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UAMS To Offer Free Traumatic Brain Injury Workshop Aug. 25
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 Aug. 25. The virtual event is free, open to the public and will be held from noon to 2 p.m. To register, call…
August 11, 2021
UAMS Research Sheds Light on Vaccine Hesitancy in Arkansas
Researchers at UAMS have found that trust in vaccines, fear of infection, and race or ethnicity play a large role in whether or not people will get a COVID-19 vaccine, particularly when looking at socio-demographic factors.
Tags: COVID-19, Featured Announcements, Office of Community Health and Research, research, UAMS Northwest Regional Campus, Vaccine Hesitancy, Vaccines
August 10, 2021
Samer Al Hadidi, M.D., Joins the UAMS Myeloma Center
LITTLE ROCK — Samer Al Hadidi, M.D., has joined the Myeloma Center in the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), where he will treat patients with myeloma and other plasma cell disorders. “I’m very happy to welcome Dr. Al Hadidi to our staff,” said Frits van Rhee,…
Tags: M.D., M.D.; Myeloma Center; Frits van Rhee, Ph.D., Samer Al Hadidi
UAMS Neurologist Named Vice Chair for Clinical Research in College of Medicine’s Department of Neurology
Rohit Dhall, M.D., MSPH, CPE, a professor of neurology who is director of neurodegenerative disorders at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has been named the first-ever vice chair for clinical research in the College of Medicine’s Department of Neurology. Dhall was recruited to UAMS in 2016 from the Parkinson’s Institute in California,…
August 9, 2021
UAMS Offering Revolutionary CAR T-Cell Therapy for Myeloma Patients
The Myeloma Center at the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute is offering a new cutting-edge immunotherapy treatment for myeloma patients. The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is the first and only medical facility in Arkansas approved to provide cellular therapy to myeloma patients.
Tags: CAR T-Cell Therapy; Myeloma Center; Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute; Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy; Frits van Rhee, What's New Announcements
August MVP — Gloria Flowers Williams
The MVP for August is Gloria Flowers Williams, who in the course of her job exemplifies all of the UAMS values of being polite, friendly, respectful, thoughtful, optimistic and compassionate. Gloria is an administrative specialist in the Department of Patient Safety and Relations. Here is what her nominator wrote:
Gloria is one of our first lines for a patient complaint – she takes down their information and helps coordinate that message to the correct Patient Relations Coordinator. She listens to angry or upset patients…
August 7, 2021
Grant Will Fund Service Learning Opportunities for Nursing Students
The UAMS College of Nursing has received a grant of more than $20,000 from the Gertrude E. Skelley Charitable Foundation to support undergraduate and graduate students in service learning opportunities.
Tags: Gertrude E. Skelley Charitable Foundation, UAMS College of Nursing
August 5, 2021
Expert Panel Answers COVID-19 Questions at Chancellor’s Town Hall
A Town Hall panel gathered July 28 to answer questions from the online audience about COVID-19 featured familiar faces.
Tags: What's New Announcements
August 4, 2021
First Virtual Pharmacy Camp Casts Wide Net, Sees Highest Participation
Normally offered only to high school juniors and seniors, the UAMS College of Pharmacy hosted its 14th Pharmacy Camp in June and welcomed all high school students in grades 9-12 for the first time.
Tags: Featured Announcements
UAMS Celebrates MVP Awardees at Second Annual Luncheon
Chancellor Cam Patterson, M.D., MBA, at a July 28 luncheon thanked and praised UAMS employees who in the last 12 months won an MVP award and whose contributions in earlier years might have gone largely unsung.
August 3, 2021
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