Aug. 23, 2017 | Aug. 23, 2017 | C. Lowry Barnes, M.D., has made a distinguished career as an orthopaedic surgeon with the support of a kindly mentor and a dedicated nurse. Now, he’s paying it forward: spreading $75,000 across two scholarships, each honoring their contributions. Barnes donated $37,500, matched by UAMS for a total of $75,000, towards the...
Aug. 22, 2017 | Aug. 22, 2017 | On a recent trip, Grazyna Nowak, Ph.D., was reluctant to switch rooms when the hotel management asked if she would, she said Aug. 18 at the White Coat Ceremony for the UAMS College of Pharmacy Class of 2021. A professor in the college’s Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and a recipient of...
Aug. 18, 2017 | Aug. 18, 2017 | Two UAMS College of Pharmacy student organizations — chapters of the Student National Pharmaceutical Association (SNPhA) and the Kappa Epsilon Professional Pharmacy Fraternity — recently walked away with chapter of the year awards. Kappa Epsilon won Chapter of the Year for 2015-2016. This year the meeting was Aug. 2-5 in New...
Aug. 17, 2017 | The College of Health Professions (CHP) recognized its 83 graduates earning master’s and doctoral degrees at a May 19 hooding ceremony. Faculty members from various programs invested the graduates with the academic hoods they would wear around their shoulders at UAMS graduation on May 20. CHP Dean Douglas L. Murphy explained the origins of the...
Aug. 17, 2017 | Virginia Kathaleen “Kathy” Wills isn’t your typical UAMS graduate. The College of Health Professions student earned her bachelor of science in health information administration in fall 2016 and celebrated that achievement during commencement in May 2017. At 65, Wills was the oldest UAMS graduate this year, according to the registrar’s office. So at a time...
Aug. 17, 2017 | Ten new faculty members have joined the College of Health Professions for the 2017-2018 school year. Alicia Baird, B.S., COMT, CO is the new department chair for the Department of Ophthalmic Technologies. Previously, Baird worked as a certified orthoptist and certified ophthalmic medical technologist at University Hospitals and Rainbow Babies Children’s Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio. Katie...
Aug. 17, 2017 | Aug. 17, 2017 | To witness the best evidence that creative, artistic expression not only exists among seniors but positively flourishes, simply see the “Caring Through Art” exhibit at the UAMS Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging. Located in the first floor lobby of the institute, the exhibit features 40 pieces of artwork created by...
Aug. 16, 2017 | Aug. 16, 2017 | The single biggest factor determining whether a patient is likely to use opioids long term may be the number of days’ supply initially prescribed, according to a study by UAMS researchers. “Compared to someone prescribed two days versus seven days, that person with a seven-day supply is twice as likely to...
Aug. 15, 2017 | Aug. 15, 2017 | UAMS recently became the first and only Arkansas organization accredited to offer medicine, nursing and pharmacy continuing education through a single, unified application process, fee structure and set of accreditation standards. Joint Accreditation in Interprofessional Continuing Education was issued by three global leaders in the field of accreditation — the Accreditation...
Aug. 14, 2017 | Sept. 5, 2017 — Christmas 2013 was like no other for Julie Papini Session of Morrilton. Having experienced symptoms including forgetfulness, nausea and severe headaches for several weeks, Session took the advice of a friend and saw her doctor Dec. 23. She received a call the following day — Christmas Eve — that “a little...