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May 1, 2018
Linda L.M. Worley, M.D., Named UAMS College of Medicine Associate Dean for Northwest Arkansas
May 1, 2018 | Linda L.M. Worley, M.D., a nationally recognized psychiatrist who has served in numerous leadership roles on the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine faculty for over 20 years, has been appointed the college’s associate dean for northwest Arkansas. Worley has worked in northwest Arkansas for several years. She…
April 27, 2018
One in 77 Arkansas Children Has Autism Spectrum Disorder, Says New CDC/UAMS Report
April 27, 2018 | An estimated one in 77 Arkansas children are identified as having Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), according to a new report by the Arkansas Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (AR ADDM) Program of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). The new Arkansas numbers are based on information collected from health…
April 25, 2018
Breezy Conditions No Deterrent for UAMS Earth Day Celebration
April 25, 2018 | Double-digit winds did not hamper UAMS’s celebration of Earth Day on April 19, although it may have resulted in a few extra layers and chilly shuffles to keep warm. Hundreds of employees and students ventured out to the Campus Drive loop between Education Building II and Shorey Building — despite the…
April 24, 2018
UAMS College of Pharmacy Professor First Arkansan to Serve as American Pharmacists Association President
Nicki Hilliard, Pharm. D., a pharmacy professor at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently became the first Arkansan to serve as president of the American Pharmacists Association (APhA), the largest pharmacy professional organization, for the 2018-2019 term. Hilliard is a professor in the College of Pharmacy Department of Pharmacy Practice. After serving…
April 23, 2018
Free Family Caregiver Workshop to be May 10 in Fayetteville
April 23, 2018 | The Schmieding Center for Senior Health and Education, part of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will hold a free family caregiver workshop May 10 in Fayetteville for those who would like to learn about caring for an adult with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease. The workshop, which is open…
KidneyCon 2018 Spotlights Advances, Careers in Nephrology
April 23, 2018 | ‘Learn one, do one and teach one’ has been a longstanding idea in medical education, and attendees at the third annual UAMS KidneyCon held April 6-8 each got chances at one or more of those experiences. About 100 nephrologists, nephrology fellows and internal medicine residents from 26 states attended the conference…
April 20, 2018
Update Provides Latest Innovations, Best Practices for Diabetes
April 20, 2018 | Even just a few small changes in diet — peanuts instead of peanut butter and crackers — can have a profound, positive effect on a person’s health, including someone with diabetes, a guest speaker told the audience April 6 at the 23rd annual UAMS Diabetes Update Symposium. Presented by the UAMS…
April 19, 2018
UAMS Student Pharmacists Win Three-Award Sweep in National Competition
April 19, 2018 | Students of the UAMS College of Pharmacy recently took home three American Pharmacists Association (APhA) national awards for patient care and education. Several of the college’s faculty and alumni also were elected to leadership positions in the association. Nicki Hilliard, Pharm.D., a professor in the college, became the first Arkansan to…
April 18, 2018
Free Family Caregiver Workshop to be May 3 in Ft. Smith
April 18, 2018 | The West Central Center on Aging of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will hold a free family caregiver workshop May 3 for those who would like to learn about caring for an adult with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease. The workshop, which is open to the public, will be…
April 13, 2018
UAMS Sets May Adult Computer Classes
April 13, 2018 | Three computer classes — Computer Basics, Introduction to Genealogy and iPhone & iPad — and one computer workshop — One-on-One Computer Support — will be taught in May for adults at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging. The courses will be presented by the…
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