June 20, 2016 | The Respiratory Care Program was featured in the March issue of The Coalition Chronicle, a newsletter by the Coalition for Baccalaureate and Graduate Respiratory Therapy Education, which advocates for and promotes the bachelor’s degree as the entry level for the profession of respiratory care. Click the button below to read the article:
June 20, 2016 | June 20, 2016 │A national epidemic of drug overdoses was plenty of incentive for University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) substance abuse researchers to come together at UAMS looking for ways to strengthen their work through collaboration. The 30-plus researchers from the Memphis-based university and about...
June 17, 2016 | June 17, 2016 | A lively crowd of close to 100 business and community leaders from around western Arkansas filled the home of Drs. Terry and David Hunton on June 9 to kick off the inaugural Friends of UAMS – Fort Smith. David Hunton is chief medical officer for Mercy Hospital Fort Smith and a...
June 14, 2016 | The College of Health Professions honored its 72 graduates earning master’s and doctoral degrees at a May 19 academic hooding ceremony, held at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Faculty members from the various programs invested the graduates with the academic hoods they would wear around their shoulders at UAMS graduation on May 21....
June 10, 2016 | The Gathering for Pacific Islander Health was designed to be a different type of conference — one that didn’t just impart knowledge, but also celebrated a culture.
June 9, 2016 | June 9, 2016 | Ten projects highlighting the use of natural products in medical research were on display June 1 at the latest Showcase of Medical Discoveries wine-and-cheese reception hosted by the UAMS College of Medicine and vice chancellor of research. The event was the 14th reception in a series created to foster communication and collaboration among UAMS...
June 7, 2016 | June 7, 2016 | Seventeen patient support programs have been awarded grants by the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Auxiliary.
June 2, 2016 | June 2, 2016 │ The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), in partnership with faith leaders in the Delta, will use a five-year, $2.1 million national grant to study a new way of addressing depression among rural African-Americans. A UAMS research team and its 24 partner churches will test the effectiveness of a depression education...
May 27, 2016 | May 27, 2016 | A few steps can signify so much. For the 12 graduates of the UAMS Project Search internship program, a short walk across the stage signified a new beginning, complete with the skills needed to succeed in the workplace and life. “This is a special day as we celebrate 12 young adults...
May 26, 2016 | May 18, 2016 | As the number of adults with dementia grows, so does the need for dementia-friendly communities. The UAMS Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging held a workshop for Schmieding Home Caregiver Training education directors on how to establish dementia-friendly communities in their regions. Education directors from El Dorado, Fort Smith, Hot Springs,...