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UAMS Centers for Simulation Education Holds First Research Day


The UAMS Centers for Simulation Education held its inaugural Research Day on Nov. 2. The half-day conference, with a theme of “Modern Interprofessional Simulation Education” featured 14 UAMS employees each giving a six-minute presentation followed by a two-minute Q&A session. There was a mid-morning break for the viewing of 24 posters with both in-person and…

Karen J. Dickinson, M.D., M.Ed., director of interprofessional simulation and clinical skills training, introduces Debra Nestel, Ph.D., from Monash University, Australia, keynote speaker of the first UAMS Centers for Simulation Education Research Day, which has held both in person and virtually.

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November 10, 2021


UAMS Raises $15 Million Toward NCI Designation


LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) announced today that it has raised more than $15 million towards NCI Designation, the halfway point toward its $30 million goal.

From left to right, Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Director Michael Birrer, M.D., Ph.D., UAMS Chancellor Cam Patterson, M.D., MBA, Chris and Kim Fowler, and James Suen, M.D.


Hundreds Gather at UAMS-Sponsored Health & Wellness Expo


More than 350 Arkansans attended the Health & Wellness Expo, held Oct. 30, at the Statehouse Convention Center in downtown Little Rock. The annual event, sponsored by UAMS and presented by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, was rebranded from the Senior Expo to present health and wellness information for all Arkansans. Expo attendees took advantage of multiple…

UAMS staff conducting blood pressure test

November 9, 2021


UAMS to Host Virtual Health Career Event for High School Students


The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Division for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion will host a virtual R.E.A.C.H. (Raising Exposure and Awareness of Careers in Health) event on Saturday, Nov. 13, for high school students who are interested in getting into health careers once they graduate.

UAMS hosted an event for students.


UAMS, Arkansas Children’s to Offer Pediatric COVID Vaccines


Beginning Nov. 9, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Arkansas Children’s will offer pediatric COVID-19 vaccines for children ages 5 to 11 at the UAMS Vaccine Clinic at 401 S. Monroe St. in Little Rock.

the UAMS Vaccine Clinic at 401 S. Monroe St. in Little Rock.

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November 8, 2021


Insall Traveling Fellows Visit UAMS for Fourth Consecutive Year


In October, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) welcomed the 2021 John N. Insall Traveling Fellows for a two-day program hosted by the College of Medicine’s Department of Orthopaedic Surgery.

2021 Insall Fellows Martin Faschingbauer, M.D., Sumon Nandi, M.D., and J. Ryan Martin, M.D. (center) shown with UAMS hip and knee surgeons Jeffery Stambough, M.D., Simon Mears, M.D., Ph.D. Lowry Barnes, M.D., and Ben Stronach, M.D.

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November 5, 2021


Dysphagia


These programs were first broadcast the week of November 8, 2021.

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November 4, 2021


Participation, Engagement Strong for Second Annual Health Fair


More than 500 people Oct. 18 attended the second annual UAMS Health Fair — a 20% increase over the 2020 health fair.

Puru Thapa


November MVP — Johnette Jones


The MVP for November is Johnette Jones, who has been an asset to UAMS for more than three decades. Johnette Jones is an Administrative Manager in Human Resources, and she wonderfully represents the UAMS values of being polite, friendly, respectful, thoughtful, optimistic and compassionate.

Johnette Jones


UAMS Receives Full Accreditation, Area of Distinction for its Human Research Protection Program


The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Human Research Protection Program was fully accredited recently for another five years by the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs (AAHRPP). UAMS became one of the first 25 institutions in the United States to receive the accreditation in 2005 and has maintained it since…

Edith Paal, M.S.Journ., MPH, is director of the UAMS Institutional Review Board (IRB), and Allen Sherman, Ph.D., is the board chair. The IRB reviews all research to ensure the protection of the rights and welfare of the people who are participating.

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