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Five Flu Vaccine Myths … Busted!
By Sheldon Riklon, M.D., UAMS Family Medicine Physician The best way to prevent the flu is to get vaccinated every year. However, myths about the flu shot often cause people to skip it. For National Flu Vaccination Week (Dec. 4-8), here are five of the most common, and untrue, myths about the flu vaccine. Myth:…
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November 27, 2023
UAMS Honors Legislators at Chancellor’s Town Hall
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Chancellor Cam Patterson, M.D., MBA, recognized Arkansas state legislators with newly created awards at a Nov. 14 town hall. In his opening remarks, Patterson said the chief goal of the university’s strategic plan is to make Arkansas the healthiest state in the region by 2029. “It cannot be…
UAMS Receives $17.6 Million Grant Renewal to Support Efforts to Recruit, Train Students in Primary Care
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received a $17.6 million federal grant renewal to further its goal of increasing the number of practicing primary care physicians in the state, particularly in rural and medically underserved communities. Administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department…
UAMS to Hold Job Fair Dec. 5 at Orthopaedic & Spine Hospital
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is hosting a “Cookies & Cocoa Job Fair” from 5-8 p.m. Dec. 5, at the new Orthopaedic & Spine Hospital. UAMS is looking for registered nurses, scrub technicians, orthopaedic technicians and more to work at the new facility.
November 22, 2023
UAMS College of Medicine Student Participates in Ironman World Championship in France
Many people have bucket list items. For some, it may be attending medical school. For others, it may be participating in the Ironman World Championship. Brendon Hogge thought, “Why not do both … simultaneously?” Hogge, a second-year medical student in the UAMS College of Medicine on the UAMS Northwest Regional Campus in Fayetteville, recently competed…
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Interventional Cardiologist and Structural Heart Specialist Muhammad Ali Zulqarnain, M.D., Joins UAMS
LITTLE ROCK — Muhammad Ali Zulqarnain, M.D., an interventional cardiologist and structural heart specialist, has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as an assistant professor in the Division of Cardiology. He is board-certified in cardiovascular disease, nuclear cardiology, hypertension, adult echocardiography, critical care echocardiography, critical care medicine and internal medicine. “We were…
‘Meet the Leaders’ Event Seeks to Match Nursing Graduates with Patient Care Units
By putting UAMS nursing students who will graduate in 2024 together with the leaders who manage patient units hiring nurses, the organizers of the “Meet the Leaders” event on Nov. 13 hope to save time for both groups.
November 20, 2023
UAMS Myeloma Center Hits Impressive Milestone, Sees 1000th Article Published
Researchers and physicians with the Myeloma Center at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently published their 1,000th article, an impressive milestone that demonstrates the center’s high level of scholarship. “This is a remarkable achievement by our amazing Myeloma Center physicians and researchers,” said Frits van Rhee, M.D., Ph.D., clinical director of the…
UAMS Boozman College of Public Health Welcomes New Faculty Members
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health welcomed four new faculty members this semester. Melissa Yandell, Ph.D., is an assistant professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management’s Master of Health Administration (MHA) program. Dirk Haselow, M.D., Ph.D., is an associate professor in the Department of Epidemiology….
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