UAMS College of Medicine
August 23, 2017
Barnes Honors Mentor, Nurse with $75,000 in Scholarships
Aug. 23, 2017 | C. Lowry Barnes, M.D., has made a distinguished career as an orthopaedic surgeon with the support of a kindly mentor and a dedicated nurse. Now, he’s paying it forward: spreading $75,000 across two scholarships, each honoring their contributions. Barnes donated $37,500, matched by UAMS for a total of $75,000, towards the…
August 15, 2017
Sports Medicine Specialist Lawrence O’Malley, M.D., Joins UAMS
Aug. 15, 2017 | Lawrence O’Malley, M.D., a sports medicine specialist, has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). O’Malley will be an assistant professor in the UAMS College of Medicine’s Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. He will see patients at the UAMS Orthopaedic Clinic at Autumn Road. “Dr. O’Malley has experience treating athletes across…
August 3, 2017
UAMS Researchers Receive National Science Foundation Grant to Study Regulation of Emotion
Aug. 3, 2017 | A team of University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) research scientists recently received a $422,610 grant from the National Science Foundation to study the mechanisms of control of emotional responses of men and women using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Keith Bush, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the UAMS College…
July 18, 2017
Marshallese Students Encouraged to Pursue Health Care Careers
July 18, 2017 | More than 50 Marshallese high school students and parents attended the Pathways to Health Professions conference June 9-10 in Springdale, where they were encouraged to pursue higher education and health care careers. Sheldon Riklon, M.D., an associate professor in the UAMS College of Medicine, shared the story of his perseverance and…
July 12, 2017
Telemedicine’s Future Discussed at Innovation Summit
July 12, 2017 | Nearly 200 Arkansas health care and business professionals gathered June 30 at the 2017 Telehealth Innovation Summit in North Little Rock to discuss the innovations, challenges and future of telemedicine. The day-long event at the Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub amassed health care administrators, clinicians, IT managers, hospital billing specialists, office and…
June 2, 2017
C. Lowry Barnes, M.D., Invested in Carl L. Nelson, M.D., Distinguished Chair in Orthopaedic Surgery
June 2, 2017 | C. Lowry Barnes, M.D., chair of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine’s Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, was invested June 1 in the Carl L. Nelson, M.D., Distinguished Chair in Orthopaedic Surgery. Barnes, who graduated with honors from the College of Medicine in 1986 and completed his internship and…
May 15, 2017
UAMS Researcher’s Mobile Application Enhances Training for Emergency Dispatchers
LITTLE ROCK — A mobile training application developed by a University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) researcher aims to reduce mortality rates during emergency situations by helping dispatchers provide improved, more in-depth information to paramedics. Of the 75 counties in Arkansas, only five have emergency medical dispatchers. The classification requires dispatchers undergo six months…
April 11, 2017
Cataract Surgery Brings Color Back for Little Rock Artist
April 11, 2017 | There are many things graphic artist and retired art teacher Jodi Shull loves about art, but she loves the vibrant colors most. “I love being able to manipulate them in many ways,” she said. Shull, 65, has made art a lifetime passion and career. She previously owned a studio in downtown…
Med Student from Russellville Looks Forward to Psychiatry
April 11, 2017 | For most of her career as a medical student, Meghan Kerin thought she would practice internal medicine. She had a change of heart during her psychiatry rotation. “Dr. Tariq would tell us in medical school to pick the field we feel we can do the most good. I believe for me,…
April 3, 2017
Bony Sinus Tumor Removed Without a Single Cut
April 3, 2017 | Mary Neal French went in for surgery to remove a bony tumor from her sinus last September and woke up to find the tumor gone. But her surgeon didn’t have to make a single cut. French said she began having headaches with a lot of pressure in July. She believed it…
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