June 26, 2015

Two UAMS Doctors in Jones Eye Institute Receive Chairs

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  Dr. Debbie Fiser, Chancellor I. Dodd Wilson and Dr. John Shock (standing left to right) surround Dr. Richard Harper and his Sally McSpadden Boreham Chair in Ophthalmology. Paul Phillips, M.D., with Lynn Bacon (left) and Richard Harper, M.D., with wife, Kim, following a double investiture ceremony June 4. Paul Phillips, M.D., (right) shakes hands…


June 24, 2015

Betty Jo Ward’s name Added to Harry P. Ward Tower

Kelly Gardner

June 24, 2015 | The strong, steady force behind a former UAMS chancellor was honored June 22 as Betty Jo Ward’s name was added to the Ward Tower building, originally named for her husband, the late Harry P. Ward.


June 22, 2015

Aging Research, Discoveries Showcased

Kelly Gardner

June 22, 2015 | Aging was the focus of the latest wine-and-cheese reception hosted by the UAMS College of Medicine, Showcase of Medical Discoveries: A Focus on Aging, a series created to foster communication and collaboration among UAMS researchers.


June 19, 2015

Women Alumni Give $12,200 to Pharmacy Student Projects

Kelly Gardner

June 19, 2015 | The newly formed Women’s Giving Circle with the UAMS College of Pharmacy wants to make things happen for the better.


June 16, 2015

Senior Olympian Gets Relief from Back Pain

Kelly Gardner

June 16, 2015 | After four previous spine surgeries, Frank Dicus wasn’t sure he would ever experience relief from his back pain, but he wasn’t ready to give up hope.


June 11, 2015

UAMS Celebrates Physical Therapy Students, Power of Therapy

Kelly Gardner

June 11, 2015 | UAMS welcomed the first 24 students to the Doctor of Physical Therapy program on its northwest Arkansas campus during a June 9 event that also reunited a longtime program supporter with the therapist who helped him overcome polio-induced paralysis as a teenager. Students in the program, based on the Fayetteville campus, will…


June 10, 2015

Road to Recovery

Kelly Gardner

If there’s one thing Jeff Snodgres can do, it’s defy the odds. During a routine physical exam at age 10, Jeff, a self-proclaimed “military brat,” was found to have protein in his urine. Because he lacked any other symptoms, doctors were unable to determine the exact cause. However, they suspected Alport Syndrome, a hereditary kidney…


June 8, 2015

Stroke Survivor Dances Way to Recovery

Ben Boulden

June 8, 2015 | On a Friday in May, a stroke felled George Crocker and made him unable to even roll over on the floor of his garage. By Sunday, he was dancing on the floor of his patient room in the UAMS Medical Center, thanks to quick treatment through the AR SAVES network.


May 22, 2015

Cancer Institute Auxiliary Announces Grants, New Officers

Ben Boulden

May 22, 2015 | Twenty patient support programs have been awarded grants by the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Auxiliary.


May 19, 2015

Survivors Throw Strikes Against Stroke

Ben Boulden

Survivors Throw Strikes Against Stroke

May 19, 2015 | FAST-acting medical attention culminated in some fast balls thrown from the pitcher’s mound by stroke survivors at Strike Out Stroke Night events in Dickey-Stephens Park in North Little Rock and Arvest Park in Springdale.


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