UAMS News


July 28, 2015

Jane Dills Morgan Trust Gives $625,000 to UAMS

Ben Boulden

July 28, 2015 | Giving and support for higher education were values passed down to Jane Dills Morgan by her parents, Robert Nelson and Lucille Gable Dills.


July 9, 2015

‘Pathway’ Helps Crossett Man Survive Ruptured Aorta

Kelly Gardner

When Frank Englerth’s aorta began to rupture, the stabbing pain high in his back woke him in the middle of a cold February night. It was the beginning of what could have been the end for Englerth, 74, who lives on the Saline River deep in southeastern Arkansas, nearly a three-hour drive from Little Rock….


July 2, 2015

Hand Surgery

Kelly Gardner

Doctors use Telemedicine to save Batesville man’s hand


June 16, 2015

Senior Olympian Gets Relief from Back Pain

Kelly Gardner

June 16, 2015 | After four previous spine surgeries, Frank Dicus wasn’t sure he would ever experience relief from his back pain, but he wasn’t ready to give up hope.


Cross-Country Cyclists Visit the UAMS Cancer Institute

Kelly Gardner

June 16, 2015 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) welcomed about 30 University of Texas students June 15 as they rode through Little Rock on the longest annual charity bicycle ride in the world.


June 10, 2015

UAMS-based Arkansas INBRE Receives $3.9 million to Support Biomedical Research

Spencer Watson

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), administrator of the Arkansas INBRE program promoting biomedical research across the state, has been awarded $3.9 million by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to continue the program.


UAMS Names Stephen Mette New Chief Clinical Officer

Spencer Watson

LITTLE ROCK — Stephen Mette, M.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as chief clinical officer.


June 8, 2015

Conference Fosters Partnership to Improve Health Equity

Ben Boulden

June 8, 2015 | Recognizing the hidden role that mentors and others play in fostering a diverse work force can help reduce health care disparity, participants learned May 29 at the Community Campus Partnership Conference to Address Health Disparities at UAMS.


Stroke Survivor Dances Way to Recovery

Ben Boulden

June 8, 2015 | On a Friday in May, a stroke felled George Crocker and made him unable to even roll over on the floor of his garage. By Sunday, he was dancing on the floor of his patient room in the UAMS Medical Center, thanks to quick treatment through the AR SAVES network.


UAMS to Host Cancer Survivorship Seminar July 11

Ben Boulden

LITTLE ROCK – Cancer survivors and their care partners are invited to attend the first-ever “I Am a Survivor: Cancer Survivorship Seminar” from 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. July 11 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).



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