June 6, 2019
Zoonoses
These programs were first broadcast the week of June 10, 2019.
June 4, 2019
Myeloma Patient in Remission, Grateful for Additional Time
Linda Reins, 73, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, is no stranger to cancer. In 1985, when she was 40, her local gynecologist’s office floored her with the first diagnosis. “They told me, ‘You’re pregnant and oh, you also have cervical cancer,’ said Reins, who had two teenaged sons at the time. “The next day, my husband at…
May 30, 2019
2 UAMS Nursing Alumni Recount Careers as Navy Nurses
Two UAMS College of Nursing alumni recently spent time back in Little Rock for a reunion of sorts. Despite the bond they share, they were never classmates. They were both nurses in the U.S. Navy, though never assigned together, and were in town for an annual meeting of the Navy Nurse Corps Association. Neither a…
May 29, 2019
Spollen, Hadden Receive Chancellor’s Teaching Awards
John Spollen, M.D., and Kristie Hadden, Ph.D., were recognized May 18 during the UAMS Commencement exercises as the recipients of the Chancellor’s Teaching Awards, a program established in 2004 to recognize excellence in teaching among UAMS faculty.
May 28, 2019
Survivor Throws Strike Against Stroke after ‘Amazing’ Recovery at UAMS
Even before he threw a ceremonial strike-out pitch at UAMS Strike Out Stroke Night at Dickey-Stephens Park in North Little Rock on May 23, Timothy Raines already felt like a winner.
May 23, 2019
Better Breathers COPD Support Group to Meet June 7 in Jonesboro
Tayna Walker, APRN with St. Bernards Clopton Clinic Pulmonology, will be the guest speaker of the Better Breathers COPD Support Group at 11 a.m. June 7 at Nettleton Baptist Church-NEA Fairgrounds, 7001 E. Johnson Avenue in Jonesboro. Walker will be speaking on accessing resources and how to prepare for a primary care office visit. The…
May 20, 2019
Thoracic Surgeon Steliga Honored by UAMS Cancer Institute Auxiliary
When Matthew Steliga, M.D., arrived at UAMS 10 years ago, he faced an uphill battle. Lung cancer rates in the state were skyrocketing, with an estimated 2,160 Arkansans losing their lives to the disease in 2009 alone. As UAMS’ only surgeon dedicated to the treatment of lung cancer, Steliga jumped in headfirst and began building…
UAMS Graduates 864 Health Care Professionals
Degrees and certificates were awarded to 864 graduates of the University of Arkansas Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) five colleges and graduate school May 18 during a commencement ceremony at Verizon Arena in North Little Rock. Degrees were presented to 165 in the College of Medicine, 229 in the College of Nursing, 111 in the College of…
May 18, 2019
UAMS Graduates 864 Health Care Professionals
Degrees or certificates were awarded to 864 graduates of the University of Arkansas Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) five colleges and graduate school May 18 during a commencement ceremony at Verizon Arena in North Little Rock.
May 17, 2019
Six Years into Retirement: Neurology Professor Still Making Major Contributions
Does science stop in retirement? The short answer — according to Gerald A. Dienel, Ph.D. — is no. The long answer? It’s reflected in the many publications, lectures and contributions Dienel has made since retiring in 2013 as a professor emeritus in the Department of Neurology in the UAMS College of Medicine. Dienel has 23…
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