Danielle Lombard-Sims, PhD, has been named vice chancellor for Human Resources at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).
Lombard-Sims replaces Jeff Risinger, who left UAMS in April for another position.
September 20, 2019
September 20, 2019
Mercy co-workers and community members gathered to celebrate and bless the next-to-last piece in Mercy’s multiyear expansion, a 63,000-square-foot clinic featuring primary and specialty care and a 24-hour ER just off Interstate 49. The clinic is called Mercy Springdale.
Mercy has invested $47 million in the clinic, its largest in Northwest Arkansas, as part of a $277 million expansion announced in April of 2016. The last piece of the expansion is a seven-story tower at Mercy Hospital that will open in phases in October and November.
September 20, 2019
A free dementia care workshop will be offered Oct. 4 in Jacksonville for those who would like to learn about caring for an adult with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease.
The workshop, which is open to the public, will be held 2-4 p.m. at the Jacksonville Medical Care Clinic, 1300 Braden St. For more information or to register, call Jaycee Allen at (501) 985-5923. Space is limited.
September 15, 2019
Olivia Brasher of North Little Rock, a junior medical student at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has been awarded a $20,000 Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield Primary Care Scholarship, which encourages aspiring physicians to pursue primary care practices in rural Arkansas.
Drake Cullum of Bono, a senior medical student at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has been awarded the same scholarship.
September 15, 2019
A scientist at Arkansas Children’s Research Institute (ACRI) and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is leading research to make kidney transplants easier and more survivable for patients.
Dr. Nirmala Parajuli, a scientist at ACRI and an assistant professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology in the UAMS College of Medicine, received a $300,000 grant from the American Heart Association (AHA) to study a protein that has been identified as pivotal in improving outcomes of transplant patients who receive kidneys kept in cold storage before transplant.
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