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UAMS’ Gwendolyn Bryant-Smith, M.D., Named Fellow of the American College of Radiology
Gwendolyn Bryant-Smith, M.D., director of the Breast Center at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, has received the prestigious designation of Fellow of the American College of Radiology (FACR). ACR awards fellowships to only 15% of its 40,000 members for exceptional service to the organization and to the…
June 11, 2024
UAMS First in Nation to Offer Groundbreaking Therapy for Treatment-Resistant Depression
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is the first medical facility in the United States to provide an innovative therapeutic treatment for major depressive disorder (MDD).
INBRE Workshop Takes a Look at Cardiovascular Disease
Arkansas INBRE (IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence) hosted undergraduate students, postdoctorate fellows and staff May 22 for another in a continuing series of day-long workshops at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). UAMS physicians and researchers gave presentations and conducted group discussions with the attendees on cardiovascular disease cases and clinical issues…
Pharmacy ASHP-SSHP Chapter Honored with Award for Professionalism
The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) recently recognized the UAMS College of Pharmacy’s Student Society of Health-System Pharmacists (SSHP) chapter with an Outstanding Professional Development Award for the 2023-2024 academic year. The UAMS chapter was one of only 20 chapters nationwide to receive the honor. “I am so proud of our SSHP chapter and…
Grants Illustrate Impact of UAMS Research Center at UAMS Showcase of Medical Discoveries
The recent UAMS Showcase of Medical Discoveries featuring the UAMS Center for Microbial Pathogenesis and Host Inflammatory Responses was a bad news/great news event for Mark Smeltzer, Ph.D., who leads the center. Smeltzer’s Showcase poster, an overview of the center’s achievements since its 2012 inception, included an impressive list of grant awards by 20 individual…
June 6, 2024
UAMS, ACH Pediatric Mental Health Program Presents School-Based Mental Health Symposium on July 31
LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas Mental Health Access for Pediatric Primary Care (ARMAPP) program is presenting the 2024 School-Based Mental Health Symposium from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. July 31 at Arkansas Children’s Hospital.
Mohammed Orloff, Ph.D., Examines Microcystin Exposure in Lung Cancer Cases
Mohammed Orloff, Ph.D., associate professor in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health Department of Epidemiology, is leading a study examining how genetic and epigenetic factors and socio-environmental factors contribute to non-small cell lung cancer development for people in the state’s under-resourced regions. Orloff’s project, “Identifying Distinct…
June 5, 2024
UAMS Implements Statewide Initiative to Prevent Unintended Pregnancies
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is implementing a statewide initiative to help decrease unintended or closely spaced pregnancies. The Arkansas Immediate Postpartum Long-acting Reversible Contraceptive (LRAC) Initiative is a UAMS-led effort to provide training and support for administrators, clinical providers and billing personnel at delivering hospitals across Arkansas so they can begin…
UAMS 12th Street Health & Wellness Center Receives Gold Star Rating
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) 12th Street Health & Wellness Center, a student-run, interprofessional free clinic that serves its neighbors while educating students, has again earned a Gold Star rating from the National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics (NAFC). The rating is the highest awarded by the NAFC, whose mission is…
June 4, 2024
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