March 10, 2021
Virtual Recruitment Shows Students Pathways, Possibilities in Health Care
Over 50 high school students from across Arkansas spent a recent Saturday morning listening to UAMS students talk about preparing for careers in health care. “Since we knew that our audience was high school students who were willing to wake up early on a Saturday to attend a virtual program, we knew they probably had…
March 5, 2021
ENT Surgeon Reconstructs Man’s Face After Gun Explodes
When 53-year-old David Miller of Beebe arrived at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) on the evening of Nov. 12 by Med Flight helicopter, the left side of his face was protruding several inches beyond the rest of his head. Hours earlier, he and a friend were in a pasture outside Newark preparing…
March 2, 2021
UAMS Establishes Southern Public Health and Criminal Justice Research Center
LITTLE ROCK — A new center using evidence-based research to inform public health practice in criminal justice settings has been established by the Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). The Southern Public Health and Criminal Justice Research Center (S-PAC) is directed by Nick Zaller, Ph.D.,…
February 26, 2021
Marathoner Thanks Heart Team at UAMS
Sixty days after a sudden cardiac arrest, Jon Norcross of Little Rock finished a half marathon. It was an exceptional journey to recovery, and he took a moment in January to extend his gratitude on social media for everyone who kept him alive, including a team of cardiovascular experts at UAMS Health.
February 8, 2021
Husband and Wife Unite in Battling Myeloma
When Jerilee and Ken Gott moved to Arkansas from New Mexico in late 2017 to be closer to their two daughters and grandchildren, she knew she would need regular checkups at the UAMS Myeloma Center. She was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a cancer of the plasma cells in the blood, in 2009. But Jerilee Gott,…
February 4, 2021
Hypertension
These programs were first broadcast the week of February 8, 2021.
January 25, 2021
Patient’s Need to Read Leads Him to Jones Eye Low Vision Clinic
As a minister for the Highway 77 Church of Christ in Marion, Jeremy Thornton needs to be able to read from his Bible. So when damage to his optic nerve made the Word harder for him to read, he was devastated. “When I heard that this was a permanent problem and there wasn’t really anything…
January 20, 2021
UAMS to Provide COVID-19 Drive-Up Testing Feb. 4 in Helena
LITTLE ROCK — Drive-up testing for COVID-19 will be held from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Feb. 4 in the Phillips County Library parking lot, 702 Porter St. in Helena. There will be no out-of-pocket cost for testing. Up to 200 community members will be tested. The testing will be conducted by the University of…
January 13, 2021
UAMS to Provide COVID-19 Drive-Up Testing Jan. 28 in Hope
LITTLE ROCK — Drive-up testing for COVID-19 will be held from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Jan. 28 at First Baptist Church Family Life Center, 315 S. Main St. in Hope. There will be no out-of-pocket cost for testing. Up to 200 community members will be tested. The testing will be conducted by the University…
January 11, 2021
January MVP — Sharon Martin
Congratulations to Sharon Martin, our January MVP of the Month. Sharon is a research coordinator for the UAMS Rural Research Network within the Translational Research Institute (TRI). This is what her nominator has to say: Sharon is based at UAMS East Regional Campus, Helena-West Helena. On Nov. 4, she was calling potential research participants about…
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