March 28, 2016 | March 28, 2016 | Nursing scientists have and will continue to play an important role in research and its impact on health care, a scientific director in the National Institute of Nursing Research told about 50 UAMS College of Nursing faculty, staff and students. Ann Cashion, Ph.D., R.N., a graduate of the college’s master’s degree...
March 25, 2016 | March 25, 2016 | UAMS College of Pharmacy students proved themselves to be doubly good this year by earning recognition for the second year in a row as the American Pharmacists Association-Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP) National Chapter of the Year. APhA-ASP, as it did in 2015, presented the chapter with the honor at its...
March 23, 2016 | March 23, 2016 | Family presence when a child is undergoing tracheal intubation in a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) can safely be implemented as part of a family-centered care model, reported a research team led by a University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) professor in the March 7 issue of JAMA Pediatrics. ...
March 22, 2016 | March 22, 2016 | UAMS honored 32 Phenomenal Women on March 17 for their many contributions to the institution and its health care mission. The event was part of the annual UAMS celebration of National Women’s History Month in March. This year’s group of Phenomenal Women was one of the largest in the seven years...
March 21, 2016 | March 21, 2016 | Health care professionals gathered at UAMS on March 11 for the opportunity to learn the latest research and treatment innovations in colorectal cancer and gastrointestinal (GI) malignancies. Offered by the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, the 19th Annual Charles William Rasco, III Symposium on Colorectal Cancer and GI Malignancies brought...
March 18, 2016 | March 18, 2016 | Countless hours spent in lecture halls, laboratories, study groups and clinical rotations provided 157 soon-to-be graduates of the UAMS College of Medicine with a sealed, white envelope that held their future. The annual Match Day ceremony brought the class of 2016 to the Embassy Suites in Little Rock on March 18....
March 16, 2016 | Discovery Could Lead to Early Detection of Cancer and Other Diseases LITTLE ROCK — A University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) research team led by Vladimir Zharov, Ph.D., D.Sc., is the first to demonstrate noninvasive, remote manipulation of blood and lymph flow in the body. This discovery makes possible several advances, including blood transportation...
March 15, 2016 | March 15, 2016 | Fen Xia, M.D., Ph.D., M.S., an internationally recognized radiation oncologist and physician-scientist, is joining the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology in the College of Medicine. Xia, who will join the faculty on July 1, 2016, currently serves as a tenured professor...
March 11, 2016 | March 11, 2016 | More than 125 business and community leaders and members of the Rotary Club of Jonesboro enjoyed an afternoon of food and conversation March 8, during the second gathering of the Friends of UAMS – Jonesboro Chapter. The noontime event was held during the rotary club’s weekly meeting at the St. Bernards...
March 9, 2016 | March 9, 2016 | Health care reform in Arkansas stands at a critical juncture, Arkansas Surgeon General Greg Bledsoe, M.D., M.P.H., told members of the Master of Health Administration Alumni Association at their annual luncheon Feb. 26. Bledsoe said the state Legislature’s upcoming vote on Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s revamp of the private option that expanded...