February 13, 2019
Healthy Ager Project to Begin in March; Registration Deadline March 19
The Healthy Ager Project, a program to help older adults improve their fitness level and quality of life while giving students a chance to know more about active seniors in the community, is being offered March 26-April 23 in Jonesboro. The deadline to enroll is March 19.
January 31, 2019
House Fires
These programs were first broadcast the week of February 4, 2019.
January 28, 2019
Oklahoman Glad He Was in Arkansas When He Had Rare Stroke
Being far from home but in the Arkansas SAVES network may have saved Donny Koger’s life.
A resident of Oklahoma City, Koger was in a wilderness area of Polk County on the western border of Arkansas late in the evening of March 16 when he suddenly found he was unable to speak and was paralyzed from the neck down.
January 25, 2019
UAMS Honors MLK with Celebration of Diversity and Call to Service
Dozens of UAMS employees gathered for the 2019 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration, sponsored by the Center for Diversity Affairs, which celebrated the legacy of service advocated by the slain civil rights icon and included the presentation of the Unity Award for completing a collaborative service project.
Outpatient Clinic Reopens After Renovations
The former location of the Internal Medicine North clinic has been completely renovated over the past eight months and reopened Jan. 2 as the new home for the UAMS Allergy, Endocrinology, Podiatry, Pulmonary and Renal clinics.
January 24, 2019
Job Burnout
These programs were first broadcast the week of January 28, 2019.
January 16, 2019
UAMS Celebrates 10 Years in the ‘New’ Patient Tower
Ten years ago, on Jan. 16, 2009, Gov. Mike Beebe stood in the unfinished space we now know as the Hospital Lobby Gallery and said, “This place is magic.” The occasion was the dedication of our new 540,000-square-foot, $200 million hospital.
January 15, 2019
UAMS Receives Building from Schmieding Foundation
The Schmieding Foundation in Springdale has given the $4.85 million building that houses the UAMS Schmieding Center for Senior Health and Education in Springdale to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Pearl McElfish, Ph.D., vice chancellor for the UAMS Northwest Regional Campus, joined Schmieding Foundation President Gilda Underwood and Schmieding Foundation Vice President/Treasurer…
January 14, 2019
UAMS Colorectal Surgeon: Know the Symptoms and Your Surgeon
Most colorectal cancers occur in the colon, the abdominal portion of the large intestine, but up to a third of cases arise in the last 6-8 inches of the bowel, known as the rectum. While more challenging to treat than colon cancer, rectal cancers often display symptoms at an earlier stage, causing bleeding or discomfort….
Introducing Michelle Gonzalez, Ph.D., CRNA
Michelle Gonzalez, Ph.D., CRNA, joined UAMS on Jan. 2 to guide the formation and accreditation of the new nurse anesthesia educational program in the College of Nursing. She comes to UAMS from the University of Maryland School of Nursing, where she served as an assistant professor and simulation coordinator, and performed clinical practice as a…
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