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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Oct. 1, 2010 | Oct. 1, 2010 | Despite health insurance reform, the United States still faces significant challenges, said the leader of the organization representing the nation’s medical schools during a presentation Oct. 1 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).
Sept. 30, 2010 | Sept. 30, 2010 | Chancellor Dan Rahn, M.D., of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), was invested today as the second recipient of the Harry P. Ward Chancellor’s Chair.