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UAMS Welcomes Graduates Back to Campus for First Alumni Weekend Since 2019

June 15, 2023 | After a three-year hiatus, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) invited its graduates to Alumni Weekend, hosted May 5-6. The weekend’s festivities were kicked off Friday evening at the Chancellor’s Reception, held at the Fred W. Smith Conference Center in the Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neuroscience Institute. Cam Patterson, M.D., MBA, UAMS...

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Brown, Owsley Earn Recognition from National Research Organization

June 15, 2023 | A national research institute recently recognized two University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health faculty members. Clare Brown, Ph.D., MPH, and Kelsey Owsley, Ph.D., MPH — both assistant professors in the college’s Department of Health Policy and Management — received esteemed accolades from AcademyHealth, an organization that champions...

Jesus Delgado-Calle, an assistant professor of physiology and cell biology at UAMS, discusses his research with undergraduates and his team.

UAMS Provides Look at Bone Disease Research for Arkansas Undergraduates

June 14, 2023 | Twenty-eight undergraduates from colleges across the state recently visited the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) campus to learn about potential careers in bone disease research. The Arkansas-IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) sponsored the event. The students gathered May 23 in the Active Learning Center in the UAMS Library, where they listened...

Trey Gardner EBRx

Gardner Named Director of College of Pharmacy’s Evidence-Based Prescription Drug Program

June 13, 2023 | H.C. “Trey” Gardner III, Pharm.D., joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as director of the College of Pharmacy’s Evidence-Based Prescription Drug Program (EBRx), effective April 24. “It’s great to have Dr. Gardner rejoin the College of Pharmacy as director of EBRx,” said Dean Cindy Stowe, Pharm.D. “His expertise and diversity of experiences...

Occupational Therapy professor Kandy Salter works with OT students on how to properly check a person's car for their specific fit.

Occupational Therapy Assistant Clinical Professor Helps Drivers “Fit” in Their Cars

June 13, 2023 | In a car-centric culture like the United States, most people don’t give much thought to how they physically interact with their cars. They generally just jump in the car and go. However, an awareness of how we “fit” in our cars should be an important safety consideration, especially as we age. Kandy Salter, OTD, OTR/L,...

Senior Man Receiving COVID-19 Vaccine From Nurse

UAMS Study Finds that Racial Discrimination Increases Vaccine Hesitancy

June 12, 2023 | FAYETTEVILLE — People experiencing racial discrimination are more reluctant to get vaccinations, according to a study conducted by researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Office of Community Health & Research. Researchers analyzed responses from U.S. adults regarding general vaccine hesitancy to compare with known predictors of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy. Researchers found...

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UAMS Researchers Find High Rates of Diabetes, Heart Disease among Marshallese

June 9, 2023 | FAYETTEVILLE — Residents of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) face strikingly high rates of diabetes and heart disease, according to researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Office of Community Health & Research. The RMI has one of the highest rates of Type 2 diabetes in the world. Diabetes and...

James Suen, M.D., and his former resident, Steve Orten, M.D., during a pause in surgery in Ukraine.

James Suen, M.D., Joins Medical Mission Team Treating Patients in Ukraine

June 9, 2023 | A recent mission to Ukraine by a group of doctors to provide medical care to children and soldiers in Ukraine included James Y. Suen, M.D., a world-renowned otolaryngologist and distinguished professor at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). As an otolaryngic surgeon who specializes in head and neck cancer, congenital vascular lesions of...

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