November 27, 2024

UAMS, Madison County Health Coalition Discuss Ways to Improve Care for Expectant Mothers in Huntsville

David Wise

Sarah Moore, associate director of the UAMS Institute for Community Health Innovation, speaks to a group about prenatal care.

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Community Health Innovation joined a recent meeting of the Madison County Health Coalition to discuss ways the institute is improving care for expectant mothers in and around Huntsville.


November 26, 2024

UAMS to Expand Healthy Start Program in South Arkansas

David Wise

Marshallese mother reading to her baby

FAYETTEVILLE — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will expand its Healthy Start program to Ashley, Ouachita and Union counties this fall, providing essential prenatal care services to women and families in south Arkansas. Since 2019, the UAMS Institute for Community Health Innovation has offered the Healthy Start program — funded by the…


November 25, 2024

2024 College of Pharmacy Scholarships Touch on Past, Present and Future

Benjamin Waldrum

Pharmacy students receive 2024 scholarships

Scholarships represent a financial leg up for any student, but they also represent something more: the journeys of those who came before, and the hopes they invest in those who come after them. This year, two new scholarships created for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy have those legacies in…


November 22, 2024

Healthy Living Made Simple: Habits for Everyday Wellness and Protection

David Wise

Mother and two children at kitchen sink washing hands

  By Sheldon Riklon, M.D. Germs and bacteria can spread quickly between people and through shared surfaces. Practicing these healthy habits can help stop the spread of germs and prevent illness. Stay home if sick and avoid close contact. If you are sick, stay home from work or school. Avoiding close contact with others helps…


November 19, 2024

National League for Nursing CEO Visits UAMS for Lecture on Leadership, Caring

Chris Carmody

Beverly Malone, president and CEO of the National League for Nursing, discusses the “power of caring” during her lecture at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.

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…


November 18, 2024

UAMS Recognizes Veterans at Multiple Events

Ben Boulden

David Williams, left, and Reginald Williams, center, share a laugh with one of the veterans at St. Francis House who was receiving a gift bag from UAMS.

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…


November 15, 2024

Prescription for Inspiration: Students Check Out Health Care Careers

Philip Allison

A medical provider demonstrates a sonogram machine.

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…


November 14, 2024

Stress and Children

Tim Taylor

stress

These programs were first broadcast the week of November 18, 2024.


November 7, 2024

UAMS Chancellor Focuses on Growth in Northwest Arkansas at Rogers Rotary Meeting

David Wise

Cam Patterson speaking to Rogers Rotary

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…


November 6, 2024

UAMS Milk Bank Unveils My Love Lives On Memorial

Andrew Vogler

Hays family

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Milk Bank relies on a network of women who donate their milk to help fragile preemies in neonatal intensive care units (NICU) around the state. Many donations come from moms who produce more milk than their baby needs. But some donations come from women who lost a…


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