April 17, 2023 | Seventy UAMS College of Pharmacy students got to mingle and meet with more than a dozen employers across the state at the 2023 Career Fair, held April 5 at the Rachel Rutherford Gymnasium at Pulaski Academy. The event, geared toward pharmacy students in their fourth and final year, was an opportunity to meet other members...
April 14, 2023 | In 1973, the UAMS College of Pharmacy created the Arkansas Poison and Drug Information Center — a free, statewide resource to supply rapid, sophisticated and up-to-date poison and drug information. Fifty years later, that mission still resonates just as strongly. “A centralized poison center for the state of Arkansas began as an idea over 50...
April 12, 2023 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health has a group of alums making an impact at the Center for Toxicology and Environmental Health (CTEH). Jessica Besancon, Courtney Del Donno, Rebecca Lovan, Michael Ruckle and Jessica Stone all earned a Master in Public Health (MPH) degree from the college....
April 11, 2023 | LITTLE ROCK — Deanna Sasaki-Adams, M.D., a vascular and skull base neurosurgeon experienced in the specialized treatment of aneurysm clipping, recently joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).
April 10, 2023 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Arkansas Center for Health Disparities (ARCHD) will host its celebration conference April 14-15. The center — part of the UAMS Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health Department of Health Behavior and Health Education (HBHE) — collaborates with community organizations to provide research-based solutions...
April 10, 2023 | LITTLE ROCK — Researchers from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) evaluated the accuracy of various hearing screening tools in a rural school setting in a recent article published by Ear and Hearing, the official journal of the American Auditory Society.
April 7, 2023 | LITTLE ROCK — The 2023 Family Medicine Spring Review with Tobacco & Disease Symposium at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will offer up to 18 hours of online continuing education April 25–28 for primary care physicians, advanced practice registered nurses, registered nurses, pharmacists, physician assistants, physical therapists, respiratory therapists, social workers and certified health educators.
April 6, 2023 | More than 130 college students from across the state met at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) for the Minority Association of Premedical Students (MAPS) Conference, an event that offers information and networking opportunities for those who are interested in applying for health professional programs. The Edith Irby Jones Chapter of the Student...
April 4, 2023 | The Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) appointed two UAMS oncologists to new leadership positions to support the growth of UAMS Baptist Health Cancer Centers planned across the state. The cancer centers are part of the UAMS Baptist Health Cancer network, a collaboration between the two healthcare...
March 31, 2023 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is significant to Kirsten Clement and her family for a number of reasons. For one, her late father, Willis M. Stevens, M.D., graduated from the UAMS College of Medicine in 1959. Further, she has several family members who are part of the UAMS community, including her daughter...