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UAMS’ Robert Reis, Ph.D., Receives Award from International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences
The International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences honored Robert J. Shmookler Reis, Ph.D., a professor and researcher in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine, with an award that recognizes advancements in clinical science. Reis received the Jawahar (Jay) Mehta Annual Award for Clinical Scientist during the organization’s North American Section conference…
December 26, 2023
Head Start Carolers Bring Merriment to UAMS
A delightful tradition continued Dec. 18 as preschoolers from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Head Start program delivered a spirited performance, full of holiday cheer. Students from the UAMS Head Start program have sung carols on campus for more than 20 years. Dressed in green T-shirts and Santa caps, 11 carolers, ages…
December 21, 2023
UAMS Public Health Innovator Joe Bates, M.D., M.S., Fondly Remembered at Book Signing
Colleagues and family reflected on the accomplishments and shared memories of Joe Bates, M.D., M.S., during a book signing at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) on Dec. 8. Larry Floyd, who co-authored “Stalking the Great Killer: Arkansas’ Long War on Tuberculosis” with Bates, led a panel discussion that also included Arkansas Department…
December 20, 2023
UAMS Receives Top Honors for Stroke Care and Outcomes
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has again been recognized by the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association for using the most up-to-date, evidence-based treatment guidelines to improve patient care and outcomes for stroke patients. The highest honor awarded was the Get With the Guidelines Stroke Gold Plus Award, which UAMS received…
Labor & Delivery Nurse Reva Martin Honored with Willow Award
After losing two babies in two years, Dylan and Skye Billingsley returned to UAMS on Dec. 6 to surprise and thank the nurse who helped them to emotionally survive those experiences.
UAMS Employee Opens Food Pantry to Feed His Community
Richard Tatum is adamant about addressing food insecurities in his North Little Rock neighborhood. A clinical research coordinator for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health Center for Research Health and Social Justice, Tatum acknowledges that the status of his community is problematic. “We’re in an area…
UAMS Translational Research Institute Honors Community Partners
For Joyce Raynor, winning the Chancellor’s Community Engaged Research Partner of the Year Award affirmed many years of hard work. “This award means that we’re on the right track,” said Raynor, founder and executive director of the Center for Healing Hearts & Spirits, which helps victims of violence. “It means that our partnership with UAMS…
December 18, 2023
Mena Regional Health System Opens UAMS Milk Bank Depot
LITTLE ROCK — The Mena Regional Health System, in support of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Milk Bank, has opened a milk depot in its health center in Mena, Arkansas. The Mena Milk Depot is a designated space for women to donate milk, which will be sent to the UAMS Milk Bank…
December 15, 2023
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