What’s New Announcements
July 16, 2019
UAMS Reaches Out to Community with Walk with a Doc Program
UAMS kicked off its Walk with a Doc and Walk with a Future Doc programs June 29 at War Memorial Stadium. Physicians and medical students answered health questions from patients and community members, all while taking a stroll around War Memorial.
July 2, 2019
Researcher Receives Junior Faculty Enhancement Award from National Consortium
UAMS researcher Tiffany Weinkopff, Ph.D., has received a 2019 Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award, sponsored by Oak Ridge Associated Universities, which recognizes promising new scientific careers and supports their development. UAMS Chancellor Cam Patterson, M.D., MBA; Vice Chancellor for Research Shuk-Mei Ho, Ph.D.; and Associate Vice Chancellor for Research Lawrence E. Cornett, Ph.D.,…
May 21, 2019
UAMS Financial Picture Much Improved, Patterson Says
Chancellor Cam Patterson, M.D., MBA, and other senior leaders told employees Tuesday that the financial picture for UAMS is much brighter than it was in fiscal year 2018.
May 17, 2019
Six Years into Retirement: Neurology Professor Still Making Major Contributions
Does science stop in retirement? The short answer — according to Gerald A. Dienel, Ph.D. — is no. The long answer? It’s reflected in the many publications, lectures and contributions Dienel has made since retiring in 2013 as a professor emeritus in the Department of Neurology in the UAMS College of Medicine. Dienel has 23…
May 16, 2019
Team UAMS Members Turn Out for Charity Walks
Dozens of members of Team UAMS participated in various Central Arkansas walks in April, raising money for health care causes close to their hearts.
May 9, 2019
UAMS Establishes Center for Dietary Supplements Research
A new center to provide regulatory agencies, industry and the public with credible information and assessments related to the safety of dietary supplements has been established by the colleges of Public Health and Pharmacy at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).
UAMS Celebrates Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Guests took a tour of southeast Asia and the islands of the western Pacific Ocean as panelists from the Philippines, Taiwan, Vietnam, India and the Marshall Islands shared the experiences and memories of their native cultures and countries recently at UAMS The May 1 event, “Our Voices, Our Stories,” was part of the seventh annual…
May 2, 2019
UAMS Volunteers Provide Physicals for Special Olympics Athletes
Like a school gym on tryout day, the waiting room of the UAMS 12th Street Health & Wellness Center was abuzz with energy as dozens of young athletes waited their turn to take a physical that would clear them for sporting competition. Some were a bundle of nerves. Others were relaxed and all smiles. But…
May 1, 2019
Pursue Mindfulness
Purushottam Thapa, M.D., a professor in the UAMS Department of Psychiatry and the medical director of the UAMS Student Wellness Program, has a few tips for anyone interested in a mindfulness program.
April 26, 2019
New Hospital Beds Benefit Patients and Staff
More than 300 patients in the UAMS hospital are getting new beds before the end of April.
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