May 7, 2018 | May 7, 2018 | “It’s officially crayon o’clock,” presenter MK Czerwiec, R.N., proclaimed to participants at a UAMS workshop designed to unleash the creative storytelling ability of health care professionals. “Graphic Medicine: How Comics can Improve our Health” offered the chance for students, faculty and staff members to draw and write about clinical experiences and...
May 4, 2018 | May 4, 2018 | Nutrition and Food Services Director Tonya Johnson was named the Arkansas Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics’ 2018 Outstanding Dietitian of the Year. The award recognizes demonstrated leadership in legislation, education, research, management or other areas. “I was humbled and honored that people in my profession could see the difference we’re trying...
May 3, 2018 | May 3, 2018 | Twenty-four otology fellows from 10 countries recently learned advanced techniques in otologic surgery from international experts at an annual fellows course hosted by the UAMS Department of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery. The Otology Fellows Congress and Advanced Course in Ear & Skull Base Surgery was held April 27-29 in...
May 3, 2018 | A $1 million gift from the estate of Linda Garner Riggs to the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will be used to advance research of triple negative breast cancer.
May 2, 2018 | May 2, 2018 | In memory of pregnancy and infant loss, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Love Lives Program and Roller Funeral Homes today dedicated the Love Lives Memorial at Riverwood Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Maumelle.
May 1, 2018 | May 1, 2018 | The UAMS College of Medicine paid tribute to faculty and staff for exemplary service, innovation and contributions to the college’s education, research and clinical mission areas at the eighth annual Dean’s Honor Day ceremony on April 24. Interim Dean Christopher T. Westfall, M.D., used the occasion to emphasize how all of...
May 1, 2018 | May 1, 2018 | Joan M. Cranmer, Ph.D., a professor with the Department of Pediatrics in the UAMS College of Medicine recently was honored with the 2018 Outstanding Woman Faculty Award by the UAMS Women’s Faculty Development Caucus. The award is presented to a woman who is a mentor and role model with a record...
April 30, 2018 | April 30, 2018 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has launched a free weekly education and consultation service for Arkansas health care providers to better manage chronic pain patients and those who need their opioid dosage reduced. Arkansas Improving Multidisciplinary Pain Care Treatment (AR-IMPACT) was announced today at a news conference at the...
April 27, 2018 | April 27, 2018 | An estimated one in 77 Arkansas children are identified as having Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), according to a new report by the Arkansas Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (AR ADDM) Program of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). The new Arkansas numbers are based on information collected from health...
April 26, 2018 | April 26, 2018 | The 18th International Symposium and Workshops on Inner Ear Medicine and Surgery – hosted by the Prosper Ménière Society, along with the UAMS Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery – attracted 60 attendees, including 28 speakers and representation from 18 countries. The March 17-24 event was one of the...