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September 19, 2016
UAMS Chancellor Dan Rahn Announces Retirement
Sept. 19, 2016 | Dan W. Rahn, M.D., chancellor of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) since 2009, announced today that he plans to retire effective July 31, 2017. During Rahn’s tenure at UAMS, the state’s only academic health sciences university and largest public employer, has undergone a significant transformation, expanding educational, clinical…
September 16, 2016
Mother of Two Says Angel Eye Cameras Eased Mind
Sept. 15, 2016 | It was more than a month before Lucy Josserand, born weighing 2 pounds, 11.5 ounces, was able to see and enjoy the comforts of her own nursery in her Texarkana home. But Lucy’s parents never left her side thanks to the help of Angel Eye Camera Systems. The web-based system allows…
September 15, 2016
Sickle Cell Symposium Oct. 6-7 to Focus on Patient Care, Managing a Pain Crisis
Sept. 15, 2016 | People with sickle cell disease, their families, health care professionals and the public are invited to the free, fifth annual Sickle Cell Symposium on Oct. 6-7 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute. The Sickle Cell Symposium is presented by Future Builders Inc. in collaboration…
Two UAMS Medical Students Receive Scholarships for Rural Arkansas Primary Care
Sept. 15, 2016 | Two medical students at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have each been awarded a $20,000 Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield Primary Care Scholarship, which encourages aspiring physicians to pursue primary care practices in rural Arkansas. Evan Branscum, a senior who grew up in Marshall, and Julie Sherrill,…
September 14, 2016
UAMS Sets SeniorNet October Computer Classes for People 50 and Up
Sept. 14, 2016 | Two computer classes — Introduction to Computers and Microsoft Excel — and two workshops — Just Google It! and Fundamentals of Outlook — will be taught in October for people ages 50 and older at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging. Classes begin…
Golbeck Joins UAMS College of Public Health as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Sept. 14, 2016 | Amanda L. Golbeck, Ph.D., M.P.H., has been named associate dean for academic affairs for the Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). In addition, Golbeck has won the 2016 Elizabeth L. Scott Award from the Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies for…
September 8, 2016
UAMS Researchers David Ussery, Hong-yu Li Named ARA Scholars
Sept. 8, 2016 | UAMS biomedical informatics researcher David Ussery, Ph.D., and UAMS cancer treatment researcher Hong-yu Li, Ph.D., were named Arkansas Research Alliance (ARA) Scholars at a news conference today at the State Capitol. Ussery and Li each were presented with a certificate by Gov. Asa Hutchinson, ARA Board of Trustees Chair Sonja Hubbard…
Free Family Caregiver Workshop Sept. 29 in Hot Springs
HOT SPRINGS – The Schmieding Home Caregiver Training Program of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will hold a free family caregiver workshop Sept. 29 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. to 1 p.m. at…
UAMS to Hold Child Car Seat Safety Checks Sept. 17
Sept. 8, 2016 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will give child car seat safety checks from 10 a.m. to noon Sept. 17 at Freeway Medical Clinic – University Women’s Clinic, 4800 W. 10th St. Certified child passenger safety technicians will check that car seats are the appropriate size and have been correctly…
September 7, 2016
W. James Chon, M.D., to Direct UAMS Renal Transplant Program
Sept. 7, 2016 | W. James Chon, M.D., has been named medical director of the Renal Transplant Program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Chon will also serve as an associate professor of medicine in the College of Medicine. “My role at UAMS will be to develop a kidney transplant program that is…
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