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UAMS Cardiac Noninvasive Lab Earns Echocardiography Accreditation
LITTLE ROCK —The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently earned echocardiography accreditation for its cardiac noninvasive laboratory from the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC). Echocardiography is a noninvasive procedure that uses ultrasound to create images of the heart for use in examining its structure and diagnosing heart conditions. UAMS was awarded accreditation in the…
January 2, 2025
Family Motivates UAMS College of Public Health Student to Serve
Shanda Ferguson, Pharm. D., a student in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health’s Master of Health Administration (MHA) program, has witnessed several family members deal with medical hardships, some due to circumstances beyond their control. For that reason, scholastically, professionally and personally, she’s on a mission…
December 31, 2024
Two Transplant Surgeons Join UAMS
LITTLE ROCK — John R. Montgomery, M.D., and Tsukasa Nakamura, M.D., Ph.D., have joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as liver, kidney and pancreas transplant surgeons.
UAMS Receives $1.9 Million Department of Justice Grant for Emergency Response Program in Little Rock Schools
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Institute for Digital Health & Innovation has received a three-year, $1.9 million grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to create a community-based emergency response program in Little Rock schools.
December 30, 2024
UAMS to Offer Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Mindfulness Program is offering its Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program starting Feb. 8. The MBSR program is a scientifically backed program designed to reduce stress, enhance emotional well-being and improve overall quality of life. Participants learn mindfulness techniques that foster positivity, inner strength and…
UAMS Students Spearhead Maternal and Child Health Interest Group
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health strives to address the state’s maternal and child health status in a myriad of ways. That includes a Maternal and Child Health Student Interest Group, established in 2021, that trains the next generation of maternal and child health experts. “Students…
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December 27, 2024
The Year in Review, 2024: UAMS Hits High Marks in Patient Care, Education, Research
If a united Team UAMS was instead a collection of “Teams UAMS” — three groups in patient care, education and research competing against each other — then 2024 would have been a close contest with high scores on every side. Several positive developments occurred in the areas of maternal, infant and child health. The research…
December 26, 2024
Gail Runnells, RN, Wins 2024 Bonny Hope Wallace Award
Gail Runnells, RN, a clinical research nurse manager at the UAMS Translational Research Institute, recently received the 2024 Bonny Hope Wallace Award for her outstanding work as a research coordinator, mentor and manager.
Dean Society’s Grant Supports Hippotherapy Research
One mother saw her son smile for the first time in two years, while another mother now has conversations with her son, who was never expected to ever speak. Both stories are outcomes of hippotherapy, a therapeutic tool using horses.
December 23, 2024
Graduate School Honors Top Achievers at Awards Reception
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Graduate School celebrated the successes of faculty and students at its Winter Awards Reception on Dec. 5. “This reception recognizes the accomplishments of our students and the mentors who support them,” said Graduate School Dean Sean Taverna, Ph.D., from the Helen Guinn Adams Atrium in Biomedical Research…
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