UAMS Opens New Orthopaedic & Spine Hospital
May 8, 2023 | LITTLE ROCK —A number of dignitaries and other visitors gathered today to celebrate the opening of The Orthopaedic & Spine Hospital at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).
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Going for the Gold, OT Style
May 8, 2023 | Students in the Occupational Therapy Doctoral (OTD) program recently held their second annual OT Olympics on the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Northwest Regional Campus to celebrate Occupational Therapy (OT) Month in April. Students and faculty from every program at UAMS in Northwest Arkansas were invited to compete in different assessments common to...
UAMS Hosts Third Annual Otolaryngology Diamond Conference
May 5, 2023 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) hosted experts from the field of otolaryngology for a two-day conference that offered the latest in surgical techniques, clinical care and research. The third annual Otolaryngology Diamond Conference extended its focus beyond the ear, nose and throat specialty by welcoming health professionals from a variety of treatment...
Conference Brings Together Organizations to Discuss Health Disparities, Potential Solutions
May 4, 2023 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Arkansas Center for Health Disparities (ARCHD) held a two-day conference in North Little Rock for its community partners and individuals from throughout the state. The center, which is part of the UAMS Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, created...
UAMS Pharmacy Students Participate in Association’s Regional Conference
May 3, 2023 | Ten students represented the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) chapter of the Student National Pharmaceutical Association at a regional conference that gave them the opportunity to network with peers, pharmacists and potential employers. The conference, held March 31-April 1 in New Orleans, included pharmacy students from the organization’s West Coast, Midwest and Southwest...
UAMS Researchers Find Financial Burdens for Cancer Survivors Vary by Insurance Type
May 2, 2023 | FAYETTEVILLE — Rural women cancer survivors are more likely to experience financial strain related to basic household needs rather than medical debt, according to researchers from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Office of Community Health & Research. The study, “It was kind of a nightmare, it really was:” Financial Toxicity Among Rural...
Christi Madden, MPA, Named Executive Director of UAMS Translational Research Institute
May 2, 2023 | LITTLE ROCK — Christi Madden, MPA, has joined the UAMS Translational Research Institute as its executive director. Madden, a leader with more than two decades of research programmatic management experience, spent most of her career in her home state of Oklahoma at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (OUHSC), where she worked in the...
UAMS, NIH Study Finds Consoling, Other Techniques Better Than Drug Therapies for Newborns with Opioid Withdrawal
May 1, 2023 | LITTLE ROCK — A groundbreaking nationwide clinical trial in which the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) played a key role has confirmed an effective way to wean newborns from opioid withdrawal symptoms that substantially reduces hospital stays and the traditional use of drug therapies. Using an “Eat, Sleep, Console” (ESC) care approach resulted...
Health Professionals Can Play Important Role in Combatting Climate Change, Guest Lecturer Says
April 28, 2023 | Health professionals in the United States have an important role to play in the climate crisis because it is also a public health crisis, Victor J. Dzau, M.D., president of the National Academy of Medicine, told an audience at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). As the inaugural lecturer for The Richard and...
Seeing is Believing: Jones Eye Institute Restores Pacific Islanders’ Sight
April 28, 2023 | Cataracts had made life so difficult for Joshua Roby, 43, of Springdale that he could not write up reports at his security job, and he needed help walking around. Less than a day after cataract surgery, he says his vision is “much, much better,” and he can move well on his own. Eight patients from...