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March 3, 2016
UAMS West Breaks Ground On $10.5 Million Building in Fort Smith
March 3, 2016 | More than a dozen golden shovels turned dirt today marking the start of work on a $10.5 million UAMS Family Medical Center at the corner of South 12th and South E streets in Fort Smith. State legislators, local dignitaries, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Chancellor Dan Rahn, M.D., and UAMS…
UAMS Helps Harmony Clinic Obtain Retinal Camera
March 3, 2016 | UAMS Glaucoma specialist Grant Morshedi, M.D., knows how important Little Rock’s Harmony Health Clinic is to those who need health care but can’t afford it. As a UAMS medical student in 2008, he worked with many others at UAMS and in the community to establish the free clinic that is staffed…
February 29, 2016
Events Feature Underground Railroad and Abolitionist Movement
Feb. 29, 2016 | UAMS celebrated diversity in February with two events in honor of Black History Month. Historian and longtime College of Pharmacy faculty member Jonathan Wolfe, Ph.D., traced connections in his family to the Underground Railroad and the Battle of Helena in Arkansas during the Civil War while speaking Feb. 18 at the…
Geneticist Brian Walker, Ph. D., Joins UAMS Myeloma Institute
LITTLE ROCK – Brian Walker, Ph.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as a professor of medicine in the College of Medicine and director of the Myeloma Institute’s basic research team. Walker’s most recent post was as a senior research scientist with the Centre for Molecular Pathology at The Royal Marsden…
February 26, 2016
UAMS Impact on Arkansas ‘Stronger Than Ever’
Feb. 26, 2016 | Pointing to measurements of academic, clinical and research productivity, UAMS Chancellor Dan Rahn, M.D., voiced optimism and pride at the work UAMS is doing in its health and health improvement mission for Arkansas during his annual State of the University report on Feb. 23. However, the university is also facing several…
February 25, 2016
UAMS 12th Street Health & Wellness Center to Host ‘March Man-ness’ at Saint Mark Baptist March 19
LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) 12th St. Health & Wellness Center invites the public to participate in free health care services at its “March Man-ness Men’s Health Event” March 19 at Saint Mark Baptist Church in Little Rock. While this event focuses on men’s health, women also are invited…
February 23, 2016
Medical Showcase Highlights Grant-Funded Research
Feb. 23, 2016 | Twelve projects were on display Feb. 10 at the latest Showcase of Medical Discoveries wine-and-cheese event hosted by the UAMS College of Medicine. The series was created to foster communication and collaboration among UAMS researchers. The research featured at the reception in the 10th floor lobby of the UAMS Winthrop P….
February 22, 2016
UAMS’ V. Suzanne Klimberg, M.D., Named Treasurer of Southern Surgical Association
LITTLE ROCK — V. Suzanne Klimberg, M.D., a breast surgeon at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has been elected treasurer of the Southern Surgical Association. Klimberg is director of the Division of Breast and Surgical Oncology and professor of surgery and pathology in the UAMS College of Medicine. She holds the Muriel…
February 19, 2016
Disease Registry Crucial in Diagnosing Baby’s Rare Disorder
Feb. 19, 2016 | It’s about connections. Diagnosing rare diseases requires matching patient symptoms to descriptions of similar cases. Treating them often requires connecting with physicians in other states and countries. That’s where disease registries —special databases that contain information about people diagnosed with specific diseases — become crucial. For Sarah Mulkey, M.D., Ph. D.,…
February 17, 2016
Free Family Caregiver Workshop to be held March 7
LITTLE ROCK – The Schmieding Home Caregiver Training Program of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will hold a free family caregiver workshop March 7 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. to 4 p.m. at…
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