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UAMS Mindfulness Program to Offer Four-Week Intro Course


LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Mindfulness Program is offering a four-week online introduction course to the public starting Oct. 28.

The UAMS Mindfulness Program is offering a four-week online introduction course to the public starting Oct. 28.

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October 13, 2021


New Lung Biopsy Robot at UAMS Detects Early-Stage Cancer in Far Reaches of Lung


Doctors at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently activated the first lung biopsy robot in Arkansas. The robot allows doctors to discover and biopsy previously undetectable cancerous nodules in the far reaches of the lungs. “This enables us to visualize and precisely biopsy lung nodules so we can catch lung cancer in…

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Nine UAMS Nurses Selected as ’40 Under 40′ Leaders Statewide


UAMS is proud to recognize nine of the university’s nurse recipients out of 23 nominated UAMS nurses including the College of Nursing for the Arkansas Center for Nursing’s – 40 under 40 Nurse Leaders. UAMS received the highest number of recipients in the state.

October 12, 2021


Documentary Details Struggle with Opioids in Arkansas


A documentary dealing with the deadly problem of opioid addiction will premiere Oct. 13 at the 30th annual Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival. The film, which will be available online the following day, features a pair of UAMS physicians who are all too familiar with the hazards opioids pose to the state.

Johnathan Goree, M.D., is one of two UAMS physicians included in the documentary “7 Days: The Opioids Crisis in Arkansas.”


Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program Updated


The Department of Education recently announced substantial changes to the PSLF Program to make the approval and application process easier for borrowers.


UAMS to Offer Free Traumatic Brain Injury Workshop Nov. 4


LITTLE ROCK — The TBI State Partnership Program and the Trauma Rehabilitation Resources Program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will host a “Traumatic Brain Injury Resources Workshop” on Nov. 4.

October 11, 2021


UAMS Cancer Researcher Brian Koss, Ph.D., is First in State to Earn Prestigious NIH Director’s Award


LITTLE ROCK — Brian Koss, Ph.D., a researcher with the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, is the state’s first recipient of the prestigious National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director’s Early Independence Award.

Brian Koss, Ph.D., a researcher with the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, is the state’s first recipient of the prestigious National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director’s Early Independence Award.

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UAMS Institute for Digital Health & Innovation Receives $982,500 Grant from Federal Communications Commission


The UAMS Institute for Digital Health & Innovation received a one-year grant for $982,589 to facilitate digital health services for 34 hospitals and clinics in rural communities throughout Arkansas and the greater Memphis area. Part of its COVID-19 Telehealth Program, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) awarded the grant for the purchase of new digital health…

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October 8, 2021


UAMS Centers for Simulation Education Takes to Twitter to Discuss Maternal Health


Staff in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Centers for Simulation Education spent the week of Sept. 13 highlighting Arkansas’ problematic maternal and fetal mortality rates while sharing UAMS’s efforts to bring that number down. To simultaneously commemorate Healthcare Simulation Week 2021, showcase UAMS’ efforts and focus attention on a serious issue in…

From left to right, (back row), Travis Hill, Jerry Halpain, Dewayne Allen, Andrew Warr, and (front row) Sherry Johnson, Margaret Glasgow, Karen Dickinson and Patti Griffey surround Hal the mannekin (in orange), representing the woman's partner, as he anxiously checks his watch.


UAMS Restructuring Graduate Medical Education Program in Magnolia


LITTLE ROCK — In an effort to ensure long-term growth and the highest quality residency training, UAMS is planning to restructure its Graduate Medical Education (GME) training program in Magnolia.

October 7, 2021


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