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February 5, 2016
UAMS Researcher Named Diverse Emerging Scholar
Feb. 5, 2016 | It’s not uncommon to find College of Pharmacy’s Antiño R. Allen, Ph.D., working at his laboratory into the night or through the weekend. The truth is he savors it, which led him to be named an emerging scholar by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education. “When you’re talking about a scientist or…
February 3, 2016
Bradshaw Sings UAMS Praises After Knee Replacement
Feb. 3, 2016 | Terry Bradshaw is one satisfied customer. The Pro Football Hall of Famer and former Pittsburgh Steeler quarterback praised the excellent care he received at UAMS in December when Lowry Barnes, M.D., performed a total knee replacement on his right knee. Bradshaw told the University of Arkansas Board of Trustees during its…
February 2, 2016
UAMS’ Vander Schilden Honored for 30 Years as Team Doctor for Trojans
Feb. 2, 2016 | UAMS orthopaedics professor Jack Vander Schilden, M.D., was recognized Jan. 30 for his 30 years of service with the Trojan athletic teams at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR). Vander Schilden, who is the head team physician for all Trojan athletic teams, including the basketball team, was honored at…
Cornea Specialist Tayyeba Ali, M.D., Joins UAMS
Feb. 2, 2016 | Cornea and uveitis specialist Tayyeba K. Ali, M.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), and sees patients at the Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute. Ali is also an assistant professor in the Department of Ophthalmology in the College of Medicine. She comes to UAMS from the…
Eye Inflammation Specialist Ahmed A. Sallam, M.D., Ph.D., Joins UAMS
Feb. 2, 2016 | Ahmed A. Sallam, M.D., Ph.D., a physician with specialty training in uveitis, a form of eye inflammation that can lead to permanent vision loss, has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and sees patients in at the Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute. Sallam also is an assistant professor…
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…
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