What’s New Announcements
January 11, 2021
January MVP — Sharon Martin
Congratulations to Sharon Martin, our January MVP of the Month. Sharon is a research coordinator for the UAMS Rural Research Network within the Translational Research Institute (TRI). This is what her nominator has to say: Sharon is based at UAMS East Regional Campus, Helena-West Helena. On Nov. 4, she was calling potential research participants about…
January 5, 2021
Benjamin Stronach, M.D., Becomes UAMS’ Fourth Total Joint Replacement Surgeon
Benjamin Stronach, M.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as an orthopaedic surgeon specializing in hip and knee arthroplasty, a minimally invasive surgical procedure used to restore function to a joint. Stronach will be seeing patients at the UAMS Health Orthopaedic Clinic at 2 Shackleford W Blvd. in Little Rock. He…
January 4, 2021
UAMS College of Medicine Honors 1968 Graduate Jack Blackshear, M.D., as 2020 Distinguished Alumnus
Jack Blackshear, M.D., has always had a soft spot in his heart for his medical school alma mater and the aspiring physicians who have followed in his footsteps since his 1968 graduation from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine. The Paragould native and retired internal medicine/gastroenterology specialist’s dedication to UAMS and…
December 31, 2020
UAMS Fitness Center Is Ready to Help You Reach Your Goals
By Adam Carter January is the time to move out of the holiday season and into the New Year. Now is the time to focus on healthy self-care. One constant element of 2020 has been stress, and exercise is one of the better ways to manage it. Fitness facilities have been no exception to changes…
December 29, 2020
Faces of UAMS — Lynn Hawkins
Meet Lynn Hawkins, Program Director in the UAMS Office of Strategy Management and Administration and Chief Officer of Communications and Special Initiatives with the Arkansas Rural Health Partnership. Listen as she discusses the satisfaction she gets from working with rural hospitals in Arkansas and facilitating their collaboration.
December 22, 2020
UAMS Triage Team Honored by DAISY Foundation for Compassionate COVID-19 Response
LITTLE ROCK – Nurses in the COVID-19 Triage Team at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) were honored by the national DAISY Foundation and the California-based HealthImpact nonprofit organization for devising a screening process for patients who are homeless or rely on public transportation.
December 10, 2020
December MVP — Deborah Hutts
Congratulations to Deborah Hutts, our December MVP of the Month. Hutts is a clinical services manager who has been with the COVID triage unit since its inception.
Hard Holidays
This year has been tough on UAMS. We’ve worked together, supported one another and held our own. Now it is time for the holidays, a season that isn’t always joyful for everyone in a good year, much less during a pandemic.
December 4, 2020
Power of YOU
UAMS recently collaborated with the Arkansas Department of Health and the Governor’s Office to produce an advertising campaign spreading the word about the “Power of You” in fighting COVID-19.
December 3, 2020
Fitness Center Rolls Out Upgraded Equipment
The UAMS Fitness Center always wants to offer members a great workout for a great price, said manager Adam Carter. Regularly updating the equipment plays an important part in meeting that goal, he added.
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