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UAMS Holds Panel Discussion on Representation of Black Men in Medicine
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) convened a panel discussion that focused on the importance of increasing representation of Black men in the medical field. The “Black Men in Medicine” event featured four panelists from the UAMS College of Medicine. The speakers were Wayne Bryant Jr., M.D., assistant professor in the Department of…
June 21, 2023
UAMS, Open Arms Partner to Provide Group Prenatal Care In Madison County through CenteringPregnancy®
FAYETTEVILLE — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is now offering a group prenatal program for pregnant mothers in Madison County through its Office of Community Health & Research. Mobile CenteringPregnancy® launched last month in partnership with Open Arms Pregnancy Center. CenteringPregnancy® is prenatal care that includes a woman’s regular health checkup, along…
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UAMS Taking Group Prenatal Care on the Road through CenteringPregnancy®
FAYETTEVILLE — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Office of Community Health & Research, recently launched a mobile CenteringPregnancy® program, a group prenatal program that is headed to medically underserved areas across Arkansas. CenteringPregnancy® is prenatal care that includes a woman’s regular health checkup, along with extra time for group learning and sharing….
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UAMS Receives 5-Year, Multimillion-Dollar Grant Renewal to Support Programs for Regional Campuses
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received a five-year renewal of funding under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ AHEC Point of Service Maintenance and Enhancement (POSME) grant, which will benefit programs administered by UAMS Regional Campuses. The Health Resources and Services Administration, an agency in the…
June 20, 2023
College of Public Health MHA Program Offered Nikolas Berardi a Fresh Start
Nikolas Berardi, MHA, a program manager for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Translational Research Institute (TRI), credits the UAMS Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health Master of Health Administration program for helping to change his life. That includes putting him in position to work for TRI. “The college and my directors…
UAMS Mindfulness Program to Offer Online Meditation Courses
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Mindfulness Program is offering Koru Mindfulness online courses this summer to the public that teach introductory skills for meditation and Mindfulness.
June 19, 2023
UAMS’ Omar Atiq, M.D., Named Leader of American College of Physicians
Omar Atiq, M.D., a medical oncologist at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, has been named president of the American College of Physicians (ACP), the largest medical specialty organization in the nation. A professor in the UAMS College of Medicine’s Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology and…
JAMA Health Forum Publishes UAMS Researcher’s Novel Model for Ranking Biomedical Research Priorities
LITTLE ROCK — In a new study led by UAMS’ Laura Gressler, Ph.D., researchers presented a novel model to help research funding agencies and groups prioritize their funding for various health conditions. The study was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Health Forum and included co-authors from the U.S. Department of…
June MVP — April Wurtz
Meet April Wurtz, the MVP for June. April serves as a medical dosimetrist in the UAMS Radiation Oncology Center. In the course of her work, she puts into practice the UAMS values of integrity, respect, diversity and health equity, teamwork, creativity, excellence.
June 16, 2023
UAMS Clinical Informatics Team Goes Overseas to Share Expertise in Streamlining Patient Care
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)’ Clinical Informatics team recently visited England to help the Royal Marsden Hospital in London transition to the Epic electronic medical record system. Ashleigh Kathiresan, MS.Ed., director of Clinical Informatics at UAMS, said the specialty cancer treatment hospital for adult patients first reached out to Arkansas Children’s, which…
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