UAMS College of Medicine
November 13, 2017
Warren Man Finds Relief of Abdominal Pain
Nov. 13, 2017 | Charles Goins was unsure exactly what ailed him, but he knew the result was excruciating pain in his abdomen. When the discomfort began in December, the 69-year-old Warren native realized immediately that something was wrong. He spent the next several days in a hospital with a pain he had never experienced…
November 6, 2017
Glaucoma Specialist Christopher Lee, M.D., Joins UAMS Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute
Nov. 6, 2017 | Christopher Lee, M.D., has joined the Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). He will also serve as an assistant professor in the UAMS College of Medicine’s Department of Ophthalmology. Lee specializes in glaucoma. Lee comes to UAMS from the University of Texas Southwestern…
November 3, 2017
UAMS Nabs Health Literacy Award at National Conference
Nov. 3, 2017 | The UAMS Center for Health Literacy won Best Poster in Health Literacy recently at the International Conference on Communication in Healthcare and Health Literacy Annual Research Conference held Oct. 8-11 in Baltimore. The conference was focused on both health care communication and health literacy, meaning the skills to find, understand and…
October 26, 2017
Jacquelyn Bailey of West Memphis Receives $10,000 Arkansas Mutual Scholarship to Pursue Rural Primary Care
Oct. 26, 2017 — Jacquelyn Bailey of West Memphis has been awarded the Arkansas Mutual Medical Student Award, a scholarship for third-year medical students at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) who want to practice primary care in rural Arkansas. Bailey, a first generation college graduate, found her inspiration for primary care as…
October 12, 2017
Breast Cancer Didn’t Steal Little Rock Woman’s Zeal for Life
Oct. 12, 2017 | The past year and a half has included many challenges for Josephine Guiden — being diagnosed with cancer, then chemotherapy, surgery and radiation treatments— but none of them have snatched her passion for life. “There’s power in knowing you have to be positive about life,” said the 70-year-old Little Rock resident….
September 28, 2017
Diversity Lecture: Identify Privileges, Be an Ally for Others
Sept. 28, 2017 | To be accepting of one another and work to unify the country, individuals must better understand their privileges and identify ways to help others, said Sara Tariq, M.D., assistant dean for undergraduate clinical education in the UAMS College of Medicine. The interactive, lunchtime talk Sept. 20 was the third in a…
September 21, 2017
Three UAMS Medical Students Awarded Scholarships for Rural Arkansas Primary Care
Sept. 21, 2017 | 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 Steven James, a senior from Conway; Julie Sherrill, a senior from Dumas; and Allison Jackson, a…
September 12, 2017
UAMS Honors Individuals for Diversity Efforts
Sept. 12, 2017 | Four members of the UAMS family were recognized Sept. 6 for their contributions to promoting diversity on campus and in the community at the UAMS Center for Diversity Affairs’ annual State of Diversity and Inclusion ceremony. Santiago Gonzales, a medical student in the UAMS College of Medicine; Brittney Roy, program coordinator…
September 6, 2017
UAMS Scientists Believe Enzyme Could Help Avoid Transplant Rejection
Sept. 6, 2017 | UAMS scientists believe they have identified an enzyme that could be manipulated to help stave off transplant rejection in patients following surgery. The findings of Lyle Burdine, M.D., Ph.D., transplant surgeon and assistant professor in the UAMS College of Medicine’s Division of Surgical Research and his research team — including postdoctoral fellow…
August 30, 2017
Kevin Young, Ph.D., Named Chair of Microbiology and Immunology in UAMS College of Medicine
Kevin D. Young, Ph.D., has been appointed chair of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology in the College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), effective Sept. 1. Young has served as a professor in the department since 2009. He succeeds Richard P. Morrison, Ph.D., who became the college’s executive associate…
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