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John Spollen, M.D., to Assume Lead Role of UAMS College of Medicine in Northwest Arkansas
FAYETTEVILLE — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine named John Spollen, M.D., as the new regional associate dean for the college in Northwest Arkansas, effective Jan. 1, 2023. Spollen, professor and vice chair for education in the UAMS Department of Psychiatry, will succeed Linda L.M. Worley, M.D., professor of psychiatry,…
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October 24, 2022
UAMS Celebrates Hispanic Cultures at Virtual Event
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) celebrated National Hispanic Heritage Month with an event in which medical residents and faculty members from the College of Medicine’s Department of Family and Preventive Medicine described the Spanish-speaking nations and territories where they grew up. The UAMS Division for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion’s (DDEI) Diversity and…
October 21, 2022
UAMS Neurosurgeon Uses Brain-Mapping Software, Laser Ablation to Safely Destroy Mom’s Brain Tumor
| Just three months after giving birth to her daughter, Ashley James learned that a brain tumor she’d had removed nearly two years earlier had returned. Back in October 2020 during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pine Bluff native was living in Cleveland, Ohio, when she experienced a severe headache and pain behind…
UAMS to Hold Nov. 4 Lecture on Advances in Spinal Neurosurgery
LITTLE ROCK — Paul Park, M.D., a Memphis neurosurgeon specializing in spine surgery, will discuss advances in spinal surgery at a public lecture Nov. 4 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). The lecture, entitled “Evolving Surgical Treatment Paradigms for Adult Spinal Deformity,” is part of the Flanigan-Boop Endowed Lectureship in Spinal Neurosurgery,…
Cyclotron for State’s First Proton Center Arrives at UAMS
Completion of a $65 million expanded University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Radiation Oncology Center that will house Arkansas’ first Proton Center marked an important milestone Oct. 20 with the arrival and installation of the Proton Center’s cyclotron, a type of particle accelerator that serves as a key piece of equipment. “UAMS is proud…
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October 20, 2022
UAMS College of Pharmacy Student Team Wins Third Consecutive National Business Plan Competition
LITTLE ROCK — A team of student pharmacists from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy was named the winner of the 19th annual National Community Pharmacy Association’s (NCPA) Good Neighbor Pharmacy Pruitt-Schutte Student Business Plan Competition. With this year’s win at nationals, the college became the first to win three…
October 19, 2022
UAMS Offers Free Music Workshops for Patients with Neurodegenerative Disorders
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), in collaboration with Arts Integration Services, is offering free music workshops for patients with neurodegenerative disorders, beginning Oct. 26. All the workshops will be held on Wednesdays from noon to 12:30 p.m. in the UAMS Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging, Room G1180-1190, at 629 Jack Stephens…
October 18, 2022
DiscovAR Studies Differences in Immune System Response to COVID-19
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health’s Center for Birth Defects Research and Prevention is spearheading the DiscovAR project – which examines the differences in the immune response to COVID-19 infection related to race and ethnicity. DiscovAR facilitators are currently aiming to increase the number of community…
UAMS’ Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute Seeks Participants for National, Multicenter Clinical Trial for Zoster Eye Disease
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute seeks participants for a national, multicenter clinical trial concerning the varicella-zoster virus, also known as zoster eye disease or shingles of the eye. The Zoster Eye Disease Study has received $15 million in funding from the National Eye…
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