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September 2, 2014
UAMS Opens Adult Spina Bifida Clinic
LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has opened an adult Spina Bifida Clinic, the first multidisciplinary clinic available to adult patients in Arkansas.
August 28, 2014
Makeovers Uplift Cancer Patients in UAMS Hospital

Aug. 28, 2014 | never had a makeover before, said Marcia Sweatt, as a specially trained cosmetologist applied blush to her cheeks. ;This was such a surprise.
Research Study Using ADHD Drugs to Treat Addiction
LITTLE ROCK – A team of University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) researchers are studying the potential of two drugs used to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in helping addicts overcome their dependence on methamphetamine.
August 27, 2014
UAMS Myeloma Institute Director Gareth Morgan, M.D., Ph.D., Named ARA Scholar
Aug. 27, 2014 | Gareth Morgan, M.D., Ph.D., director of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy, was named an Arkansas Research Alliance (ARA) Scholar at a news conference today at the State Capitol.
James Andrews to Speak at UAMS
LITTLE ROCK — World-renowned sports surgeon James R. Andrews, M.D., of Gulf Breeze, Fla. and Birmingham, Ala., will be the featured speaker at the 30th Annual Arkansas Orthopaedic Forum, to be held Sept. 5 at the Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).
August 15, 2014
UAMS Medical Student From Gurdon Awarded $10,000 to Choose Primary Care
LITTLE ROCK — Sarah Franklin of Gurdon, Ark., has been named the first recipient of 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.
UAMS Med Student From Gurdon Awarded $10,000 to Choose Primary Care
Aug. 15, 2014 | Sarah Franklin of Gurdon, Ark., has been named the first recipient of 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.
Patients Find Relief from Chronic Pain through New Device
Aug. 15, 2014 | Chronic pain had diminished the lives of both Steve Moore and Tony Yocom. Protégé, a new neurostimulation system implanted during surgery at UAMS, has given some of that life back.
August 14, 2014
UAMS Neurosurgeon First in Arkansas to Implant New Spinal Cord Stimulation Device to Alleviate Chronic Pain
LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Erika Petersen, M.D., recently became the first neurosurgeon in Arkansas to implant in a patient the Protégé IPG device, the world’s first and only neurostimulation system that can be updated through software rather than surgery.
August 13, 2014
UAMS Names New Head of Human Resources
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has hired experienced human resources executive and native Arkansan Jeff Risinger as associate vice chancellor for human resources.
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