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October 27, 2016

UAMS Students Show Helena Teens Career Choices in Health Care

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UAMS REACH Delta

Oct. 27, 2016 | UAMS students visited KIPP Delta Collegiate High School in Helena recently to share with the nearly college-bound students the vast opportunities and careers in health care. The event, Raising Exposure & Awareness of Careers in Health (REACH) in the Delta, gave more than one hundred 11th and 12th grade students the…


October 26, 2016

Free Family Caregiver Workshop to be held Nov. 16

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Oct. 26, 2016 | The Schmieding Home Caregiver Training Program of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will hold a free family caregiver workshop Nov.16 for those who would like to learn about caring for an adult with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease. The workshop will be held 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. at…


October 21, 2016

Arkansas Life Sciences Summit Supplies Insight, Connections for Entrepreneurs

Ben Boulden

Oct. 21, 2016 | To bring life to a state’s life sciences sector, working together is key, and the Arkansas Life Sciences Summit keynote speaker Patrick Plues could see that  spirit in abundance as he looked at his audience. About 100 entrepreneurs, investors and research scientists gathered at the summit in Conway on Oct. 19…


October 20, 2016

The Irreplaceable Family Caregiver Community Event to be Nov. 12 in Little Rock

Ben Boulden

Oct. 20, 2016 | The Irreplaceable Family Caregiver Community Event, bringing education and support for family caregivers, will be held Nov. 12 in Little Rock by Today’s Caregiver magazine and The Schmieding Home Caregiver Training Program of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). The event will be 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at the UAMS Donald…


October 17, 2016

Schmieding Program to Celebrate National Caregiver Appreciation Day Nov. 9

Ben Boulden

Oct. 17, 2016 | The Schmieding Home Caregiver Training Program of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will celebrate National Caregiver Appreciation Day from 8 a.m. – noon Nov. 9 at the West Central Center on Aging Office, 512 S. 16th St. The celebration will start with a breakfast. Attendees then can visit caregiver…


UAMS Sets SeniorNet November Computer Classes for People 50 and Up

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Oct. 17, 2016 | Two computer classes — Introduction to Computers and Fundamentals for Beginners —  and two workshops — Google Photos and Microsoft Word Mail Merge — will be taught in November for people ages 50 and older at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging. Classes…


Class of 2018 Nursing Students Don White Coats

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UAMS College of Nursing White Coat

Oct. 17, 2016 | More than 300 family members and friends, along with UAMS College of Nursing faculty, staff, alumni and supporters, watched Oct. 7 as junior Bachelor of Science in Nursing students received their white coats. The ceremony marked the passage into the clinical phase of the students’ nursing education. The class of 2018…


UAMS Reynolds Institute on Aging Kicks Off Celebration of National Family Caregiver Month Nov. 9

Ben Boulden

Oct. 17, 2016 | The Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) invites the public to attend a celebration of National Family Caregiver Month starting at 8 a.m. Nov. 9 at the institute. “We want to recognize the 452,000 family caregivers who contribute to the care of older…


October 14, 2016

Richard Turnage, M.D., Named UAMS Vice Chancellor for Clinical Programs and Hospital CEO

Ben Boulden

Oct. 14, 2016 | Richard Turnage, M.D., has been named vice chancellor for clinical programs for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and  CEO of UAMS Medical Center, effective Dec. 1. He succeeds Roxane Townsend, M.D., who left UAMS at the end of September. “After conducting a national search, it was clear to me and…


Research Staff Recognized by International Group

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Caption: UAMS employees Carrie Chiaro (center) and Melisa Clark (right) co-chair the Arkansas chapter of SOCRA. Amy Jo Jenkins (left) is a past co-chair and has been elected to SOCRA’s Board of Directors.

Oct. 14, 2016 | For a record fifth year in a row, the Arkansas chapter of the international Society of Clinical Research Associates (SOCRA) has been recognized for ensuring the highest quality research by providing the most continuing education hours of any chapter. The annual Chapter Chairperson Recognition Award was presented to Carrie Chiaro, M.P.H.,…



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