August 13, 2014
UAMS Names New Head of Human Resources
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has hired experienced human resources executive and native Arkansan Jeff Risinger as associate vice chancellor for human resources.
August 7, 2014
UAMS Approved for Nearly $2.1M for Study to Aid Marshallese with Diabetes
FAYETTEVILLE —A research team at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has been approved for nearly $2.1 million from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to study how to improve diabetes self-management in the Marshallese community of northwest Arkansas.
Teen in Awe of Her Start in Neonatal Intensive Care
The nurses took the slender hand with bright pink nail polish in theirs, rubbing the faint scar on the back where the IVs left a permanent reminder of the four and a half weeks Chloe Davis spent in intensive care. Now, 13 years to the day her mom underwent an emergency C-section, the Jessieville Middle…
August 5, 2014
Two-Time Cancer Survivor Fights Back
Fifteen years after undergoing a mastectomy to remove a cancerous tumor from her right breast, Sherry Tuminello thought her fight was over. Unfortunately, she was wrong. In 2006, Tuminello noticed a small raised area where her mastectomy had been performed and went to her local doctor to have it examined. After a series of tests and…
July 22, 2014
‘Perfect Storm’ Saves Life of UAMS Faculty Member
July 22, 2014 | The first person to see Paul Thaxton slumped in a chair in the lobby of the Administration West building initially thought he was asleep.
July 10, 2014
Not a Second to Spare
UAMS Leads New Statewide Trauma System as a Level One Trauma Center Ashley Machado drifted off to sleep in the back seat of her car as a friend drove it on icy Highway 70 east of North Little Rock the evening of Jan. 11, 2011. She awoke to screams, a crash – and then nothing….
July 8, 2014
Surgery Helps Teen ‘Blossom’ after Wreck
For two years, 18-year-old Paige Collins of Harrison thought her fate was to live with a tilted neck following a 2012 car accident — until she came to UAMS.
July 3, 2014
Myeloma Patient “In Good Hands”
Claudia Jessup’s life has taken her in many directions. Twenty years ago, she and her husband, Jonathan Richards, moved their young family from New York to Santa Fe, N.M. Jessup, an author, and Richards, a journalist and cartoonist, knew they could relocate their careers cross country with relative ease, while also giving their two daughters…
June 25, 2014
Pine Bluff Family Medical Center at UAMS South Central Earns Highest Patient-Centered Status
LITTLE ROCK — The Pine Bluff Family Medical Center at UAMS South Central has earned national recognition as a Level III patient-centered medical home, where health professionals work as a team to address patients’ immediate and long-term medical needs.
Fayetteville Family Medical Center at UAMS Northwest Earns Highest Patient-Centered Status
LITTLE ROCK — The Fayetteville Family Medical Center at UAMS Northwest has earned national recognition as a Level III patient-centered medical home, where health professionals work as a team to address patients’ immediate and long-term medical needs.
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