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December 22, 2016
UAMS Reaches Milestones in 2016
Dec. 22, 2016 | In 2016, UAMS and its physicians and researchers achieved several firsts along with other milestones in patient care, education and research. From treating chronic pain and brain tumors to starting the first comprehensive research study of synthetic marijuana products and graduating the largest class in UAMS history, the university continued to…
December 21, 2016
Jacksonville Woman Survives Stroke Thanks to Quick Response
Dec. 21, 2016 | Vivian and Hubert Smith are known to their neighbors as the love birds. Married for 66 years, the Jacksonville couple enjoy each other’s company and spend their days conversing, reading and participating in group activities with their friends at their apartment complex. But the morning of Halloween 2016 proved to be…
December 20, 2016
Thomas L. Stephenson Joins UAMS as Development Leader for Myeloma Institute
Dec. 20, 2016 | Thomas L. Stephenson has been named a senior director of development at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), where he is heading up philanthropic activities with the Myeloma Institute.
December 16, 2016
UAMS Medical Student from Harrison Receives Scheving Award
Dec. 16, 2016 | Rebekah G. Langston of Harrison has received the Lawrence E. Scheving Award for earning the highest score in the 2016 human structure course at UAMS. Langston, a first-year medical student, is a fourth-generation UAMS student but the first woman in the family to pursue a medical degree. The human structure course includes…
December 15, 2016
Head Start Carolers Bring Joyous Songs, Smiles to UAMS
Dec. 15, 2016 | The hallways and offices at UAMS swelled with laughter, happiness and a festive spirit Dec. 15 as a troupe of UAMS Head Start preschoolers sang holiday songs for all to hear. As the children jingled into his office, UAMS Chancellor Dan Rahn, M.D., wished the kids a happy holiday season and…
December 13, 2016
UAMS to Offer Freedom From Smoking Program Starting Jan. 4
LITTLE ROCK — Make 2017 the year you quit smoking for good, with help from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). The small-group Freedom from Smoking program will meet from 4-5:30 p.m. for seven Wednesdays beginning Jan. 4 in room 10104 on the 10th floor of the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute….
12th Street Center Marks World AIDS Day with Screenings
Dec. 13, 2016 | Janay Tatum got some good news on Dec. 1 at the UAMS 12th Street Health & Wellness Center: She’s healthy. “It was a good experience, and I had never been here before,” said Tatum, 27, of Wrightsville. “Everybody was nice, very friendly. My blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar were good….
December 9, 2016
High School Girls Learn Orthopaedic Surgical Techniques
Dec. 9, 2016 | Nearly 40 female high school students from across the state spent a Saturday at UAMS learning orthopaedic concepts like reconstructing knee ligaments and casting broken bones. The workshop was part of the Perry Outreach Program, designed to encourage young women to become orthopaedic surgeons and researchers. For six years, UAMS has…
December 8, 2016
Surgeons Use 3D Technology to Reconstruct Man’s Face
Dec. 8, 2016 | “When I reached up and felt the blood, I knew I’d hurt myself badly. But I had no idea my face had been crushed.” Sidney Todd III was at his job Jan.13, 2016, checking out oil wells in Union County. As he stepped up on a unit, he slipped on a…
December 5, 2016
UAMS Part of International Myeloma Genome Project
Dec. 5, 2016 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is collaborating with Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Celgene Corp. to compile the largest set of high-quality genetic data related to myeloma, a cancer of plasma cells in the blood. Brian Walker, Ph.D., a professor in the UAMS College of Medicine’s Department of Internal…
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