UAMS’ William Brumley Receives Marvin, Scheving Awards
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
William Brumley, a first-year UAMS medical student, has received both the Lawrence E. Scheving Award for achieving the highest grade in gross anatomy, and the Dr. Horace N. Marvin Award for achieving the highest grade in microscopic anatomy.
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UAMS Drills in Treating Radiation Casualties
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
May 22, 2013 | During a May 17 drill to handle patients from a nuclear accident, UAMS Medical Center Emergency Department physicians and nurses encountered a scenario even veterans of previous drills didn’t anticipate.
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UAMS Telemedicine Makes ‘Good Waves’ in Japan
Monday, May 20, 2013
May 20, 2013 | One year after UAMS donated telemedicine equipment to help a tsunami-devastated region of Japan, the positive outcomes of that gift are multiplying, prompting a Japanese physician to travel to Little Rock to thank the university in person.
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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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