Oct. 1, 2015 | Oct. 1, 2015 | Twenty-seven doctoral candidates donned laboratory coats that symbolize the next step of their studies on Sept. 28 during the UAMS Graduate School’s Research Induction Ceremony. Approximately 200 friends, family and faculty watched as students pursuing their Doctor of Philosophy degrees were formally recognized as Ph.D. candidates. Before such recognition can occur,...
Sept. 29, 2015 | LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) received accreditation Sept. 23 for an internal medicine residency program at its northwest Arkansas campus in Fayetteville from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. The first eight resident physicians will arrive in July 2016 to serve their residencies at Mercy Health System Northwest...
Sept. 29, 2015 | Sept. 29, 2015 | UAMS’ telehealth capabilities and outreach were on display recently at the first Telehealth Expo on the UAMS campus that truly made the event worthwhile. “We had a nice cross section of people from all departments ranging from information technology and hospitality to physicians and attorneys,” said Erin Bush, project director for...
Sept. 23, 2015 | Sept. 23 2015 | Fostering collaboration in research is why the UAMS College of Medicine began its Showcase of Medical Discoveries program, which held its 12th event Sept. 16 focusing on infectious disease and the microbiome. The event featured 17 research projects involving dozens of UAMS scientists and was attended by about 100 researchers, physicians,...
Sept. 18, 2015 | Sept. 18, 2015 | What started as a personal connection to Japan and Japanese culture when he was a small child has grown into a big development in the professional and family life of Reid D. Landes, Ph. D.
Sept. 14, 2015 | September 14, 2015 | A month-long promotion at a North Little Rock car dealership has benefited breast cancer research at UAMS. During the promotion, a portion of proceeds from sales at Gwatney Buick GMC were designated for the breast cancer research program at the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute. The donation was presented Aug....
Sept. 8, 2015 | The Class of 2019 at the UAMS College of Pharmacy on Aug. 21 shared a milestone experience by participating in a white coat ceremony recognizing their transition into the life of a student-pharmacist.
Sept. 2, 2015 | LITTLE ROCK – Emre Vural, M.D., has been named recipient of the Gerald F. Hamra Endowed Professorship in Otolaryngology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) at a ceremony held today.
Sept. 2, 2015 | Sept. 2, 2015 | Persistent skin rashes are usually more of an annoyance than a serious medical condition. However, in the case of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL), what looks like a simple rash can progress to a life-threatening condition if not caught early. “Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma is a complicated disease that affects different patients in...
Aug. 26, 2015 | Aug. 26, 2015 | The goal-oriented nature of physical therapy work and past therapy experience proved the attraction for two of the first 24 students in the UAMS physical therapy program, which started classes Aug. 17. Gracie Frizzell of Little Rock and Scott Van Camp of Fayetteville called being part of the new program’s first...