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UAMS MASH Program Gives High School Students Glimpse Behind the Scenes


During the summer, high school students can go behind the scenes at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to find out what it really takes to be a health care professional. Since 1988, hundreds of high school students in Arkansas have donned surgical scrubs or lab coats at UAMS Regional Campuses and community…

High school students learn suture techniques on pig feet at the UAMS MASH summer camp.

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July 21, 2022


UAMS Welcomes First Class in Accelerated BSN Program, Opens Simulation Center in Northwest Arkansas


FAYETTEVILLE — A new class of nursing students are experiencing real-world scenarios in a new simulation center on the Fayetteville campus of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). All UAMS students in Northwest Arkansas will eventually use the center. UAMS’s new accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) is a 15-month program designed…

Nursing students and faculty in the new simulation center on the UAMS Northwest Regional Campus

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July 20, 2022


UAMS Researchers Publish Advances in Use of Noninvasive, Miniature Laser-Based Blood Scanner for Disease Identification


A University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) research team has published new advances in its ability to detect cancer, infections and other medical conditions using a portable blood sensor that does not require needles or other invasive methods. Scientific Reports, a Nature Portfolio journal, published the work led by UAMS’ Vladimir Zharov, Ph.D., D.Sc.,…

The journal Scientific Reports recently published the research findings of co-authors Vladimir Zharov, right, and James Y. Suen, left.

July 19, 2022


UAMS Receives USDA $738,000 Grant to Purchase Digital Health Equipment for Rural Sites, Including Prisons


LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently received a grant from the United States Department of Agriculture that will go towards the purchase of equipment to provide long-distance learning opportunities to 36 sites around the state, including six prisons.

“We are happy to provide this equipment to our partner organizations and thankful to the USDA for their support,” said Joseph Sanford, M.D., director of the UAMS Institute for Digital Health & Innovation.

July 18, 2022


Turnout Strong for First ‘Summer of Smiles’ Dental Hygiene Clinic


More than 70 children received preventative care at two Summer of Smiles clinics organized in June by the Department of Dental Hygiene in the UAMS College of Health Professions. They were the department’s first summer clinics. “I was a bit surprised,” said Bridget Fitzhugh, RDH, an instructor in the department. “Sometimes the clinics can be…

More than 70 children received preventative care at two Summer of Smiles clinics.

July 15, 2022


Authors Update ‘Healthcare Ethics’ with Second Edition


In early 2020 just as D. Micah Hester, Ph.D., and his co-editor Toby Schonfeld, Ph.D., hoped to finalize the text of the second edition of Guidance for Healthcare Ethics Committees, the COVID-19 pandemic spread across the United States and the world.

Cambridge University Press recently published a second edition of 'Guidance for Healthcare Ethics Committees,' co-edited by Micah Hester, left, and Toby Schonfeld, right.


Jones Eye Institute Residents Dominate ASCRS Conference with 10 Presentations


The UAMS Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute was a significant presence at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) Annual Meeting, held April 22-26 in Washington, D.C., with nine residents and others presenting 10 projects. Held each year, the annual ASCRS meeting focuses on therapeutic, surgical and administrative topics through a series…

JEI Residents and Sallam


Eczema


These programs were first broadcast the week of July 18, 2022.

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July 14, 2022


William C. Culp, M.D., Pledges $500,000 to UAMS to Establish Interventional Radiology Professorship


LITTLE ROCK — William C. “Bill” Culp, M.D., made a $500,000 commitment to establish the Dr. William Culp Endowed Professorship in Interventional Radiology in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine’s Department of Radiology. Culp is a retired professor of radiology, surgery and neurology, who served as vice chair for radiology…

William C. “Bill” Culp, M.D


July MVP — Victoria Smith


Meet Victoria Smith, the MVP for July. Victoria serves UAMS as a medical assistant in the Internal Medicine Clinic in the Outpatient Center.

Victoria Smith

July 11, 2022


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