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September 14, 2016
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…
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…
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