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June 18, 2018
Emergency Staff, First Responders Learn Best Practices
June 18, 2018 | Emergency care requires health care professionals and first responders to be adept at reacting quickly and efficiently to a variety of needs. Staying abreast of the latest advancements in treating common conditions and identifying what needs to be done takes training and practice. About 100 health care professionals, first responders, police…
June 15, 2018
UAMS Cheers on Crohn’s & Colitis Walk
As patients with inflammatory bowel disease and their families and friends walked to raise awareness and funding for the disease, UAMS was there to cheer on their efforts at the Take Steps Walk on May 19 in Little Rock. More than 265 participants, volunteers and sponsors took part in the event for Crohn’s and ulcerative…
June 14, 2018
Two UAMS Northwest Regional Campus Faculty Inducted into Clinical Society
June 14, 2018 | Sheldon Riklon, M.D., and Thomas Schulz, M.D., associate professors in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine on the Northwest Regional Campus, were recently inducted into the Southern Society for Clinical Investigation. The society was formed by leaders of 19 southern medical schools in 1946 to advance…
June 12, 2018
UAMS Sets July Computer Classes for Adults
June 12, 2018 | Two computer class — Computer Basics and Intermediate Computers — and two computer workshops — One-on-One Computer Support and Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Your iPhone & iPad — will be taught in July for adults at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Donald W. Reynolds Institute on…
Conference Highlights: A Decade of Telemedicine Achievements, Past, Present and Future
June 12, 2018 | About 290 health care professionals gathered in Hot Springs for the annual Telestroke Conference held May 22-24, as the Arkansas Stroke Assistance through Virtual Emergency Support (AR SAVES) celebrated its 10th anniversary. Each year the UAMS-led partnership of AR SAVES organizes the conference and most of the attendees work at its…
Brian Cotten to Lead UAMS Campus Operations
June 12, 2018 | Brian Cotten has been named associate vice chancellor for campus operations at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), effective July 1. Cotten now serves as the UAMS Medical Center’s administrator for support services and is responsible for managing the performance of core hospital services including clinical engineering, patient transport, food…
June 11, 2018
Hip Replacement Opens Road to Fulfillment for Little Rock Woman
June 11, 2018 | Running is more than a hobby for Mary Ann Hansen. It’s a reprieve. It’s liberation from a past life. Most runners make a connection with the road early in life that remains for a lifetime. Not Hansen. Her bond formed after she was 50 and following a hip replacement. She noticed…
Amanda George Named CFO for UAMS Clinical Programs
June 11, 2018 | Amanda George, CPA, M.H.S.A., has been named associate vice chancellor for clinical finance and chief financial officer for the Integrated Clinical Enterprise at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). George has been at UAMS since 2013. “Amanda is uniquely qualified to serve in this role,” said Richard H. Turnage,…
June 6, 2018
Health Sciences Boot Camp Helps Students Get Started on Startups
June 6, 2018 | Just as academic years at Arkansas colleges and universities were winding down in May, 17 undergraduate and graduate students were starting up at the third annual Health Sciences Entrepreneurship Boot Camp on the University of Central Arkansas campus in Conway. The boot camp from May 20-25 was a joint initiative of…
June 4, 2018
Public Invited to June 13 Dedication of Oaklawn Center On Aging Caregiver Training Center
June 4, 2018 | The Oaklawn Center on Aging, part of the Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will dedicate and rename its care house June 13 as the Darrell Meyer Care House. The public is invited to the dedication, which will be from 2 –…
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