What’s New Announcements
November 30, 2020
Chancellor’s Circle Spotlight: Graduate Medical Education
The Office of Graduate Medical Education (GME) in the UAMS College of Medicine has an important task: educating and training hundreds of residents and fellows so they can take up needed positions across the state as physicians and specialists. As the state continues to adjust to the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s clear that quality physicians are…
November 23, 2020
Chancellor’s Circle Spotlight: Stocked & Reddie
A little over one year ago, UAMS made good on a promise to build a food pantry for employees and students. Today, Stocked & Reddie has expanded far beyond its humble beginnings, providing welcome relief for thousands during the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2019, a $50,000 grant, awarded by UAMS Chancellor Cam Patterson, M.D., MBA, and…
November 17, 2020
Chancellor’s Circle 2020 Spotlight: Wellness Program
When UAMS developed a new wellness program in 2019, the goal was to transition from statistical measurements to individualized support for employees and students to help improve their health and life balance. Just one year later, it has become indispensable for UAMS during the COVID-19 pandemic. The UAMS Wellness Program got a boost in 2019…
November 16, 2020
Veterans Volunteer to Serve at UAMS
Dozens of veterans, having already served their country, stepped up as volunteers to serve the UAMS community on Nov. 10. Organized by the Veterans Subcommittee of the UAMS Division for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, the Veterans’ Day of Service offered the opportunity for employees and students who are veterans to register and volunteer at sites…
November 10, 2020
Outreach Grows Minority Student Representation in College of Pharmacy
The percentage of minority students in this fall’s incoming class at the UAMS College of Pharmacy is nearly double the percentage of the class that will graduate this coming spring. “This year, in the class of 2024, we have 19% underrepresented minority students,” said Lanita White, Pharm.D., assistant dean for student affairs. “In the class…
November 5, 2020
November MVP — Keira Webb
Congratulations to Keira Webb, our November MVP of the Month!
Webb works as a Campus Environmental Services housekeeper, a position she has only held for a few months. In that time, she has impressed her co-workers with her diligence and attention to detail.
November 4, 2020
UAMS Meets State Goal, Buys 20% of Food from Arkansas Sources
For the second year, UAMS purchased 20% of its food from local sources, meeting a requirement set by the Arkansas Legislature.
November 3, 2020
UAMS Lung Cancer Screening Program Teams up with MammoVan
For more than 10 years, women across Arkansas have relied on the UAMS MammoVan for their annual screening mammograms. Now, as the mobile mammography unit rolls across the state, it also will offer patients in designated counties the chance to schedule another important screening — lung cancer.
October 26, 2020
Program Highlights Managers Leading Engaged Teams
The Organizational Development Department in the UAMS Office of Human Resources is highlighting managers at UAMS who are leading highly engaged teams.
October 19, 2020
Program Aims to ‘Flip the Pharmacy’ Experience for Pharmacists, Patients
Gone are the days when your local pharmacy just dispensed prescriptions. Community pharmacists get to know their patients in a way that helps them recognize and act on health problems and medication issues that result in improving their health outcomes. And they believe those services deserve to be compensated by insurance companies. Sixteen Arkansas community…
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