Nursing Group Collecting Plastic Bags for Service Project

Nov. 1, 2010 | Nov. 1, 2010 | The Image Council of the UAMS Professional Nursing Organization is collecting plastic shopping bags as part of a community service project.

Murphy Named Dean of College of Health Related Professions

Oct. 29, 2010 | Oct 29, 2010 | Experienced academic health sciences administrator Douglas L. Murphy, Ph.D., has been named dean of the College of Health Related Professions at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).

Children’s Playground Opens At Psychiatric Research Institute

Oct. 28, 2010 | Oct. 28, 2010 | Sometimes, a playground is more than just a playground. Take the Psychiatric Research Institute’s children’s playground, dedicated today with a ribbon-cutting ceremony that included the Arkansas School for the Deaf’s “Singing Fingers” performing the national anthem.

Medical Education Programs Progressing at UAMS Northwest

Oct. 20, 2010 | Oct. 20, 2010 | In another sign of progress at UAMS Northwest, experienced administrator and clinician Chris Smith, M.D., has been named regional associate dean for the College of Medicine programs at the Fayetteville campus.

Schmieding Home Caregiver Program Opens in Pine Bluff

Oct. 15, 2010 | Oct. 15, 2010 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) in partnership with Jefferson Regional Medical Center on Thursday celebrated the opening of the renowned Schmieding Home Caregiver Training Program in Pine Bluff, providing new opportunities for the elderly to stay in their homes as they age.

Pierson Receives Arkansas Hospital Association’s Highest Honor

Oct. 13, 2010 | Oct. 13, 2010 | Richard A. Pierson, UAMS vice chancellor for clinical programs and executive director of UAMS Medical Center, has received the A. Allen Weintraub Memorial Award, the Arkansas Hospital Association’s highest award bestowed on an individual.

$3.3 Million Grant to Fund HPV Vaccine Clinical Trial

Oct. 12, 2010 | Oct. 12, 2010 | A researcher at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has been awarded a $3.3 million federal grant to support a Phase I clinical trial of an HPV therapeutic vaccine for those already infected with the HPV virus.

Arkansas to Get 30 More Family Medicine Resident Physicians

Oct. 6, 2010 | Oct. 6, 2010 | The shortage of family doctors in Arkansas will get some relief with a federal grant that will fund 30 more primary care resident physicians at UAMS Area Health Education Centers (AHECs) in El Dorado, Fayetteville, Jonesboro and Pine Bluff.

Research Induction Symbolizes Doctoral Students’ Rite of Passage

Oct. 6, 2010 | Oct. 6, 2010 | Twenty-nine doctoral candidates at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) received white lab coats in a ceremony symbolizing their next step toward achieving their degrees.

UAMS, National Guard Team Up for Disaster Training

Oct. 4, 2010 | Oct. 4, 2010 | First responders at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and the Arkansas National Guard sprang into action Sunday as 50 simulated disaster victims were airlifted into the state’s only certified UH-60 Blackhawk helipad atop the UAMS Medical Center.