May 25, 2017 | May 25, 2017 | The University of Arkansas Board of Trustees voted May 25 to honor UAMS Chancellor Dan Rahn, M.D., who is retiring July 31, by naming a building on the northern side of campus the Daniel W. Rahn Interprofessional Education Building. The building houses the College of Nursing, the College of Pharmacy, the...
May 23, 2017 | May 23, 2017 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Center for Health Literacy won top honors at the ClearMark Awards Ceremony hosted by the Center for Plain Language on May 9 in Washington, D.C. UAMS won the Grand ClearMark Award in the Spanish language category for its plain language handbook, “Cómo Hablar con...
May 22, 2017 | May 22, 2017 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) awarded certificates and degrees May 20 to 942 graduates of its five colleges and graduate school during its commencement ceremony at Verizon Arena in North Little Rock. Degrees were presented to 163 in the College of Medicine; 265 in the College of Nursing; 123...
May 22, 2017 | May 22, 2017 | Wendy Nembhard has been named chair of the Department of Epidemiology in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health. She began on April 1 and comes to the College of Public Health from the UAMS College of Medicine, where she will continue to serve...
May 19, 2017 | May 19, 2017 | Learning how research is done at UAMS and how they can be a part of it was an eye-opener for the nine new graduates of the Translational Research Institute’s inaugural UAMS Patient Scientist Academy. Over four two-hour sessions in April, the academy covered research basics such as the difference between blind...
May 18, 2017 | May 18, 2017 | A $2.1 million award from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) will allow the UAMS Northwest Regional Campus to continue and expand its research to identify effective ways to combat diabetes in the Marshallese community.
May 18, 2017 | May 18, 2017 | A beautiful spring evening was the setting May 8 as former Gov. Mike and Ginger Beebe and neighbors Ann and Reynie Rutledge co-hosted more than 100 business and community leaders at the Beebes’ home for the inaugural Friends of UAMS – Searcy event. Beebe, governor from 2007-2015, serves as of counsel...
May 17, 2017 | May 17, 2017 | UAMS joined with two other research entities to co-sponsor the spring 2017 Cancer Research Conference in Memphis, attracting more than 100 cancer researchers and provided networking opportunities for collaborative projects. The May 2 event was hosted by the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) in partnership with UAMS and West...
May 16, 2017 | May 16, 2017 |The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) West Regional Campus today celebrated the move of its Family Medical Center to a new, more spacious and up-to-date facility at the corner of South 12th and E streets in Fort Smith. The Family Medical Center recently began serving patients after relocating from its...
May 16, 2017 | May 16, 2017 | The 143rd Kentucky Derby had its share of thrills, with racing fans picking favorites among a crowded field. However, the crowd at the 14th Julep Cup Jaunt at UAMS gathered to support patients who need encouragement the most. More than 200 guests in colorful derby attire attended the event, held May...