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June 17, 2022
UAMS, Local Pharmacies Partner to Provide Community Health Workers in Ashley County
FAYETTEVILLE – Four community health workers were hired recently through a partnership between the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and local pharmacies and organizations to help people in Ashley County navigate the health care system. As embedded community health workers, Gracie-Dru Collins, Kayla High, Janet Pack and Rashonna Porter are available to answer…
UAMS Researchers Find Patients with Primary Care Provider Are More Likely to Get Yearly Flu Vaccine
FAYETTEVILLE – Patients who have a primary care provider are more likely to get a flu shot every year, according to a study published recently by researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Office of Community Health & Research. The study, “Associations Between Five-year Influenza Vaccination and Sociodemographic Factors and Health care…
June 7, 2022
UAMS, Madison County Library to Bring Mobile Vaccine Clinic to Huntsville
FAYETTEVILLE — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will offer COVID-19 vaccines to the public at no cost at the Madison County Library in Huntsville this summer, as part of a statewide initiative to increase vaccination rates in rural communities in Arkansas. UAMS will provide vaccines from 1-4 p.m. at the library on…
May 26, 2022
Stacy Zimmerman, M.D., Joins UAMS to Oversee Physician Residency, Fellowship Programs
LITTLE ROCK — Stacy Zimmerman, M.D., will join the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as the Regional Centers Designated Institutional Official (DIO) overseeing physician residency and fellowship programs, effective Aug. 1. Zimmerman will have responsibility for the accreditation of existing regional residency programs and will be responsible for oversight and growth of statewide…
May 16, 2022
UAMS, Northwest Arkansas Council to Bring COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic to Berryville Health & Safety Fair
FAYETTEVILLE — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and the Northwest Arkansas Council will offer COVID-19 vaccines to the public at no cost at the Berryville Health & Safety Fair on Saturday, May 21, as part of a statewide initiative to increase vaccination rates in rural communities in Arkansas. According to the Arkansas…
February 22, 2022
UAMS Researchers Find COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Prevalent Even Among Vaccinated
FAYETTEVILLE — Researchers with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Office of Community Health and Research recently published four articles on a study they conducted that found that many adults in Arkansas receiving the COVID-19 vaccine are doing so despite experiencing some doubts about the shot. The researchers determined – through a survey…
February 15, 2022
UAMS Receives $10 Million to Expand Community-Based Outreach Efforts to Increase COVID-19 Vaccinations
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has been awarded a $10 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to fund COVID-19 outreach efforts across Arkansas. UAMS will use the grant to mobilize and deploy community health workers, patient navigators and social support specialists to the…
May 12, 2021
UAMS Expanding Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program to Northwest Arkansas
FAYETTEVILLE – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is adding another academic program to its UAMS Northwest Regional Campus — the Bachelor of Science in Diagnostic Medical Sonography. The degree is already offered by the UAMS College of Health Professions’ Department of Imaging and Radiation Sciences on UAMS’ Little Rock campus. The college…
August 26, 2019
North Arkansas College, UAMS Sign New Online Transfer Agreement
North Arkansas College in Harrison has signed an agreement with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) that allows Northark Medical Laboratory Technology (MLT) graduates to transfer to a corresponding online Bachelor of Science degree program through UAMS without leaving their hometowns.
July 17, 2019
UAMS Translational Research Institute Launches Entrepreneurship Training Program with University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
A first-of-its-kind entrepreneurship training program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will teach its most promising young innovators how to move their health-science technologies into the marketplace. The UAMS Translational Research Institute kicked off the program with the announcement of its first four postdoctoral trainees in the Health Science Innovation & Entrepreneurship…
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