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January 17, 2019
Arkansas Autism Program Receives $2.17 Million in Federal Funding
The Arkansas Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (AR ADDM) Program of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently was awarded a four-year grant of $2.17 million by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Arkansas monitoring program tracks the number and characteristics of 8-year-olds with autism spectrum disorder and/or intellectual disability….
January 14, 2019
Pro Visits UAMS for Study of Golfing Motion
Standing in a long, rectangular room with his feet firmly planted on an artificial, green turf surrounded by a series of 10 different infrared motion-capture cameras, PGA golfer and Arkansas native Austin Cook aimed carefully with a driver as he prepared to send a golf ball flying from a tee into a net. “I’ve never…
Introducing Michelle Gonzalez, Ph.D., CRNA
Michelle Gonzalez, Ph.D., CRNA, joined UAMS on Jan. 2 to guide the formation and accreditation of the new nurse anesthesia educational program in the College of Nursing. She comes to UAMS from the University of Maryland School of Nursing, where she served as an assistant professor and simulation coordinator, and performed clinical practice as a…
UAMS Hires Michelle Gonzalez, Ph.D., to Direct New Nurse Anesthetist Program
LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has hired Michelle Gonzalez, Ph.D., CRNA, to guide the formation and accreditation of a new nurse anesthesia educational program. Gonzalez comes to UAMS from the University of Maryland School of Nursing, where she served as an assistant professor and simulation coordinator and performed clinical…
January 7, 2019
UAMS Awards Six Grants for Opioid / Pain Research
Six UAMS researchers have received pilot awards for opioid addiction and pain management studies. The one-year awards of up to $25,000 each will help the researchers get the preliminary data needed to apply for larger federal grants to continue and expand their research at UAMS. Below are the awardees, research study titles, and links to…
January 2, 2019
Cornea Transplant Saves Vision of NICU Doctor
For Whit Hall, M.D., a constant blurring of his vision made work more difficult. The nature of the work, however, required keen vision. Hall is a neonatologist in the UAMS Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. “Many of our babies are very small,” said Hall. “In order to help the babies breathe, for example, we have to…
UAMS Has State’s Only Pediatric OB-GYN
LITTLE ROCK – Laura Hollenbach, M.D., an assistant professor in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine, has become the first and only physician in Arkansas to be board certified in Obstetrics-Gynecology with Focused Practice Designation in Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology. She mostly sees pediatric patients on the campus of Arkansas…
December 17, 2018
UAMS Wins Grant to Create Healthy Living App for Arkansas Students
LITTLE ROCK – Researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have been awarded a $10,000 grant to create an app that promotes total wellness and healthy living habits in Arkansas students. The grant comes from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human…
Students Learn About Services for LGBTQ+ Patients
Future health care professionals from throughout UAMS recently gathered to learn about the specific needs of, and services available to, the LGBTQ communities in the Little Rock metro area. The talk, which featured Zack Baker, the education and outreach coordinator from Planned Parenthood Great Plains, was presented by the UAMS Rainbow Health Alliance and sponsored…
December 14, 2018
Head Start Elves, Reindeer and Santa Carol at UAMS
Though a dreary mist darkened the midmorning sky outside, it was all brightness and cheer in the offices of UAMS Chancellor Cam Patterson, M.D., MBA, as 19 preschool carolers from UAMS Head Start Sherwood came to spread the holiday spirit.
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