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September 7, 2016
Imus Named Telehealth Ninja at the South Central Telehealth Forum
Sept. 7, 2016 | Terri Imus, R.N., B.S.N., trauma telemedicine coordinator at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) was presented with the Adam D. Rule Telehealth Ninja Award at the fourth annual South Central Telehealth Forum, held Aug. 1-2 in Nashville, Tennessee. Imus has been involved with telehealth since the development of the Center…
September 6, 2016
Sept. 20 Simulation to Allow Caregivers to Experience Symptoms of Dementia
Sept. 6, 2016 | The Schmieding Home Caregiver Training Program of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will host a free event Sept. 20 to simulate the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. “The Alzheimer’s/Dementia Experience: Take a Walk in Their Shoes” will be held 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Schmieding Home…
September 2, 2016
Former Head of Medicaid under President Bush to Serve as UAMS Faculty, DHS Senior Advisor for Medicaid
LITTLE ROCK – Dennis G. Smith, former head of Medicaid under President George W. Bush, will become a visiting faculty member at UAMS and senior advisor for Medicaid and Health Care Reform for the Department of Human Services (DHS) effective Sept. 15. “We were very excited when DHS Director Cindy Gillespie approached us about bringing…
September 1, 2016
Nine Siblings Contribute to Fetal Development Research
Sept. 1, 2016 | While Asa Kearby was still in the womb he was contributing to scientific understanding of fetal development – just like his eight brothers and sisters before him. Asa and his mom, Amanda Kearby, recently participated in a study through the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in the UAMS College of Medicine….
August 31, 2016
College of Pharmacy Class of 2020 Dons White Coats
Aug. 31, 2016 | By the time the UAMS College of Pharmacy Class of 2020 graduates, medical knowledge will be doubling every 73 days, keynote speaker Jonell Hudson, Pharm. D., said Aug. 26 at the college’s White Coat Ceremony. “There is no way we can teach everything you need to know about pharmacy and the…
Geriatrics and Long-Term Care Update to be Held Sept. 22-24 at UAMS
LITTLE ROCK — Physicians, nurses, dietitians, pharmacists, long-term care administrators, social workers and the public are invited to the 17th annual Geriatrics and Long-Term Care Update from Sept. 22- 24 at the Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging on the campus of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Registration closes Sept. 9. The…
August 29, 2016
Hand and Nerve Specialist Mark Tait, M.D., Joins UAMS Orthopaedics Department
Aug. 29, 2016 | Hand and upper extremity surgeon Mark Tait, M.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). He is also an assistant professor in the Department of Orthopaedics in the UAMS College of Medicine. He began Aug. 15. “We are excited to have Dr. Tait join our staff,” said C….
Hand and Nerve Specialist John Bracey, M.D., Joins UAMS Orthopaedics Department
Aug. 29, 2016 | Hand surgeon John W. Bracey Jr., M.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). He is also an assistant professor in the Department of Orthopaedics in the UAMS College of Medicine. He began Aug. 15. “Dr. Bracey was a tremendous resident in our program, and we are excited…
August 26, 2016
2016 UAMS Alumni Weekend Reunites Classmates, Friends
Aug. 26, 2016 | Although he’d traveled from Anchorage, Alaska, to Little Rock for the weekend, Tim Coalwell, M.D., felt a little guilty about winning a prize for the longest drive. “That’s because I didn’t drive,” quipped Coalwell, a 1991 UAMS College of Medicine graduate. Held Aug. 19-21 at the University of Arkansas for Medical…
August 24, 2016
Med Student Hopes Minority Scholarship Inspires Others
Aug. 24, 2016 | Amanda Compadre, a third-year medical student at UAMS, is grateful to have been named a 2016 AMA Foundation Minority Scholarship Award recipient by the American Medical Association, but more importantly, she hopes this inspires more people from minority backgrounds to pursue a career in medicine. “It’s a national, prestigious award that…
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