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Minimally Invasive Procedure for Enlarged Prostate Helps UAMS Patient Enjoy Life Again
Joe Shelton, 85, knew he had to do something when his sleep started being interrupted at least three times every night by the pressure to urinate. He would get out of bed, stumble to the bathroom, then wait for his bladder to empty — but often nothing would come out except a dribble. So he’d…
January 3, 2025
PA Students Break Record, Raise $14,051 for Arkansas Food Bank
When the last runner in the Heroes against Hunger 5K crossed the finish line Oct. 5 at Two Rivers Park in west Little Rock, it was the Physician Assistant Students Class of 2025 that broke a record, raising $14,051 for the Arkansas Food Bank. In a short ceremony Dec. 13 at UAMS, students in the…
January 2, 2025
UAMS Cardiac Noninvasive Lab Earns Echocardiography Accreditation
LITTLE ROCK —The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently earned echocardiography accreditation for its cardiac noninvasive laboratory from the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC). Echocardiography is a noninvasive procedure that uses ultrasound to create images of the heart for use in examining its structure and diagnosing heart conditions. UAMS was awarded accreditation in the…
Family Motivates UAMS College of Public Health Student to Serve
Shanda Ferguson, Pharm. D., a student in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health’s Master of Health Administration (MHA) program, has witnessed several family members deal with medical hardships, some due to circumstances beyond their control. For that reason, scholastically, professionally and personally, she’s on a mission…
December 31, 2024
Two Transplant Surgeons Join UAMS
LITTLE ROCK — John R. Montgomery, M.D., and Tsukasa Nakamura, M.D., Ph.D., have joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as liver, kidney and pancreas transplant surgeons.
UAMS Receives $1.9 Million Department of Justice Grant for Emergency Response Program in Little Rock Schools
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Institute for Digital Health & Innovation has received a three-year, $1.9 million grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to create a community-based emergency response program in Little Rock schools.
December 30, 2024
UAMS to Offer Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Mindfulness Program is offering its Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program starting Feb. 8. The MBSR program is a scientifically backed program designed to reduce stress, enhance emotional well-being and improve overall quality of life. Participants learn mindfulness techniques that foster positivity, inner strength and…
UAMS Students Spearhead Maternal and Child Health Interest Group
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health strives to address the state’s maternal and child health status in a myriad of ways. That includes a Maternal and Child Health Student Interest Group, established in 2021, that trains the next generation of maternal and child health experts. “Students…
December 27, 2024
The Year in Review, 2024: UAMS Hits High Marks in Patient Care, Education, Research
If a united Team UAMS was instead a collection of “Teams UAMS” — three groups in patient care, education and research competing against each other — then 2024 would have been a close contest with high scores on every side. Several positive developments occurred in the areas of maternal, infant and child health. The research…
December 26, 2024
Gail Runnells, RN, Wins 2024 Bonny Hope Wallace Award
Gail Runnells, RN, a clinical research nurse manager at the UAMS Translational Research Institute, recently received the 2024 Bonny Hope Wallace Award for her outstanding work as a research coordinator, mentor and manager.
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