Oct. 29, 2015 | Oct. 29, 2015 | Students pursuing doctorate degrees in the biomedical sciences have a variety of career options from which to choose. That was the central message of the 15th Annual UAMS Graduate School Career Day for Biomedical Sciences on Oct. 22 at the Fred W. Smith Auditorium in the Jackson T. Stephens Spine &...
Oct. 26, 2015 | Oct. 26, 2015 | While the Arkansas State Fair was winding down Oct. 17, another, different kind of fair, the Senior Expo, was ramping up with prizes, informational booths, health screenings, exercise demonstrations and vendor booths. More than 1,100 seniors from throughout Arkansas attended the second annual Senior Expo, sponsored by UAMS and presented by...
Oct. 23, 2015 | Oct. 23, 2015 | UAMS today demonstrated it is leading the state in improving patient care while also saving money as Chancellor Dan Rahn, M.D., accepted $927,642 from Medicaid for its part in helping Arkansas avoid $34 million in Medicaid costs in 2014. UAMS received the largest amount of the $5.3 million that Medicaid and...
Oct. 21, 2015 | Oct. 21, 2015 | Community leaders from across Southeast Arkansas were on hand Oct. 20 for the inaugural reception of the Friends of UAMS – Southeast Chapter. The evening event was held at the Monticello home of UAMS Foundation Fund Board member Mike Akin and his wife, Susan. Co-hosting the gathering were Foundation Fund Board...
Oct. 15, 2015 | Oct. 15, 2015 | UAMS has joined with other state leaders in health care, education, business and government to launch a comprehensive plan to improve the health of all Arkansans. The plan, called Healthy Active Arkansas, was released Oct. 14 at a news conference at the State Capitol attended by representatives of the different sectors...
Oct. 14, 2015 | Oct. 14, 2015 | Citing innovations across the country, a leading national advocate for health care quality expressed optimism that delivery of care in the United States can become more effective, more efficient and less expensive in the future. Donald M. Berwick, M.D., president emeritus and senior fellow at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement and...
Oct. 13, 2015 | Oct. 13, 2015 | Joyce Tailford knew it was time to update her will but just hadn’t gotten around to scheduling it. That was solved for her when she was able to take advantage of free legal advice Sept. 24 at a UAMS conference on geriatrics. The Geriatrics and Long-Term Care Update organized by the...
Oct. 12, 2015 | Oct. 12, 2015 | A group of UAMS supporters enjoyed an evening of food and conversation Oct. 8 in the Ballroom at Sue’s Kitchen in Jonesboro as they learned about the statewide impact of the state’s only academic health center. The inaugural reception of the Friends of UAMS –Jonesboro was hosted by Mary Kay and...
Oct. 9, 2015 | Oct. 9, 2015 | Personalized medicine is not just a term to Jeffrey L. Clothier, M.D., medical director of the UAMS Psychiatric Research Institute and executive vice chair of the Department of Psychiatry in the UAMS College of Medicine. It’s something much more…personal. “Personalized or precision medicine allows us to seek out our patients’ pain,...
Oct. 7, 2015 | Oct. 7, 2015 | Arkansas state lawmakers attending Legislator Day at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) on Sept. 24 got to hear from medical students who spoke passionately about why they want to be doctors as well as from faculty addressing challenges facing graduate medical education in Arkansas and nationwide. The legislators...