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August 30, 2018

Health Summit Invites Faith and Community Leaders, Health Care Providers and Researchers

David Robinson

LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas faith leaders, community leaders, students, educators, health care providers, social workers, and researchers are invited to the FAITH Network Summit on Sept. 14 to address health disparities in the state. The conference, presented by the FAITH Network, is from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Centre at University Park in…


August 21, 2018

BioVentures, Boot Camp Garner National Award, Recognition

Ben Boulden

Nancy Gray, far left, gets ready to present prizes to the winning team at the Health Sciences Entrepreneurship Boot Camp in May.

In less than three years, the Health Sciences Entrepreneurship Boot Camp has gone from pilot project to national award winner, recently earning a second place Innovations in Research and Research Education Award from the Association of American Medical Colleges. “Being able to claim the Boot Camp has won an award like this means it’s had…


Ruth Thomas, M.D., Receives Inaugural National Women’s Leadership Award

News Staff

Ruth Thomas, M.D., is the first recipient of the American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society's Women's Leadership Award. (Photo courtesy of American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society)

Orthopaedic surgeon Ruth Thomas, M.D., of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), recently received the inaugural Women’s Leadership Award from the American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society. The award was established by the society’s Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Foundation to recognize current and future female leaders in foot and ankle orthopaedic surgery outside…


August 6, 2018

UAMS Symposium Shows How Technology Bolsters Learning

News Staff

Teaching with Technology participants look on as Kevin D. Phelan, Ph.D., co-director of the Division of Clinical Anatomy, shows off the division's new Sectra Table.

He hasn’t overhauled his teaching methods or reinvented the wheel, but Jerad Gardner’s lectures, insight and expertise are reaching well beyond the confines most teachers educate within.


August 2, 2018

Have Medicare? You May Qualify for Assistance in Affording Medications and Medicare Part B Premiums

Ben Boulden

Aug. 2, 2018 | If you have Medicare and are income qualified, you may be eligible for programs that could save you money on your Medicare premiums and drug costs. On-site application assistance for those who qualify for these benefits will be available from 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Aug. 16 at the Center on Aging-Northeast at…


July 31, 2018

Chancellor Outlines Future Goals during Talk Business Interview

Ben Boulden

UAMS Chancellor Cam Patterson, M.D., recently was interviewed by Roby Brock on the Talk Business & Politics television program.

July 31, 2018 | UAMS Chancellor Cam Patterson, M.D., was ready to talk business, and business looks good.


July 19, 2018

UAMS Awarded $450,000 Telemedicine Grant to Serve Traumatic Brain Injury Survivors

Ben Boulden

July 19, 2018 | A new telemedicine program to provide care and services to traumatic brain injury survivors recently received funding through a $450,000 federal grant to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living awarded the three-year grant for The Traumatic Brain…


July 16, 2018

UAMS Graduates 17 in Latest Community Scientist Academy

David Robinson

The Community Scientist Academy graduates included: Back row from left : Victoria Akins, Alexandra Wilson, LaToya Wilson, and Ti Davis Front row from left: Jajuan Johnson, Breana Taylor, Angela Aikens, Ashely Young and Jan Bowen. Not pictured: Not pictured: Cynthia Booker, Josie Elton, Terri Floyd, Shalonda Stewart, Bailejone Lagoye, Clay McCastlain, Sharmin Moody and John Paul Nolan, Jr.

July 16, 2018 | Ashley Young, one of 17 graduates of the UAMS Translational Research Institute’s spring 2018 Community Scientist Academy, said graduation night was bittersweet. “I loved it. I’m sad that it wasn’t longer,” the Little Rock resident said of the six-week program. “I loved the interactive activities, and I loved how we had…


UAMS Stroke Care Ensures Patient Can Tell His Story

Ben Boulden

During a follow-up visit, Rodney Morrison tests the strength of his grip with Martin Radvany, M.D. Radvany treated Morrison for stroke in March.

July 16, 2018 | Rodney Morrison of Hot Springs has a story to tell, and if it wasn’t for the part UAMS played in it, he might not have been able to tell it. UAMS recently became the first and only health care provider in Arkansas to be certified as a Comprehensive Stroke Center by…


July 13, 2018

UAMS Medical Center Certified as First and Only Comprehensive Stroke Center in Arkansas

Ben Boulden

Seen here outside the UAMS Department of Neurosurgery, the UAMS Medical Center stroke team along with other UAMS physicians and staff recently achieved Comprehensive Stroke Center desgination for the medical center.

July 13, 2018 | UAMS Medical Center has become the first and only health care provider in Arkansas to be certified as a Comprehensive Stroke Center by The Joint Commission.



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