Stroke Survivor Reconnects through SeniorNet Classes

March 20, 2014 | March 20, 2014 | Karene Stanton used to fix cars and trucks for a living, and then he had a stroke at the age of thirty-six.

UAMS First in State with Ultra-Rapid Diagnostic Device

March 18, 2014 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently became the first hospital in Arkansas to acquire a breakthrough device that can identify microorganisms in a fraction of the time and cost of conventional diagnostic methods.

UAMS Center for Dental Education Welcomes Senior Dental Students for Clinic Rotations

March 13, 2014 | March 13, 2014 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Center for Dental Education is now hosting small groups of dental students from University of Tennessee College of Dentistry for two-week clinical rotations.

Jones Eye Institute Celebrates 20 Years

March 10, 2014 | The UAMS Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute celebrated two decades of improving the health and vision of Arkansans through clinical care, education and research at a Feb. 28 anniversary event.

Third-Year Students Focus on Family Medicine at Reception

March 7, 2014 | With the ever-changing and uncertain health care landscape, curious medical students unsure about their future got some answers from UAMS College of Medicine Dean G. Richard Smith, M.D., at a recent highlighting the importance of primary care and family medicine careers.

Arkansas Mutual, UAMS Team Up for $10,000 Award

March 7, 2014 | March 7, 2014 | An annual $10,000 award has been created by Arkansas Mutual Insurance Company and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to be given to a third-year medical student with an interest in rural primary care.

Women’s Faculty Caucus Looks Back on 25 Years of Service

Feb. 28, 2014 | Remember 1989? Bill Clinton was governor in Arkansas and George H.W. Bush became president. Acid-wash jeans and fluffy bangs were trendy. “The Cosby Show” was tops on television, and Bette Midler’s rendition of “Wind Beneath My Wings” was rising on the charts.

UAMS Names Delgado to Lead Psychiatry

Feb. 26, 2014 | Pedro L. Delgado, M.D., a nationally known leader in integrating psychiatric care, research and education, has been named director of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Psychiatric Research Institute and the Marie Wilson Howells Professor and chair of the Department of Psychiatry in the College of Medicine.

Researcher Aids Cancer Prevention with Colon Polyp Identifier

Feb. 25, 2014 | Feb. 25, 2014 | Research led by a University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) professor of medicine and genetics has found a way to identify a type of polyp in the colon that may account for as much as 30 percent of colon cancers, a potential breakthrough in colon cancer prevention.

Makhoul Inaugural Recipient of Hutchins Chair

Feb. 19, 2014 | Issam Makhoul, M.D., has been named the inaugural recipient of the Laura F. Hutchins, M.D. Distinguished Chair for Hematology and Oncology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). He is director of the Division of Hematology/Oncology in the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute.