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June 30, 2022

UAMS, Walling Drug Partner to Provide Community Health Worker in Sharp County

David Wise

Mikayla Britt, community health worker in Sharp County

FAYETTEVILLE – Mikayla Britt, of Cave City, was hired recently through a partnership between the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Walling Drug to help people in Sharp County navigate the health care system. As an embedded community health worker, Britt is available to answer basic health care questions and provide education and…


UAMS Partners with Local Pharmacies to Provide Community Health Workers in Sebastian County

David Wise

Sebastian County on Arkansas Map

FAYETTEVILLE – Four community health workers were hired recently through a partnership between the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and three local pharmacies to help people in Sebastian County navigate the health care system. As embedded community health workers, Bobbi Evans, Harrison Hall, Mario Juarez, and Holleign Willis are available to answer basic…


UAMS, Mitchell’s Main Street Pharmacy Partner to Provide Community Health Worker in Stone County

David Wise

Trevor Crymes, community health worker in Stone County

FAYETTEVILLE – Trevor Crymes, of Mountain View, was hired recently through a partnership between the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Mitchell’s Main Street Pharmacy to help people in Stone County navigate the health care system. As an embedded community health worker, Crymes is available to answer basic health care questions and provide…


UAMS, Wagner’s Mount Ida Pharmacy Partner to Provide Community Health Worker in Montgomery County

David Wise

Montgomery County on map

FAYETTEVILLE – Michele Duncan was hired recently through a partnership between the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Wagner’s Mount Ida Pharmacy to help people in Montgomery County navigate the health care system. As an embedded community health worker, Duncan is available to answer basic health care questions and provide education and resources…


June 28, 2022

UAMS, Mitchell’s Park Street Pharmacy Partner to Provide Community Health Worker in Izard County

David Wise

Whitney Beard

FAYETTEVILLE – Whitney Beard, of Calico Rock, was hired recently through a partnership between the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Mitchell’s Park Street Pharmacy to help people in Izard County navigate the health care system. As an embedded community health worker, Beard is available to answer basic health care questions and provide…


UAMS, Local Pharmacies Partner to Provide Community Health Workers in Drew County

David Wise

Drew County on Arkansas map

FAYETTEVILLE – Teresa Cox and Rosetta Racy were hired recently through a partnership between the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), Sav-Mart Pharmacy and the Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care (AFMC) to help people in Drew County navigate the health care system. As embedded community health workers, Cox and Racy are available to answer…


UAMS, Local Pharmacies Partner to Provide Community Health Workers in Desha County

David Wise

Brandi Gilliam

FAYETTEVILLE – Brandi Gilliam and Isierene Brown were hired recently through a partnership between the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and local pharmacies to help people in Desha County navigate the health care system. As embedded community health workers, Gilliam and Brown are available to answer basic health care questions and provide education…


June 24, 2022

UAMS Researchers Link Pandemic to Increased Food Insecurity in Arkansas

David Wise

UAMS employees deliver boxes of food during COVID-19 pandemic

FAYETTEVILLE — Researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences found that 1 in 4 Arkansans faced food insecurity in the first several months of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published recently in Dialogues in Health. The study, “COVID-19 and Food Insecurity in a Vulnerable Rural State,” analyzed various factors related to…


UAMS, Palace Drug Partner to Provide Community Health Worker in Fulton County

David Wise

Trena Spears

FAYETTEVILLE – Trena Spears was hired recently through a partnership between the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Palace Drug to help people in Fulton County navigate the health care system. As an embedded community health worker, Spears is available to answer basic health care questions and provide education and resources to the…


June 21, 2022

Mina Nguyen-Driver, Psy.D., Joins UAMS Schmieding Development Center as Pediatric Psychologist

David Wise

Mina Nguyen-Driver

FAYETTEVILLE — Mina Nguyen-Driver, Psy.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as a pediatric psychologist at the UAMS Schmieding Developmental Center in Springdale and as a professor in the College of Medicine Department of Pediatrics. Nguyen-Driver’s specialty is providing evaluation and treatment for children with complex developmental and medical concerns, using…



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