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UAMS Holds Second Girlology® Puberty Event
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) welcomed more than 230 preteen and teen girls and their mothers, fathers or caregivers to the second Girlology® puberty event.
March 20, 2023
UAMS Lecture Series on Medicine, Sustainability Kicks Off March 30 with President of National Academy of Medicine
LITTLE ROCK — The public is invited to attend a new lecture series on medicine and sustainability that kicks off March 30 with a presentation by Victor J. Dzau, M.D., Ph.D., president of the National Academy of Medicine, at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). As the inaugural speaker in the Richard and…
March 17, 2023
UAMS Receives Over $1 Million from USDA, AT&T to Expand Digital Health Education, Training in Arkansas Delta
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently received grants totaling more than $1 million from the United States Department of Agriculture and AT&T that will widen the scope of existing digital health programs, including field trips for Delta-area students, K-12 summer internships and training sessions for first responders. The USDA…
Well Fed, UAMS Partner on Food Prescription Program in Helena-West Helena
LITTLE ROCK — The nonprofit Well Fed and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) East Regional Campus in Helena-West Helena are partnering to combat nutritional insecurity through a food prescription program and research study called Good Food Rx. The initiative, which serves patients at the UAMS Family Medical Center in Helena-West Helena, takes…
March 15, 2023
College of Pharmacy Graduate Student Receives Prestigious AHA Predoctoral Fellowship
Soumiya Pal, M.Sc., a Ph.D. candidate in the UAMS College of Pharmacy, likes to dream big. Recently, a dream that seemed out of reach finally came true, when he was recently awarded the American Heart Association’s (AHA) Predoctoral Fellowship. The one-year fellowship includes a stipend, health insurance and project support totaling $32,553. According to the…
PA Students Raise Their Second Highest Dollar Total Ever to Fight Hunger
Through its Heroes Against Hunger 5K Race in 2022, the Kelly-Rahn-Turnage Fellowship of Physician Assistant Students raised $11,786 for the Arkansas Food Bank, which is the second highest annual total in the race’s history. In a short ceremony March 6 at UAMS, the students presented an oversize, mock check to Michelle Hill, corporate relations manager…
- College of Health Professions
- Department of Physician Assistant Studies
- Master of Physician Assistant Studies Program
March 14, 2023
College of Public Health Students, Employees Help Provide Relief for Victims of Earthquakes in Turkey
A student from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, along with faculty and staff from the Arkansas Center of Birth Defects Research and Prevention and Department of Epidemiology, participated in a project to assist the people in Turkey affected by a 7.8-magnitude earthquake. Emine Bircan, a…
UAMS Hosts United States Telecommunication Training Institute (USTTI) for Digital Health Training Program
Representatives from the United States Telecommunication Training Institute (USTTI) visited the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Institute for Digital Health & Innovation (IDHI) as part of a three-day digital health training course held March 7-9. Thirteen international health and technology professionals converged on the UAMS Little Rock campus to learn more about applying…
March 13, 2023
UAMS’ Lawrence Cornett, Ph.D., Receives National Award for NIH IDeA Contributions
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Lawrence Cornett, Ph.D., has received the W. Fred Taylor Ph.D. Award in recognition of his significant contributions to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Institutional Development Award (IDeA) program. The award presentation took place Feb. 28 at the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research…
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