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May 3, 2016
UAMS and Community Leaders Gather to Address Health Disparities June 17
LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas faith leaders, health ministries, educators, researchers and health care providers are invited to attend the second annual Community-Campus Partnership Conference to Address Health Disparities to be held June 17. The free conference, presented by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), will be held at the Comfort Inn & Suites…
April 27, 2016
Gravette Woman’s Sight Restored After Specialist Joins UAMS
April 27, 2016 | It had been more than 30 years since Mary Green had seen anything. She was 12 when an antibiotic caused pain in her eyes, evoking long-term issues and uncovering an underlying condition. Green was eventually diagnosed with Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS), a rare disorder that affects the skin and mucous membranes. The…
UAMS Staff Learn Importance of Trust, Process in PFCC
April 27, 2016 | Providing efficient patient- and family-centered care (PFCC) is much like doing the tango, Juliette Schlucter told a room full of UAMS faculty and staff April 19. “First, you have to have enormous trust in your partner,” she said. “Second, you cannot fake it. You have to know the steps.” Schlucter, who…
April 21, 2016
UAMS to Offer Peripheral Arterial Disease Screening May 6
April 21, 2016 | A free screening for peripheral arterial disease (PAD) will be held May 6 at the Maumelle Senior Wellness Center at 550 Edgewood Drive in Maumelle by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). The screening is for people older than 55 who have symptoms of PAD, which is a narrowing…
Capstone Celebration Marks Clinical Beginning for Audiology Students
April 21, 2016 | The Doctor of Audiology program’s class of 2017 marked the conclusion of its academic chapter and the beginning of its clinical stage with the donning of a white coat at the department’s Capstone Celebration ceremony. “This marks an important part of our students’ journey,” said Nannette Nicholson, Ph.D., professor and interim…
April 20, 2016
Med Students Discuss Family Medicine at ‘Evening with the Dean’
April 20, 2016 | Thirteen UAMS medical students met with Pope Moseley, M.D., dean of the College of Medicine, on April 6 at Trio’s Restaurant to discuss the importance of family medicine to UAMS and to the state of Arkansas. Faculty members from the UAMS Department of Family and Preventive Medicine were on hand to…
April 18, 2016
Frankie Sears Named to UAMS College of Nursing Advisory Board
April 18, 2016 | Mary Frances “Frankie” Sears has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) College of Nursing Advisory Board. Sears’ term on the board will end Jan. 1, 2020. Sears, of Mayflower, has devoted her entire life to service and health care. She spent more than 30 years as a nurse…
April 15, 2016
Friends of UAMS – Pine Bluff Hosts Inaugural Event
April 15, 2016 | More than 100 business and community leaders from across south central Arkansas gathered to enjoy an evening of food and conversation April 12, kicking off the inaugural Friends of UAMS – Pine Bluff. The evening event was hosted by George and Debbie Makris at their home in Pine Bluff. George Makris…
April 13, 2016
College Bids Farewell to Jon Wolfe, Thanks Donors
April 13, 2016 | Thanks and goodbyes peppered a convivial evening of relaxed socializing and good food at the College of Pharmacy Dean’s Donor Recognition Dinner on March 31 at the Clinton Presidential Center. About 100 people, most of them donors, gathered for the event. Students and faculty joined donors and Dean Keith Olsen, Pharm….
Arkansas Travelers to Host ‘Strike Out Stroke Night’ May 5
LITTLE ROCK — To help Arkansans learn how to survive stroke, the Arkansas Travelers are making May 5 “Strike Out Stroke Night” in partnership with AR SAVES, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)-led statewide stroke program. A helicopter will bring Sanjeeva Reddy Onteddu, M.D., AR SAVES medical director, to North Little Rock’s Dickey-Stephens…
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