UAMS News


May 11, 2015

Susan Hutchinson, Greer Grace Join UAMS Institute on Aging Community Advisory Board

ChaseYavondaC

May 11, 2015 | Arkansas first lady Susan Hutchinson and Greer Grace, both of Little Rock, have joined the community advisory board of the Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).


UAMS Sets SeniorNet June Computer Classes for People 50 and Up

ChaseYavondaC

LITTLE ROCK — Computer classes — Fundamentals for Beginners and Introduction to Computers ­— and workshops — Tips and Tricks for the iPhone and iPad and Using Overdrive to Download Library Books on the iPad — will be taught in June for people ages 50 and older at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging.


May 8, 2015

Easts Give $1 Million for Surgical Oncology Chair

Ben Boulden

May 8, 2015 | A $1 million gift by James C. and Mary Kay East to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has established the Kent C. Westbrook, M.D. Chair in Surgical Oncology. The chair will provide resources to ensure patients have the opportunity to understand their disease and participate in decisions based on scientific evidence, treatment availability and their own wishes.


Susan Hutchinson, Greer Grace Join UAMS Institute on Aging Community Advisory Board

ChaseYavondaC

LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas first lady Susan Hutchinson and Greer Grace, both of Little Rock, have joined the community advisory board of the Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).


May 7, 2015

James C. and Mary Kay East Donate $1 Million To Establish UAMS Chair in Surgical Oncology

ChaseYavondaC

LITTLE ROCK – A $1 million gift by James C. and Mary Kay East to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has established the Kent C. Westbrook, M.D. Chair in Surgical Oncology. The chair will provide resources to ensure patients have the opportunity to understand their disease and participate in decisions based on scientific evidence, treatment availability and their own wishes.


Julep Cup Jaunt Aids UAMS Programs

ChaseYavondaC

May 7, 2015 | Around 200 guests gathered for the 12th Julep Cup Jaunt, hosted by the UAMS Consortium in the Fred W. Smith Conference Center on the 12th floor of the UAMS Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute.


May 6, 2015

UAMS Names Schulz Director of Internal Medicine Residency Program at UAMS’ Northwest Campus

Jon Parham

May 6, 2015 | Internal medicine specialist Thomas K. Schulz, M.D., has been named director of the internal medicine residency program in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine and under development at the northwest Arkansas campus in Fayetteville.


UAMS’ Omar T. Atiq, M.D., Named Governor of Arkansas Chapter of American College of Physicians

Ben Boulden

LITTLE ROCK – Omar T. Atiq, M.D., of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has been named governor of the Arkansas Chapter of the American College of Physicians (ACP), the national organization of internists. His term began during the ACP annual scientific meeting, Internal Medicine 2015, in Boston on April 30-May 2.


May 5, 2015

12th Street Tees Off Inaugural Benefit Golf Tournament

ChaseYavondaC

May 5, 2015 | Golfers took to the links April 25 vying for various prizes while supporting the UAMS 12th Street Health and Wellness Center.


May 1, 2015

Arbor Day Tree Planted for UAMS Myeloma Patients

Spencer Watson

May 1, 2015 | Though overcast skies and drizzling rain forced the festivities indoors, spirits were high as multiple myeloma patients, their families, nurses and other care providers at UAMS Medical Center, gathered to mark the April 24 planting of a young crabapple tree, both as a celebration of Arbor Day and a symbol for patients.



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