July 11, 2017 | July 11, 2017 | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Chancellor Dan Rahn, M.D., was honored today when University of Arkansas System officials dedicated an education building on the north side of campus as the Daniel W. Rahn Interprofessional Education Building. “Dr. Rahn has been a champion of interprofessional education, and I really can’t...
July 6, 2017 | July 6, 2017 | Plenty of smiles and more than a few tears were on display as more than 100 UAMS volunteers and their families gathered in the Hospital Lobby Gallery on June 29 to be recognized for their hard work. The volunteers were the focal point of the UAMS Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon hosted by...
July 5, 2017 | July 5, 2017 | Employees gathered June 30 to share their talents during The Dog Days of Summer one final time with Chancellor Dan Rahn, M.D. before his retirement in July. He, in return, kicked off the summer talent show with a trio of musical treats at noon Friday in the Hospital Lobby Gallery Rahn,...
June 29, 2017 | June 29, 2017 | Twelve rising high school juniors and seniors recently spent two weeks at UAMS learning about health care careers, patient- and family-centered care, first aid and teen health issues. They were selected from more than 60 applications submitted to the Health Education Active Learning Experience for Regional Scholars (HEALERS) program, which is...
June 29, 2017 | June 29, 2017 | Strike Out Stroke became a three-game series in 2017, adding University of Arkansas at Little Rock Trojans baseball to the roster alongside game nights at Arvest Park in Springdale in April and at Dickey-Stephens Park in North Little Rock in June. It was the seventh year Arkansas Stroke Assistance through Virtual Emergency...
June 28, 2017 | June 28, 2017 | The 36 members of the physician assistant program’s Class of 2019 were urged to remember the true meaning of the white coat as they donned the jackets for the first time and pledged to care for their patients. Both Chancellor Dan Rahn, M.D., and College of Health Professions Dean Douglas L. Murphy, Ph.D., reminded the students during the May 26 ceremony that their white coats are not a status symbol that separates practitioners from their patients, but rather a reminder of the responsibility that health care professionals bear.
June 27, 2017 | June 27, 2017 | UAMS Medical Center’s electronic medical records system has been awarded the second-highest ranking available from a health care industry advisory firm that evaluates institutions from across the globe. HIMSS Analytics ranked the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) hospital and outpatient services a Stage 6 on its Electronic Medical Record Adoption...
June 26, 2017 | June 26, 2017 | Ten UAMS nurses were named to the Arkansas Center for Nursing’s “40 Under 40” 2017 list which honors nursing professionals in the state under the age of 40. The honorees, who come from health systems and universities across the state, were selected based on their commitment to excellence, service and outreach,...
June 26, 2017 | June 26, 2017 | Thirteen ceremonial golden shovels dug into a patch of dirt placed in the auditorium of UAMS East Regional Campus at a groundbreaking ceremony June 22 to kick off the transformation of its west wing into a 5,400-square-foot family medicine clinic. The clinic is expected to open in late September. Weather concerns...
June 23, 2017 | June 23, 2017 | Chancellor Dan Rahn, M.D., reflected on the accomplishments of his eight-year tenure at UAMS and the challenges still facing the institution as he delivered his farewell address June 22 in the Fred W. Smith Auditorium in the Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute.