with the St. Francis County Cancer Council, Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation, the City of Forrest City, Lee County Cooperative Extension Clinic, Breast Care of St. Francis County, Baptist Memorial Hospital in Forrest City, Arkansas Department of Health Hometown Health Initiative, and the Arkansas Prostate Cancer Foundation.

Participants will receive a Cancer Awareness Expo Passport and be able to sign a Cancer Wellness Pledge.


August 12, 2003

J.L. Mehta of UAMS Receives Prestigious International Research Award

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J.L. Mehta of UAMS Receives Prestigious International Research Award, LITTLE ROCK — Jawahar L. Mehta, M.D., Ph.D., director of cardiology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has received the prestigious Albrecht Fleckenstein Memorial Award for identifying a specific gene associated with heart attacks.

Mehta accepted the award for contributions to basic research in cardiology from the International Academy of Cardiology at the Third World Congress on Heart Disease in Washington D.C. He is professor of internal medicine and director of the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine in the UAMS College of Medicine, and the Howard and Elsie Stebbins Chair in Cardiology at UAMS.

An international research team, led by Mehta, identified a cholesterol receptor cell known as the Lecton-like Oxidized (LOX) LDL receptor, and has found a genetic link to the performance of the LOX-1 receptor gene. People with a malfunctioning or abnormal LOX-1 gene appear to be almost three times more likely to suffer heart attack.
Only one Fleckenstein winner is chosen each year by a 15-member nominating committee of the International Academy. He becomes the sixth winner of the award named after the German cardiovascular pathologist best known for discovering the link between calcium and heart disease.


August 11, 2003

UAMS Research with Tobacco-funded Machines

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<p class=”content”>Scientists at the Arkansas Cancer Research Center (ACRC), part of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), are able to watch how molecules interact, which could help create vaccines to prevent recurrence of cancer, thanks to machines purchased with funding from Arkansas’ share of the nationwide tobacco settlement.</p>


August 7, 2003

Dr. Sandeep Bhargava of UAMS to Discuss
“Hepatitis B & C” Aug. 27 in Mountain Home

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MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. – Sandeep Bhargava, M.D., an assistant professor of internal medicine (gastroenterology) at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, will present “Hepatitis B & C” at 12:15 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 27, in Mountain Home, Ark.

The lecture at Baxter Regional Medical Center, 624 Hospital Dr., will be for medical professionals only.

For additional information about the lecture, contact Diahanne VanGulick at (870) 508-1764 or Erica Monday at (501) 686-7831.


Dr. Richard Jacobs of UAMS to Present
“Vaccine Update 2003” Aug. 19 in Jonesboro

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Dr. Richard Jacobs of UAMS to Present Vaccine Update 2003” Aug. 19 in Jonesboro,



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