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‘I’m Still Here’: Sickle Cell Patient Lives on Her Own Terms
Susan Johnson, 62, of North Little Rock, has fought sickle cell disease her entire life. She was first diagnosed decades ago, before early screenings were common and when care was still evolving. So to make it to this point in her life as a sickle cell patient, Johnson said, is remarkable. “My brother didn’t see…
December 13, 2024
MVP for December — Steve Swaim
Meet Steve Swaim, a patient representative in the Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant Program in the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute. In the course of his work, he puts into practice the UAMS values of integrity, respect, diversity and health equity, teamwork, creativity, excellence and safety.
December 12, 2024
UAMS, City of Little Rock Conducting Assessment of Sexual Violence Prevention Efforts in Community
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and the City of Little Rock are assessing current sexual violence prevention efforts in the community. UAMS received nearly $65,000 from the Arkansas Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Rape Prevention and Education (RPE) Program. The completed needs assessment will inform…
UAMS Receives $3 Million NIH Grant for Novel Pituitary Gland Research
LITTLE ROCK — A University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) research team has been awarded a $3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to test promising findings that could lead to better treatments for hormone loss caused by a malfunctioning pituitary gland. The five-year R01grant from the NIH National Institute of…
College of Health Professions 2024 Faculty Promotions
The UAMS College of Health Professions recently announced the promotions of five faculty members.
December 11, 2024
Muriithi Receives Grant to Test Diabetes Intervention
Bernard Muriithi, Ph.D., OTR/L, an assistant professor in the Occupational Therapy Doctoral (OTD) program, has been selected for the K12 Mentored Research Career Development Scholar Awards Program as the principal investigator on a study to develop and test an occupational therapy intervention for Type 2 diabetes in the Marshallese people of Northwest Arkansas.
Morrisons Establish Emergency Fund for College of Health Professions Students
Forty-one years after Stephen Morrison, M.D., first met surgical nurse Debra Bellisle in a UAMS operating room, the success the couple has had since is benefiting at-risk students in the College of Health Professions. Supported by the generosity of the couple, the Emergency and Student Success Fund assists the college’s students who experience unexpected or…
Dental Hygiene Program Delivers Thousands of Hours of Community Service
Community service is an important part of the education provided to students in the UAMS dental hygiene program. While helping students learn and gain experience, it increases access to preventive dental care and helps to address oral health care issues in society. Since moving into its Freeway Medical Tower clinic in early 2021, the College…
UAMS, AmeriCorps VISTA Members Provide Access to Fresh Foods to Nearly a Quarter of a Million Arkansans
FAYETTEVILLE — Since September 2023, AmeriCorps Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) members embedded at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Community Health Innovation have provided access to fresh foods for almost a quarter of a million Arkansans. VISTA is a program that provides full-time volunteers to nonprofit organizations, educational institutions…
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December 10, 2024
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