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February 1, 2016
UAMS Northwest Accepting Applications for Summer Health Careers Program
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Northwest is now accepting applications from students who will be entering the 11th or 12th grade and interested in exploring careers in health care for its two-week, intensive Medical Applications of Science for Health (MASH) program July 11-22. During the MASH program, students will…
January 29, 2016
Little Rock Mom Thankful for Beating Colon Cancer
Jan. 29, 2016 | Alice Rogers knew something was wrong. What started with abdominal cramps in March 2015 had progressed to severe pain by July. “It hurt every time I ate, sometimes making me double over,” she said, adding that she also was passing pencil-thin stools. “I knew something was wrong, but I just didn’t…
Three Grants Presented to UAMS Cancer Researchers
Jan. 29, 2016 | Three UAMS scientists recently received start-up grants to advance their cancer research. The three grants of $10,000 each were presented to investigators at the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute by the Envoys, a volunteer advocacy group of the Cancer Institute Foundation, during their “Doctor is In” reception and research poster…
January 26, 2016
UAMS College of Nursing Advisory Board Elects Officers
LITTLE ROCK — The College of Nursing Advisory Board at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has elected Benni Fambrough of Little Rock its new chairman and re-elected JoAnn Hennessy Smith of Searcy as vice chair and Mike Spades of Little Rock as secretary-treasurer. Each officer will serve a two-year term, which began…
Culp Receives Chair Named for Former State Legislator Fitch
William C. “Bill” Culp, M.D., of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has become the first recipient of the Jonathan S. Fitch Distinguished Chair in Stroke and Neurocritical Care. Culp was invested with the chair in a ceremony Jan. 19 at UAMS. The endowed chair is named for former state lawmaker Jonathan Stuart…
January 20, 2016
Primary Care Providers Train in Child Behavioral Health
Jan. 20, 2016 | Many Arkansas children and adolescents with behavioral health problems do not have immediate access to a child psychiatrist. While they wait on referral, UAMS and Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH) are working together to ensure help from other health care professionals is on the way. A nationwide shortage of child psychiatrists is…
January 15, 2016
UAMS Celebrates New Texarkana Family Medical Center Space
Jan. 15, 2016 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Southwest today celebrated the move of its Family Medical Center to a new, more accessible location at 3417 U of A Way in Texarkana, Arkansas. The Family Medical Center recently began serving patients, moving from its previous location at 300 E. Sixth St. …
January 14, 2016
Cornea Transplant Clears Blurry, Clouded World for Patient
Jan. 14, 2016 | Every morning, Robbie Smith, 37, gets a vivid reminder of how debilitating his eyesight used to be. Before he inserts a pair of special corrective contact lenses, “I’m only able to see a few inches from my face,” he said. At age 10, Smith, of Little Rock, was diagnosed with keratoconus,…
January 11, 2016
Free Family Caregiver Workshop to be held Jan. 19
EL DORADO – The Schmieding Home Caregiver Training Program of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will hold a free family caregiver workshop Jan. 19 for those who would like to learn about caring for an adult with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease. The workshop will be held 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at…
UAMS Center for Health Literacy Introduces Online Plain Language Service to Simplify Health Information
LITTLE ROCK – A new online service that helps health care professionals make health information easier to understand for patients and the general public is now available through the Center for Health Literacy at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Research has shown that there is a mismatch between the typical reading level…
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