What’s New Announcements
October 3, 2019
Arkansas Increases Career Service Bonus Amounts
During the legislative session, the State of Arkansas passed Act 914 to amend the annual career service recognition payments for state employees. The new bonus amounts for UAMS staff went into effect July 25, 2019.
September 25, 2019
Research Induction Ceremony Launches Graduate Students’ Path to Ph.D.
Twenty-five UAMS Graduate School students from seven programs received white lab coats Sept. 16, signaling their readiness to begin doctoral research. The donning of new research coats embroidered with their name to celebrate their pursuit of doctoral degrees may seem like a transformative moment happening in an instant. In reality, a lot of work took…
September 24, 2019
Employees at UAMS Take Time to Share, Celebrate Kindness
Watch out; it is highly infectious. It began when one person shared it with another and it appears to be on the rise. Few, from employees to patients, seem to be immune as it continues to increase. What is ‘it’? Good will toward others. There has been an outbreak of kindness across UAMS and it…
September 12, 2019
Programs Help Prepare Students for Medical Education
A trio of summer programs offered by the UAMS Center for Diversity Affairs have helped prepare a contingent of potential future doctors for medical school. The Pre-Medical Summer Scholars Program, Final MCAT Preparation Program and MedEd Ready all serve students bound for medical school, but each program is tailored to a different point in students’…
September 10, 2019
September MVP — Brennen Brown
Congratulations to Brennen Brown, our September MVP of the Month! Brennen is a housekeeper in the Central Building whose friendliness and dedication to his job earned him five nominations this month.
September 9, 2019
UAMS Reynolds Institute on Aging Receives $800,000 for Opioid Prevention Program Focusing on Seniors
With $800,000 in grants, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging recently established a program aimed at preventing or reducing opioid use among seniors. The Opioid Prevention for Aging & Longevity (OPAL) program is funded by the Arkansas Department of Aging and Adult Behavioral Health Services through an…
September 4, 2019
UAMS Liver Transplant Program Added to Prestigious National Network
The UAMS liver transplant program has been recognized as a Center of Excellence for Adult Liver Transplant by the Clinical Sciences Institute at Optum, part of UnitedHealth Group.
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.
August 21, 2019
Simulation Immerses Nursing Students in Details of the Operating Room
About a dozen nurses gathered around a patient strapped to a table in a cold operating room. In the background sat an intubation laryngoscope, anesthesia machine, sonogram equipment and cabinets full of bandages, tape, clamps, alcohol wipes, equipment, and other necessities found in any operating room. Four at a time, the nurses listened together through…
August 20, 2019
Orientation Gives New Students a Comprehensive Overview of College Year Ahead
By the end of the third and final morning of orientation classes for first-year students of the UAMS College of Pharmacy, Anh Vu said he had no more uncertainties about what was ahead of him. “They answered all the questions that I didn’t even know I had,” said Vu, a first-year student from Bentonville. “I…
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