UAMS College of Medicine
March 28, 2017
UAMS Opens OrthoNow Walk-In, After-Hours Clinic on April 3
March 28, 2017 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is opening a walk-in, after-hours orthopaedics clinic — OrthoNow — on April 3 at the UAMS Orthopaedics Clinic at 600 Autumn Road. OrthoNow will be open 5-8 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m. – noon Saturdays for general orthopaedics issues. Patients will not…
March 21, 2017
UAMS Surgeons Reattach Texas Man’s Hand After Sawmill Accident
March 21, 2017 | It was not uncommon for a seasoned sawmill operator like Mauro Santiago to remove a lodged piece of wood from his machine, but what happened the morning of Aug. 15 was anything but routine. As he reached to free a piece of lumber, Santiago, 29, accidentally bumped a lever that activated…
March 20, 2017
UAMS Helps Shine Light on Rare Diseases at State Capitol Event
March 20, 2017 | Hoping to bring more attention to rare diseases, several UAMS faculty and staff went to the state Capitol on March 8 to participate in the inaugural Rare Disease Day advocacy event. Gareth Morgan, M.D., Ph.D., director of the UAMS Myeloma Institute and a professor of internal medicine in the UAMS College of…
March 1, 2017
Documentary Takes A New Look At Treating Childhood Trauma
March 1, 2017 | Healthcare professionals and others with special interest in children’s needs filled the audience at a screening of a documentary exploring the identification and treatment of child abuse held Feb. 21 at the Ron Robinson Theater in Little Rock’s River Market area. The hour-long film, “Resilience: The Biology of Stress & The…
January 5, 2017
Oxford Woman’s Elbow Saved After Gunshot
Jan. 5, 2017 | Kathy Thomas remembers a booming noise, then, immediately questioning what caused it. Following a Sunday church service in December 2015, Thomas and her husband spent the afternoon moving items into their new home in Oxford in north central Arkansas. Thomas was in tow with one of her husband’s handguns when the…
January 3, 2017
Shoulder Specialist Charles Pearce Joins UAMS
Jan. 3, 2017 | Charles “Chuck” Pearce, M.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as an orthopaedic sports medicine surgeon specializing in shoulder problems. He will see patients at the UAMS Orthopaedic Clinic on Shackleford Road. He is also an assistant professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery in the UAMS College…
December 16, 2016
UAMS Medical Student from Harrison Receives Scheving Award
Dec. 16, 2016 | Rebekah G. Langston of Harrison has received the Lawrence E. Scheving Award for earning the highest score in the 2016 human structure course at UAMS. Langston, a first-year medical student, is a fourth-generation UAMS student but the first woman in the family to pursue a medical degree. The human structure course includes…
December 15, 2016
Head Start Carolers Bring Joyous Songs, Smiles to UAMS
Dec. 15, 2016 | The hallways and offices at UAMS swelled with laughter, happiness and a festive spirit Dec. 15 as a troupe of UAMS Head Start preschoolers sang holiday songs for all to hear. As the children jingled into his office, UAMS Chancellor Dan Rahn, M.D., wished the kids a happy holiday season and…
December 13, 2016
12th Street Center Marks World AIDS Day with Screenings
Dec. 13, 2016 | Janay Tatum got some good news on Dec. 1 at the UAMS 12th Street Health & Wellness Center: She’s healthy. “It was a good experience, and I had never been here before,” said Tatum, 27, of Wrightsville. “Everybody was nice, very friendly. My blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar were good….
December 8, 2016
Surgeons Use 3D Technology to Reconstruct Man’s Face
Dec. 8, 2016 | “When I reached up and felt the blood, I knew I’d hurt myself badly. But I had no idea my face had been crushed.” Sidney Todd III was at his job Jan.13, 2016, checking out oil wells in Union County. As he stepped up on a unit, he slipped on a…
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