UAMS College of Medicine


April 5, 2018

Arkansas Children’s Hospital and University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine Host Investiture Ceremony for Endowed Chair in Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery

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Brian Reemtsen, M.D., (center) was invested April 4 in the Arkansas Log a Load for Kids Endowed Chair in Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery. With him (from left) are Jay Deshpande, M.D.; Phillip Jett; Arkansas Children’s President and CEO Marcy Doderer; UAMS Interim Chancellor Stephanie Gardner; Frederick Bentley, M.D.; and Christopher T. Westfall, M.D.

April 5, 2018 | Arkansas Children’s Hospital and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine celebrated the investiture of Brian Reemtsen, M.D., as the recipient and steward of the Arkansas Log A Load For Kids Endowed Chair in Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery on April 4. Establishing endowed chairs provides Arkansas Children’s and…


April 2, 2018

Cabot Woman Back to Active Lifestyle after Hip Procedure

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Beverly Smith is back to traveling with her husband and living life to its fullest after a hip replacement performed by UAMS's Paul Edwards, M.D.

April 2, 2018 | Beverly Smith isn’t used to being held back. The now-retired Cabot resident loves to be on the move. She longs to travel. She lives for cruises and trips with her husband, and the freedom to do as they please. Last year, that way of life came to an abrupt halt when…


March 8, 2018

UAMS Jones Eye Institute Opens Walker Eye Surgical Simulation & Education Center

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UAMS celebrated the opening of the Walker Eye Surgical Simulation & Education Center on March 7. Pictured left to right: John P. Shock, M.D., JEI founding director; interim UAMS Chancellor Stephanie Gardner, Pharm..D, Ed.D.; Mandy Macke, Walker Foundation associate director; Johnny Mike Walker, Walker Foundation trustee and son of Willard and Pat Walker; Nancy Shock; Terri Westfall; and Christopher T. Westfall, M.D., JEI director, interim UAMS College of Medicine dean, and director of its Department of Ophthalmology.

March 8, 2018 | A portion of the ninth floor at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute has been transformed into an instructive, collaborative center where ophthalmology residents and UAMS students can learn surgical techniques and procedures outside the confines of an operating room, thanks to a…


February 16, 2018

Brandi Mize Wins Scheving Award

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Brandi Mize is the 15th recipient of the Lawrence E. Scheving Award, established in 2004 to recognize the first-year medical student with the highest grade in Human Structure.

Feb. 16, 2018 | A new name now graces the Lawrence E. Scheving Award plaque outside the Division of Clinical Anatomy’s office on the ground floor of the Daniel W. Rahn Interprofessional Education Building. Brandi M. Mize of Paragould accepted the award, given to the first-year medical student with the highest grade in Human Structure, Feb….


February 1, 2018

MASH Celebrates 30 Years Sparking Interest in Health Care Fields

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MASH

Feb. 1, 2018 | Students, graduates and supporters were in a festive mood as they gathered Jan. 26 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the UAMS MASH program, which seeks to spark young people’s interest in the health care field. MASH (Medical Applications of Science for Health) is a two-week summer enrichment program that allows…


Hot Springs Village Man Still Active After Ankle Replacement

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Marcus Everett Ruth Thomas UAMS

Feb. 1, 2018 | It was a slope he knew to avoid, but one his adventurous spirit wouldn’t let him. “What I love about snow skiing is you’re in complete control of your destiny,” said 74-year-old Marcus Everett. “I got hooked on the speed.” He was halfway down the mountain in Breckinridge, Colorado, in 2008,…


January 25, 2018

Little Rock Woman Wins Battle to Keep Her Vision

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With the help of the UAMS Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute and ophthalmologists like Romona Davis, M.D., Pamela Morehart (right) is able to maintain her vision.

Jan. 25, 2018 | Maintaining her vision while three rival eye conditions attempt to steal it away is a battle, but it’s one Pamela Morehart is able to win thanks to the UAMS Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute. “We have a blessing in the Jones Eye Institute at UAMS,” said Morehart. First, there’s the…


December 19, 2017

Terry Angtuaco, M.D., Inducted as Inaugural Fellow to American Association for Women Radiologists

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Dec. 19, 2017 | Terry Angtuaco, M.D., a professor in the College of Medicine’s Department of Radiology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), was one of 18 inducted recently into the inaugural fellowship class of the American Association for Women Radiologists. The class was recognized at the 2017 Radiological Society of North America…


December 11, 2017

Hearts2Soles Provides Free Foot Exam, Shoes to Local Homeless

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Dec. 11, 2017 | Her youngest daughter, Cheyenne, covets new shoes like most 10-year-old children; her oldest child, 13-year-old Sequoia, continues to hit growth spurts every few months making new shoes a necessity; and she, 35-year-old Virginia Duck, has worn through the soles from her current pair of shoes. Those circumstances made the annual Hearts2Soles…


December 8, 2017

UAMS’ C. Lowry Barnes: Trinidad Trip ‘Very Rewarding’

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C. Lowry Barnes Trinidad UAMS Operation Walk

Dec. 8 2017 | The procedure itself was nothing out of the ordinary for a seasoned orthopaedic surgeon like C. Lowry Barnes, M.D., but the response he received from the patient will always be a special memory for him. In the middle of a medical mission trip to Trinidad, Barnes had just helped a middle-aged…



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