Feb. 27, 2023 | This fall, the College of Health Professions saw new leaders take the helms of three of its degree programs: Nuclear Medicine Imaging Sciences, Cytotechnology and Audiology. Summer Khairi, MBA, CNMT, succeeded Arthur Maune, M.Ed., CNMT, as program director of the Nuclear Medicine Imaging Sciences program, following his retirement after 20 years at UAMS. In addition...
Feb. 27, 2023 | The American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) recently recognized the College of Health Professions Department of Respiratory Care program with its Apex Award for 2023-2024. With its Apex Awards, the association seeks to honor institutions for their commitment to excellence in professional development, evidence-based care, patient safety, patient satisfaction and quality improvement. “We are one...
Feb. 27, 2023 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has welcomed Shami Nandy, M.D., and Onna Lau, M.D., as new physicians at the Thomas and Lyon Longevity Clinic in the Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging. Nandy joined UAMS as an assistant professor in the College of Medicine’s Department of Geriatrics. She will...
Feb. 27, 2023 | LITTLE ROCK — A University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) research team’s article on COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy has been recognized by the publisher of Clinical and Translational Science for having its top-cited article in 2022 and the most downloaded paper since its publication in 2021. The article, “COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy: Race/Ethnicity, Trust and Fear,”...
Feb. 23, 2023 | It was a sea of pink at Little Rock Central High School (LRCHS) on Feb. 10 for the Tigers first pink out to support the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute. All of the school’s basketball players wore bright pink T-shirts with the school logo over their jerseys and pink socks. Cheerleaders carried ruffled pink...
Feb. 23, 2023 | The UAMS Chapter of Lambda Nu inducted 35 students into its membership during a virtual ceremony on Feb. 10. Lambda Nu is a national honor society for the radiologic and imaging sciences. Students and faculty who participated in the ceremony are in programs in the College of Health Professions Department of Radiation & Imaging Sciences...
Feb. 22, 2023 | Sri Obulareddy, M.D., has joined the breast team in the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), where she is treating patients with breast cancer. She is board certified in internal medicine and medical oncology. In addition to treating breast cancer patients, she also serves as associate professor...
Feb. 22, 2023 | Katy Allison, Ph.D., MPH, with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, is committed to mental health advocacy and suicide prevention, both professionally and as a community volunteer. “I love collaborative, community-based mental health research,” she said. “I’m passionate about the mental health of my fellow Arkansans....
Feb. 21, 2023 | LITTLE ROCK — A new software tool developed at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will help researchers quickly create consent documents in plain language for their prospective study volunteers. Called the Informed Consent Navigator, the web-based tool breaks new ground with its ability to guide researchers through the creation of plain-language informed...
Feb. 17, 2023 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute welcomed proteomics directors and staff from across the country Feb. 8 and 9 for a continuing education symposium. Sponsored by the IDeA National Resource for Quantitative Proteomics located within the Cancer Institute, the symposium facilitated two days of collaboration and best practice...