Conference Highlights Telemedicine Achievements, Future
Friday, May 17, 2013
May 17, 2013 | As he opened the fourth annual Telestroke Conference on May 14, AR SAVES Director Michael Manley praised the audience for their help in the past year in expanding the program he oversees and gave them a glance at the future of telemedicine in the state.
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Employees Give Books for 12th Street Center, Reach Out and Read
Friday, May 17, 2013
May 17, 2013 | More than 500 children’s books donated by UAMS employees in a recent book drive helped create a new Kids Corner for children of patients being seen at the 12th Street Health and Wellness Center.
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Faculty, Staff, Alumni Saluted at Dean’s Honor Day
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Extraordinary service was a major theme as the College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) celebrated achievements of faculty members, staff and alumni at the third annual Dean’s Honor Day ceremony on April 30.
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Breakthrough ALS Research to Continue at UAMS
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
May 14, 2013 | The work of Mahmoud Kiaei, Ph.D., as part of a multi-institutional research team, could in the near future lead to clinical trials of new treatments for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients at UAMS.
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UAMS Graduates 891 New Health Care Professionals
Monday, May 13, 2013
May 13, 2013 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) awarded certificates and degrees May 12 to 891 graduates of its five colleges and Graduate School during its commencement ceremony at Verizon Arena in North Little Rock.
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UAMS Researchers: Smartphone Apps Could be the Answer
Friday, May 10, 2013
May 10, 2013 | Smart phones could be part of the answer to a $100 billion problem facing the health care industry involving patients who don’t fully adhere to their prescribed medicine regimens, according to researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy.
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UAMS Audience Learns to Bridge Language, Cultural Gaps
Wednesday, May 08, 2013
May 8, 2013 | Alan Lytle, Ed.D., recently brought what he called a “communication toolbox” to an audience of UAMS medical professionals to show them how to break down the barriers that can hamper communication with non-native-English-speaking patients.
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Interprofessional Student Teams Compete to Treat Simulated Patients
Wednesday, May 08, 2013
May 7, 2013 | Music from “Star Wars” filled a UAMS lecture hall May 2 as a Darth Vader-costumed emcee waved a light saber and opened the first Sim Wars competition to the cheers of about 200 students.
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Cranmer Receives Graduate School Faculty Member of the Year Award
Tuesday, May 07, 2013
Morris Cranmer, Ph.D., professor in the UAMS Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, was named the Graduate School “Faculty Member of the Year” in an awards reception on April 4.
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Tariq Named Outstanding Woman Faculty Member
Thursday, May 02, 2013
Sara Tariq, M.D., assistant dean for undergraduate clinical education in the UAMS College of Medicine, received the 2013 Outstanding Woman Faculty Award from the college’s Women’s Faculty Development Caucus.
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