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UAMS Physician Assistant Class of 2022 Overcomes Pandemic Challenges to Graduate


What the members of the UAMS Physician Assistant Class of 2022 went through to get to their Aug. 26 Valediction Ceremony marking the completion of their studies was and probably will remain singular in the program’s history.

Joseph Frescura, left, waits to step onto the stage and watches as Edward Williams and Hillary Mayberry help Taryn Frazier put on her long, white coat as part of the Valediction Ceremony for the Physician Assistant Program's Class of 2022.

September 9, 2022


Northwest Arkansas Crisis Stabilization Re-Opens Under UAMS Leadership


Until the Northwest Arkansas Crisis Stabilization Unit opened last month in Fayetteville, too often the choices for those going through a mental-health crisis were limited: jail or the hospital.

Kristen McAllister, (second from right) director of the Northwest Arkansas Crisis Stabilization Unit, gives State Reps. Jim Dotson, Robin Lundstrum and Nicole Clowney a tour of the unit's garden area.

September 8, 2022


BioVentures Team Aims to ‘Change Culture,’ Help Researchers Advance Discoveries


Kevin Sexton, M.D., stepped into the role as president of BioVentures LLC this year with a vision and a plan for increasing commercialization resources to UAMS-affiliated researchers.

Kevin Sexton, M.D., here at a recent planning retreat, is making organizational changes at BioVentures that he hopes will help more researchers commercialize their discoveries.


UAMS to Offer Online Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program


LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Mindfulness Program is offering the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Program online starting Sept. 27.

UAMS' Mindfulness Program is offering a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Program online starting Sept. 27.


UAMS Associate Professor to Lead Project That Helps to Address Unconscious Biases in Arkansas Health Care


LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health is conducting trainings to address unconscious biases in health care. The trainings are supported by a $600,000 grant from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention. Cindy Lewis, MSPH, associate professor and director of the office of professional…

Cindy Lewis, MSPH, associate professor and director of the office of professional development and program evaluation for the UAMS Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, will lead a statewide project aimed to address unconscious biases in health care.

September 7, 2022


UAMS Researchers Link Food Insecurity to Job Loss, Illness


FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansans were more likely to rely on food pantry services following income loss or the diagnosis of a serious illness, according to a study published recently by researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Office of Community Health & Research.

Research by the UAMS Office of Community Health & Research found that Arkansans were more likely to rely on food pantry services following income loss or the diagnosis of a serious illness.

September 6, 2022


UAMS Sponsors ‘That Good Night: On Dignity, Suffering & the Role of Medicine in Life’s Eleventh Hour’ on Sept. 14


LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Division of Palliative Medicine is sponsoring “That Good Night: On Dignity, Suffering & the Role of Medicine in Life’s Eleventh Hour,” with Sunita Puri, M.D.


New Mother with Sickle Cell Comes to UAMS to “Get Rejuvenated and Go Back to Life”


Sickle cell disease is just another part of everyday life for Jada Mosby, 24. And as a new mother, she doesn’t plan on letting it slow her down anytime soon. “It’s just part of my life,” she said. “It is my life, but it’s nothing to me.” As a baby, Mosby was diagnosed with sickle…

Jada and TJ Mosby


Lawmaker’s Staff Visits UAMS to Learn More about Research of Veterans’ Exposure to Burn Pits


During a recent visit with University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) researchers, Patrick McGuigan from U.S. Sen. John Boozman’s office said the research team’s newly funded project will help ensure that veterans who were exposed to open burn pits receive appropriate health care. Shuk-Mei Ho, Ph.D., UAMS vice chancellor for Research and Innovation and…

After their meeting, members of Sen. John Boozman’s staff posed with UAMS researchers (l-r) Patrick McGuigan (Boozman), Shuk-Mei Ho, Ph.D., Bradley Plunkett (Boozman), Yuet-Kin Leung, Ph.D., Mary Shepard and Labaron King (Boozman).

September 2, 2022


UAMS Arkansas Geriatric Education Collaborative Partners in Sept. 16 Disaster Preparedness Event for Older Adults


LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Arkansas Geriatric Education Collaborative is collaborating with UAMS Health ARConnectNow, the American Red Cross, Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church and the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office to present a community event on “Disaster Preparedness for Older Adults.”

Blood pressure screenings will be offered at the “Disaster Preparedness for Older Adults" event Sept. 16 at Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church in Little Rock.


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