April 11, 2017
Cataract Surgery Brings Color Back for Little Rock Artist
April 11, 2017 | There are many things graphic artist and retired art teacher Jodi Shull loves about art, but she loves the vibrant colors most. “I love being able to manipulate them in many ways,” she said. Shull, 65, has made art a lifetime passion and career. She previously owned a studio in downtown…
April 10, 2017
Program Marks 25 Years for Training PreK-12 Teachers in Health Science
April 10, 2017 | The Partners in Health Sciences (PIHS) program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is celebrating 25 years of promoting science education for PreK-12 teachers/school nurses statewide. E. Robert Burns, Ph.D., a professor in the College of Medicine Department of Neurobiology and Developmental Sciences since 1968, started the program…
April 6, 2017
Johns Hopkins Professor Says Include Black Males in Health Research
April 6, 2017 | Future health research must include a sufficient number of black men, to ensure the most effective care and strategy for the minority group, said Roland Thorpe, Ph.D., an associate professor in the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. To be valid, it also must ensure that black men stay with…
UAMS Program for Training PreK-12 Teachers/School Nurses in Health Science Marks 25 Years
April 6, 2017 | The Partners in Health Sciences (PIHS) program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is celebrating 25 years of promoting science education for PreK-12 teachers/school nurses statewide. E. Robert Burns, Ph.D., a professor in the College of Medicine Department of Neurobiology and Developmental Sciences since 1968, started the program after…
March 17, 2017
Match Day A Record for 2017 College of Medicine Grads
March 17, 2017 | It was smiles all around at Match Day 2017, because for the first time in several years, all of the graduating class of the UAMS College of Medicine “matched” with a residency after medical school. Starting at 11 a.m. Central Time on March 17 simultaneously across the nation, senior medical students…
March 6, 2017
Christina Karnatz and Katie Rievert Join UAMS Northwest Regional Campus Development Office
March 6, 2017 | Christina Karnatz has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as an associate director of development, and Katie Rievert has joined UAMS as a development associate, both with the UAMS Northwest Regional Campus. “Christina and Katie are very talented and care deeply about the vibrancy of our northwest Arkansas…
March 1, 2017
Documentary Takes A New Look At Treating Childhood Trauma
March 1, 2017 | Healthcare professionals and others with special interest in children’s needs filled the audience at a screening of a documentary exploring the identification and treatment of child abuse held Feb. 21 at the Ron Robinson Theater in Little Rock’s River Market area. The hour-long film, “Resilience: The Biology of Stress & The…
February 24, 2017
UAMS Weight Control Clinic Helps Nurse Drop 80 Pounds
Feb. 24, 2017 | “Who’s going to take care of me when I can’t take care of myself?” Donnia Cox a patient in the UAMS Weight Control Clinic says she asked herself that question as she struggled to lose weight and get in shape. “I was at a point in my life where I realized…
February 16, 2017
Scholarship, Donations Fund Assistant Professor’s Medical Missions
Feb. 17, 2017 | Lindsay Gilbert, M.Ed., MLS, has wanted to go on a medical mission trip for years, but financially, it was never feasible. So when the Clinical Laboratory Management Association (CLMA) offered a scholarship for such trips, she jumped at the opportunity.
February 9, 2017
Myeloma Patients Fare Better When Treated at Experienced Facilities
Feb. 9, 2017 | The UAMS Myeloma Institute, an international leader in myeloma research and clinical care since 1989, sees more myeloma patients than just about any other center in the world. The institute’s specialists treat myeloma day in and day out. That is a distinct advantage for patients. And, recent research indicating that patients…
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