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UAMS Presents Virtual Family Medicine Update Oct. 23-25
LITTLE ROCK — The 28th Annual Family Medicine Update: Fueling the Front Line, hosted by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), will offer up to 14 hours of online continuing education Oct. 23-25 for primary care physicians, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, advanced practice registered nurses, registered nurses, pharmacists, physician assistants, physical therapists, certified health educators, social workers and substance abuse counselors.
October 2, 2024
NIH Awards UAMS $3.7 Million in Quest for More Effective Tuberculosis Vaccine
LITTLE ROCK — UAMS researcher Lu Huang, Ph.D., has received a $3.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support his pursuit of a more effective tuberculosis (TB) vaccine, a feat that has eluded scientists for more than 100 years. The five-year grant from the NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious…

October 1, 2024
Colorectal Surgeon Jamie Cannon, M.D., Joins UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute
Jamie Cannon, M.D., has joined the Division of Colorectal Surgery at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, where she specializes in breakthrough colorectal surgical procedures. Cannon is a well-respected medical educator and surgeon widely known for performing more robotic-assisted colorectal surgeries than any other female surgeon in the…

Inspiring and Empowering the Next Generation of Women Orthopaedic Surgeons
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Department of Orthopaedic Surgery welcomed female students from the College of Medicine and Arkansas high schools for the Perry Outreach Program, an annual program to teach and inspire young women to become orthopaedic surgeons. It is the 11th year that the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery has hosted…

September 30, 2024
Internist Gilbert-Roy Kamoga, M.D., Joins UAMS Health Internal Medicine Clinic in Fayetteville
LITTLE ROCK — Gilbert-Roy Kamoga, M.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as an internist in the UAMS Health Internal Medicine Clinic on the UAMS Northwest Regional Campus in Fayetteville. “We were delighted to recruit Dr. Kamoga to our internal medicine team in Northwest Arkansas,” said Stephanie Kruger, MHA, senior administrative…

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Let’s Talk About Prescriptions
By Sheldon Riklon, M.D. Managing your medications can be hard, especially if you take several for different health issues. Here are some tips to help you stay on track. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist. Your doctor or pharmacist can check your prescriptions and answer any questions about your medicines. They can also tell…

- Institute for Community Health Innovation
- Northwest Regional Campus
- UAMS Institute for Community Health Innovation
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UAMS Organizes Forum on Violence, Trauma Among Black Men
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) convened health professionals and community members for a Sept. 21 event that focused on the issues of structural violence, community violence and trauma among Black men. The Public Health Summit, held on the campus of Philander Smith University in Little Rock, explored those health challenges as well…

- Academic Pathways and Workforce Partnerships
- Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health
- University News
September 27, 2024
UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Partners Card Offers 20% Discount at Nearly 200 Locations
About 200 shops and restaurants in central and Northwest Arkansas and Conway will offer discounts Oct. 25 – Nov. 3 with the Partners Card, a fundraising project of the volunteer auxiliary of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute. This marks the 21st year for the Cancer Institute to…

UAMS Invests Sam R. Dalvi, M.D., in Eleanor A. Lipsmeyer, M.D., Endowed Professorship in Rheumatology
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine invested Sam R. Dalvi, M.D., professor and director of the Division of Rheumatology and Immunology in the Department of Internal Medicine, in the Eleanor A. Lipsmeyer, M.D., Endowed Professorship in Rheumatology during a Sept. 23 ceremony. “When I came to UAMS,…

Food Poisoning
These programs were first broadcast the week of September 30, 2024.

September 26, 2024
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