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March 22, 2017
UAMS Welcomes Undergraduate Students for Diversity Day
March 22, 2017 | Undergraduate students recently learned the ins and outs of what it’s like to be a UAMS student and work toward a career in health care. More than 150 students from 10 Arkansas colleges and universities were on campus March 10 as part of UAMS Diversity Day, an event sponsored by the…
Faith, Community Leaders to Gather April 7 for Community-Campus Partnership Conference
March 22, 2017 — Arkansas faith leaders, community leaders, educators, health care providers and researchers are invited to attend the Third Annual Community-Campus Partnership Conference to address health disparities on April 7. The free conference, presented by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), will be held at the Four Points by Sheraton in Little…
March 21, 2017
UAMS Surgeons Reattach Texas Man’s Hand After Sawmill Accident
March 21, 2017 | It was not uncommon for a seasoned sawmill operator like Mauro Santiago to remove a lodged piece of wood from his machine, but what happened the morning of Aug. 15 was anything but routine. As he reached to free a piece of lumber, Santiago, 29, accidentally bumped a lever that activated…
March 20, 2017
UAMS Helps Shine Light on Rare Diseases at State Capitol Event
March 20, 2017 | Hoping to bring more attention to rare diseases, several UAMS faculty and staff went to the state Capitol on March 8 to participate in the inaugural Rare Disease Day advocacy event. Gareth Morgan, M.D., Ph.D., director of the UAMS Myeloma Institute and a professor of internal medicine in the UAMS College of…
March 16, 2017
Two-Day Event Educates Professionals on the Latest Cancer Therapies
March 16, 2017 | For 20 years, a UAMS event has provided health care professionals with the most up-to-date information on diagnosing and treating colorectal and other gastrointestinal cancers. A second day of educational sessions, combined for the first time in 2017, expanded the offerings to include overviews of several cancer-related topics specifically for primary…
Northwest Arkansas Naturals to Host ‘Strike Out Stroke Night’ April 6
March 16, 2017 | To help Arkansans learn how to survive stroke, the Northwest Arkansas Naturals baseball team is making its April 6 opening game of the 2017 season “Strike Out Stroke Night” in partnership with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)-led statewide stroke program, AR SAVES. A helicopter will bring Washington Regional Medical…
March 14, 2017
UAMS Sets SeniorNet April Computer Classes for People 50 and Up
March 14, 2017 | One computer class — Introduction to Windows 10 — and four workshops — One-on-One Computer Support, Introduction to Windows 10 Photos, Computer Maintenance and File Management — will be taught in April for people ages 50 and older at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Donald W. Reynolds Institute…
March 13, 2017
Promise to Patient Inspires UAMS Doctor to run Half Marathon
March 13, 2017 | When Nikhil Meena, M.D., crossed the finish line of his first half marathon March 5, his patient, the late Joe Cook, symbolically crossed it with him. Cook, who died of lung cancer July 2, 2016, had taken up long-distance running about a year earlier after watching several friends enjoy the sport….
March 9, 2017
UA Monticello, UAMS to Allow Early Transfers to UAMS College of Pharmacy
March 9, 2017 | Pre-pharmacy students at the University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) may be able to transfer early to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy under a new program to help recruit qualified students from rural and underserved areas in Arkansas. The Rural Health Early Admissions Program was created…
March 8, 2017
UAMS Recognized by State Senate for Marshallese Work
March 8, 2017 | UAMS was recognized March 6 by the Arkansas State Senate for its work to address health care disparities in diabetes among the Marshallese population in northwest Arkansas. State Sen. Linda Chesterfield introduced the Senate Resolution commending Pearl McElfish, Ph.D., associate vice chancellor for the UAMS Northwest Regional Campus; Peter Kohler, Ph.D.,…
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