September 18, 2020
UAMS to Provide COVID-19 Drive-Up Testing Sept. 24 in Berryville
LITTLE ROCK – Drive-up testing for COVID-19 will be held from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Sept. 24 at Berryville Community Center, 601 Dr. Spurlin Circle. 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 Arkansas for Medical Sciences…
Jonesboro Resident Lillie Pitts Receives Scholarship to Pursue Primary Care in Rural Arkansas
Lillie Pitts of Jonesboro, a junior medical student at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has been awarded a $20,000 Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield Primary Care Scholarship, which encourages aspiring physicians to pursue primary care practices in rural Arkansas. Pitts graduated from Jonesboro High School and received her undergraduate degree from…
September 17, 2020
Three UAMS Medical Students Awarded Scholarships for Rural Arkansas Primary Care
Three UAMS medical students have each been awarded a $20,000 Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield Primary Care Scholarship, which encourages aspiring physicians to pursue primary care practices in rural Arkansas. This year’s recipients are Riley George of Greenwood, a senior, and Lillie Pitts of Jonesboro and Kristen Rice of Texarkana, both juniors. The scholarship…
September 16, 2020
Sheena CarlLee, M.D., Joins UAMS as Internal Medicine Specialist
FAYETTEVILLE – Sheena CarlLee, M.D., has joined the internal medicine faculty team at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Northwest Regional Campus. CarlLee will begin seeing patients Sept. 21 in the UAMS Health Neighborhood Clinic at 1125 N. College Avenue in Fayetteville. CarlLee is accepting new patients. Call 479-713-8701 to make an appointment….
September 8, 2020
UAMS to Provide COVID-19 Drive-Up Testing Sept. 10 in Fayetteville
FAYETTEVILLE – Drive-up testing for COVID-19 will be held from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Sept. 10 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Northwest Regional Campus in Fayetteville. Testing will be in the parking lot at the corner of North Street and Woolsey Avenue. There will be no out-of-pocket cost for testing….
September 4, 2020
COVID-19 Course for Medical Students Published for International Audience
Imagine teaching a class while using a new technology and the details of the lesson keep changing right up until the last second – all while student and teacher alike are experiencing massive disruptions in their personal lives. The professors at UAMS tasked with teaching the online COVID-19 course for the year three and year…
September 3, 2020
Erika Petersen, M.D., First Female Neurosurgeon Named Professor in Arkansas
Erika Petersen, M.D., didn’t set out to become the first female neurosurgeon to be promoted to the rank of full professor in Arkansas. “If you had asked me to predict a few things in my life, that wouldn’t have been one of them. I would not have predicted being in Arkansas for 10 years. I…
September 2, 2020
UAMS Receives $750,000 for Rural Residency Program in Northwest Arkansas
FAYETTEVILLE – A $750,000 federal grant will allow the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and local hospitals to develop a rural training track (RTT) for its family medicine residency program so it can graduate up to four additional medical residents a year. The RTT will be connected to the long-standing UAMS family medicine…
August 31, 2020
UAMS Study Finds Savings in Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield Value-Based Primary Care Programs
Overall health care costs decreased for patients at clinics participating in Arkansas Blue Cross and Shield value-based primary care programs, according to a study by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). The study also found reductions in inpatient stays and use of emergency departments. The insurance company partnered with researchers at the UAMS…
August 28, 2020
Frits van Rhee, M.D., Ph.D., Named Cancer Institute Auxiliary Distinguished Honoree
From the safety and comfort of their homes, 46 guests gathered at their computers Aug. 21 to recognize one of the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute’s highly respected physicians: Frits van Rhee, M.D., Ph.D. At the virtual reception, van Rhee was presented with the Distinguished Honoree Award, a presentation made annually by the Cancer…
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