UAMS News
September 2, 2003
UAMS/ACRC Ovarian Cancer Survivors Retreat Sept. 27
<span class=”content” style=”font-size: 11.5pt; color: black; font-family: ncfkbo+timesnewroman;”>The Just Among Women Support Group at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will host its first retreat for ovarian cancer survivors Saturday, Sept. 27. The retreat, entitled “Shout About the Disease That Whispers,” will be from 8 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. in the Arkansas Cancer Research Center (ACRC) at UAMS in Little Rock.</span>
Tiny Hands Monster Bash Oct. 25 to Benefit UAMS Family Home
<span style=”font-size: 11.5pt; color: black; line-height: 200%; font-family: gjgpcn+timesnewroman;”>The first annual Tiny Hands Monster Bash will be Sat., Oct. 25, at Next Level Events in Union Station, 1400 W. Markham in downtown Little Rock, Tickets are $30 for the public and $25 for UAMS employees.</span>
August 29, 2003
Brick Pavers Party Oct. 9 at UAMS Family Home
Brick Pavers Party Oct. 9 at UAMS Family Home
August 28, 2003
Thomas Andreoli of UAMS Receives Honorary Degree in Hungary
<span class=”content” style=”font-size: 11.5pt; color: black; font-family: fncgfp+timesnewroman;”>Thomas Andreoli, M.D., the Nolan Chair in Internal Medicine in the College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has received an honorary medical degree from Semmelweis University in Budapest, Hungary.</span>
August 27, 2003
Free UAMS Workshop, Lunch for Alzheimer’s Disease Caregivers Sept. 13
Free UAMS Workshop, Lunch for Alzheimer’s Disease Caregivers Sept. 13
August 25, 2003
UAMS Medical Student Receives Exclusive AIDS Fellowship
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
UAMS Vice Chancellor Leo Gehring Earns Professional Distinction,
August 22, 2003
Donald W. Reynolds Foundation Gives UAMS $3 Million
<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
<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
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.
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