Nov. 20, 2024 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has received a $600,000 grant from Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin to support a women’s mental health fellowship in an effort to address the impact of the opioid epidemic on women and to help reduce the state’s maternal mortality rate.
Nov. 19, 2024 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine invested Ashley Acheson, Ph.D., professor and vice chair for research for the UAMS Department of Psychiatry, in the Wilbur D. Mills Distinguished Chair in Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Prevention during a Nov. 12 ceremony. “This chair is especially meaningful to me...
Nov. 18, 2024 | In the days leading up to Veterans Day, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) thanked the hundreds of veterans of the U.S. military among its employees, students and patients with cards, meals, care packages and recognition events. The UAMS Veterans Subcommittee in the Division of People and Culture organized the efforts and kicked...
Nov. 15, 2024 | When Shane Lyerly, M.D., decided he wanted to pursue a career in health care, he admittedly had more questions than answers. What classes should he take? Would it help to shadow a doctor for a day? How should he prepare for medical school interviews? Thankfully, he had help from both an academic advisor at Arkansas...
Nov. 12, 2024 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received two federal grants totaling $11 million to create a Gastroenterology Clinic and endoscopy center in the nearby Freeway Medical Tower and upgrade the Monroe Building on its Little Rock campus. “We are very grateful for these construction grants from the U.S. Department...
Nov. 8, 2024 | As Dewey Hickey took apart and reassembled a bait casting reel using an experimental prosthetic hand system, he marveled at the revolutionary technology that made it possible. “It amazes me,” said Hickey, who in January 2023 became the first Arkansan and only the second person in the world to receive the device, which restored his...
Nov. 7, 2024 | UAMS is committed to supporting growth in Northwest Arkansas, UAMS Chancellor Cam Patterson, M.D., MBA, told the Rogers Rotary at its regular meeting Oct. 28. “Since we opened our campus in Northwest Arkansas in 2007, we have added new patient care services, research and educational programs as we work to be a part of the...
Nov. 21, 2024 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) received a $125,000 grant from the Helena Health Foundation to support the solid organ transplant clinic at UAMS Health East Family Medical Center in Helena-West Helena. “I want to extend my gratitude to the Helena Health Foundation for their generous philanthropic commitment to benefit...
Nov. 19, 2024 | Beverly Malone, Ph.D., RN, president and CEO of the National League for Nursing, shared her thoughts on the importance of leadership and the “power of caring” during a recent lecture hosted by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing. The Nov. 4 event was part of the College of Nursing’s Claudia...
Nov. 15, 2024 | The fears and benefits of using artificial intelligence (AI) in health care research, education and clinical care took center stage during the inaugural Innovations in Artificial Intelligence Conference at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Held in the Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute’s Fred Smith Auditorium, more than 200 UAMS faculty,...
Nov. 18, 2024 | LITTLE ROCK — Residents of southwest Arkansas will have access to free medical screenings and health resources during two upcoming community events hosted by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). On Friday, Nov. 22, UAMS will host “Filling the Health care Gaps in Nevada County” in Rosston. The event will offer a variety...
Nov. 14, 2024 | LITTLE ROCK — The UAMS Institute for Digital Health and Innovation’s Brain Injury Program will host a virtual workshop on Nov. 21 to connect anyone affected by a traumatic brain injury (TBI) to helpful resources and support.
Nov. 13, 2024 | Miss America Madison Marsh understands what cancer can do to a family. The Fort Smith, Arkansas, native lost her mother, Whitney Marsh, to pancreatic cancer when Madison was just 17 years old.
Nov. 8, 2024 | LITTLE ROCK — The public is invited to visit the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) All of Us Journey, a traveling, hands-on exhibit, at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Little Rock campus Tuesday, Nov. 12 through Friday, Nov. 15. The exhibit, at 324 W. Campus Drive, will be open to the public...
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Nov. 14, 2024 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and the Boys, Girls, Adults Community Development Center are partnering to offer group prenatal care to pregnant women in Phillips County. CenteringPregnancy® is facilitated by the UAMS Institute for Community Health Innovation and is a group prenatal care program that includes a pregnant woman’s...
Nov. 13, 2024 | LITTLE ROCK — The drug methadone, commonly used to treat opioid addiction by detoxification and maintenance, requires daily visits to an outpatient clinic as well as countless counseling sessions and drug screenings. Recognizing the barrier that daily visits can pose, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Center for Addiction Services and Treatment is rolling out a hybrid care program designed to better meet the needs of its patients and improve their chances of overcoming their dependence on opioids.
Nov. 8, 2024 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), raised more than $470,000 during its seventh Day of Giving, a 24-hour fundraising event that was created to help advance the institution’s mission and contribute to better health for all Arkansans. In total, UAMS raised $470,250, surpassing its goal of $300,000. “Though I had no doubt that...