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March 18, 2016
Medical Students Learn Residency Plans at Match Day
March 18, 2016 | Countless hours spent in lecture halls, laboratories, study groups and clinical rotations provided 157 soon-to-be graduates of the UAMS College of Medicine with a sealed, white envelope that held their future. The annual Match Day ceremony brought the class of 2016 to the Embassy Suites in Little Rock on March 18….
Hot Springs Woman’s Hip Replacements Leave Behind Pain, Discomfort
March 18, 2016 | In the past six months, Vicki Brooks has undergone two hip replacements, but it’s hard to tell from her energetic walk and cheerful demeanor. If you ask Brooks, a Hot Springs resident, she praises her son, Brian, for her decision to visit UAMS when her hip pain became too much to…
March 17, 2016
Northwest Arkansas Naturals to Host ‘Strike Out Stroke Night’
LITTLE ROCK — To help Arkansans learn how to survive stroke, the Northwest Arkansas Naturals baseball team is making its April 7 opening game of the 2016 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 15, 2016
UAMS to Demonstrate Cosmetic Services During Free Seminar
LITTLE ROCK — The public is invited to attend a free demonstration and educational seminar of cosmetic services March 28 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). The seminar, to be held at the UAMS Family Medical Center at 521 Jack Stephens Drive, is part of the UAMS Preventive, Occupational and Environmental Medicine…
March 11, 2016
Friends of UAMS – Jonesboro Meets at Rotary Club
March 11, 2016 | More than 125 business and community leaders and members of the Rotary Club of Jonesboro enjoyed an afternoon of food and conversation March 8, during the second gathering of the Friends of UAMS – Jonesboro Chapter. The noontime event was held during the rotary club’s weekly meeting at the St. Bernards…
March 22 Science Café — ‘The Martian: Science Tech or Science Fiction?’
LITTLE ROCK – Science Café Little Rock, co-sponsored by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), will hold its next public forum, The Martian: Science Tech or Science Fiction?, on March 22. Panelists will discuss the science and technology, mental fortitude and other important factors needed for a successful mission to Mars. Held from…
March 10, 2016
Cornea Donation Saves Rogers Man’s Vision
March 10, 2016 | Organ donation is an incredibly personal and tremendously impactful act of kindness, but Jim Harris already knows that on a profound level. “Without the generosity of a donor, I would have lost sight in my eye,” said the 53-year-old Rogers resident. “I am grateful my donor was thoughtful enough to make…
March 8, 2016
Delta Dental Foundation Awards $30,000 to UAMS 12th Street Center
March 8, 2016 | Delta Dental of Arkansas Foundation recently presented a $30,000 grant to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) 12th Street Health & Wellness Center to help pay for additional dental care for patients seen first at the center. Some of center patients are referred for the next level of care to…
March 7, 2016
UAMS Center for Health Literacy Awarded $2.9 Million by National Institutes of Health
LITTLE ROCK — University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Center for Health Literacy has received a four-year grant of $2.9 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to test the effectiveness of a diabetes education and health literacy program in patient-centered medical homes at UAMS regional centers across Arkansas. A patient-centered medical home…
March 4, 2016
UAMS, ADH Study Links Longer Driving Time to Heart Attack Death
Arkansans’ risk of dying from a heart attack increases the farther away they live from hospitals capable of treating them when compared to state residents who live closer, a new study by Arkansas researchers shows. Their death risk can be as much as 26 percent higher, according to the multi-year study led by Appathurai Balamurugan,…
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