Summer in Kenya an Eye Opener for First-Year Medical Student

Jan. 4, 2012 | Jan. 4, 2012 | On a two-month trip to a mountain village hospital in Kenya, Spencer Morse witnessed suffering and death on a scale not seen in the United States.

2011 Finds UAMS Mission Focused

Dec. 27, 2011 | Dec. 27, 2011 | Achievements in patient care, scientific research and health care education made 2011 a good year for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).

UAMS Northwest Dedicates Garden in Memory of Pharmacy Student

Dec. 22, 2011 | Dec. 22, 2011 | A once sparse and bland outdoor space on the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Northwest campus has been transformed into a vibrant and welcoming oasis in memory of a former student.

Diana Smithson Named Volunteer of the Year

Dec. 21, 2011 | Dec. 21, 2011 | The UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Auxiliary recently honored one of their own when Diana Smithson was named 2011 Volunteer of the Year.

UAMS’ Beverly Awarded International Nursing Honor

Dec. 20, 2011 | Dec. 20, 2011 | Claudia Beverly, Ph.D., R.N., professor in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing and director of the Hartford Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence, was given an international award for leadership by the nursing profession’s honor society.

UAMS Professors Lend Expertise to Haiti

Dec. 16, 2011 | Dec. 16, 2011 | Two UAMS professors are helping rebuild Haiti’s clinical laboratory services, a key part of the country’s earthquake-devastated health care system.

College of Pharmacy Invests Pediatric Clinical Pharmacist

Dec. 14, 2011 | Dec. 14, 2011 | Holly Maples, Pharm.D., recently was invested with the Jeff and Kathy Lewis Sanders College of Pharmacy Endowed Chair in Pediatrics that will promote efficient, top-notch pharmacy practice for children and families for future generations.

UAMS Simulation Instructors Draw a Crowd in India

Dec. 12, 2011 | Dec. 12, 2011 | When UAMS staff arrived in Hyderabad, India, to teach nursing students and faculty how to train with manikins that simulate patient responses, they expected more than 100 to attend.

Young Women Explore Orthopaedics Careers

Dec. 9, 2011 | Dec. 9, 2011 | Saws buzzed and drills whirred on a recent Saturday as 28 young women with goggles and scrubs inserted rods into leg bones and repaired knee ligaments in a lab at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).

Fifteen Faculty Members Receive Teaching Awards

Dec. 8, 2011 | Dec. 8, 2011 | UAMS Chancellor Dan Rahn, M.D., hailed 15 faculty members Nov. 29 for excellence and innovation in preparing future health care professionals as he presented them teaching awards.