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UAMS Physician Assistant Class of 2021 Evokes Tears, Smiles
As he brought the UAMS Physician Assistant Class of 2021 Valediction Ceremony to a close Aug. 27, Edward Williams wiped his eyes, and with a sad smile, he joked that his “eyes tend to sweat” when it’s warm. Williams, MPAS, PA-C, is chair of the Department of Physician Assistant Studies in the College of Health…

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September 15, 2021
UAMS Outpatient Therapy Clinic Receives Parkinson’s Grant
FAYETTEVILLE – Parkinson Voice Project has named the UAMS Outpatient Therapy Clinic in Fayetteville as a recipient of its 2021 SPEAK OUT! & LOUD Crowd Grant Program. SPEAK OUT! is a therapy regimen tailored to people with Parkinson’s disease to improve their voicing, and in turn, their swallowing. SPEAK OUT! is usually completed in 12…

Tags: Featured Announcements, Northwest Arkansas, Outpatient Therapy Clinic, Parkinson Voice Project, Parkinson’s, SPEAK OUT! & LOUD Crowd, UAMS Northwest Regional Campus
Elena Ambrogini, M.D., Ph.D., Named Director of UAMS Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Elena Ambrogini, M.D., Ph.D., has been named director of the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Ambrogini is an associate professor in the division, which is part of the UAMS College of Medicine’s Department of Internal Medicine. She has been at UAMS in various roles since 2007,…

September 14, 2021
Army Medical Team at UAMS to Help Care for COVID-19 Patients
Each speaker who spoke Sept. 9 to the Army personnel in the Lobby Gallery at UAMS chose different words to deliver the same message: We need you, and we are so very glad you’re here. Including nurses, respiratory therapists and physicians, the 20-person Army medical team arrived Thursday on the main campus for orientation.

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September 13, 2021
UAMS Opens New Vaccine Clinic
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has opened a new vaccine clinic at 401 S. Monroe St. in Little Rock to provide both COVID-19 and influenza vaccines.

UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Names Three to Board of Advisors
The board of advisors of the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has announced the election of three new board members. The new members are Danyelle Musselman, Aimee Arzoumanian, MHA, and David Rainey, Ed.D. Musselman is co-chair of the American Cancer Society’s Coaches vs. Cancer Wives and…

UAMS to Host Vaccine Clinics at Fayetteville Public Library
FAYETTEVILLE – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is hosting a free community COVID-19 vaccination clinic at the Fayetteville Public Library on Tuesday, Sept. 21, and Tuesday, Oct. 19, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The clinic will be held in the library’s Willard and Pat Walker Community Room. The public should park…

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September 10, 2021
Knee Replacement Puts LR Golfer Back in the Swing of Things
The gradual increase of pain in Melissa “Mimi” Evans’ knees was subtle. In 2015, her co-workers pointed out to her that she was limping, favoring her left knee. She recognized it was more of a struggle to do everyday tasks, but she was able to live with it.

Tags: C. Lowry Barnes, knee surgery, UAMS Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
MVP for September — Kacie Davis
The MVP for September is Kacie Davis, who in the course of his job demonstrates UAMS values in action. Kacie is a case coordinator in the UAMS Psychiatric Research Institute’s Crisis Stabilization Unit.

September 9, 2021
Multispecialty Robotic Curriculum for Residents Begins at UAMS
Sept. 9, 2021 |A new multispecialty robotic surgery curriculum for residents has started up at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).

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