Feb. 21, 2017 | Feb. 21, 2017 | There are inconsistencies in the quality of emergency care across Arkansas that can and should be addressed, and UAMS staff are partnering with stakeholders to get that message out to lawmakers and the public. In short, they are asking lawmakers to improve education, training and technology for emergency, or acute, care...
Feb. 16, 2017 | Feb. 17, 2017 | Lindsay Gilbert, M.Ed., MLS, has wanted to go on a medical mission trip for years, but financially, it was never feasible. So when the Clinical Laboratory Management Association (CLMA) offered a scholarship for such trips, she jumped at the opportunity.
Feb. 15, 2017 | Feb. 15, 2017 | Former U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor gave some UAMS College of Public Health alumni a firsthand look recently at the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). Pryor was the featured speaker Feb. 10 during the annual Alumni Association luncheon for the College of Public Health Master of Health...
Feb. 14, 2017 | Feb. 14, 2017 | Researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have found a new way to replicate Lou Gehrig’s disease in mice, in what they hope will bring scientists one big step closer to a cure. Mahmoud Kiaei, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the department of Pharmacology and Toxicology in the...
Feb. 13, 2017 | Feb. 13, 2017 | Chancellor Dan Rahn, M.D., pointed to the importance of UAMS’ mission statement and strategic goals as he updated employees and students on the university’s recent successes as well as challenges for the future.
Feb. 10, 2017 | Feb. 10, 2017 | Most new doctors leave medical school with a dollar-sign-shaped gap in their knowledge. Particularly in the first year after medical school, graduates are faced with financial decisions that have a major impact on both their careers and private lives. It’s time to set up their practice, start paying student loan debt,...
Feb. 9, 2017 | Feb. 9, 2017 | The UAMS Myeloma Institute, an international leader in myeloma research and clinical care since 1989, sees more myeloma patients than just about any other center in the world. The institute’s specialists treat myeloma day in and day out. That is a distinct advantage for patients. And, recent research indicating that patients...
Feb. 9, 2017 | Feb. 9, 2017 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recognized the Walmart Foundation on Feb. 6 and its continued support of the Marshallese Diabetes Program. Since 2015, the Walmart Foundation has awarded UAMS $319,000 for the Marshallese Diabetes Program and the North Street Clinic, most recently awarding the program $125,000 in December...
Feb. 8, 2017 | Feb. 8, 2017 | A University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) researcher has shed light on the role of immune cells inside the kidneys in the development of salt-sensitive high blood pressure, publishing his findings in Nature Communications. Shengyu Mu, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology in the UAMS College...
Feb. 3, 2017 | Lindsay Gilbert, M.Ed., MLS, has wanted to go on a medical mission trip for years, but financially, it was never feasible. So when the Clinical Laboratory Management Association (CLMA) offered a scholarship for such trips, she jumped at the opportunity. Gilbert, who is an assistant professor in the College of Health Profession’s Department of Laboratory...