August 23, 2021

W. Martin Eisele, licensed acupuncturist, Master of Science in Oriental Medicine, was awarded a Doctor of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine on Aug. 6. He completed the doctoral program from Pacific College of Health and Science. The program concentrated on research, public health, and complementary medicine, with a focus on acupuncture and Chinese medicine’s roles in an integrative healthcare practice.

August 16, 2021

Conway Regional Health System announced the addition of three physicians to the inpatient hospitalist team. They are Colton Kordsmeier, MD; Steven James, MD; and William Crittenden, MD.  

Kordsmeier received internal medicine residency training at the University of Tennessee for Health Sciences in Memphis, Tenn. He is a graduate of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and an alum of the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.  

August 16, 2021

The TBI State Partnership Program and the Trauma Rehabilitation Resources Program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will host a Traumatic Brain Injury Resources Workshop on Aug. 25.

The virtual event is free, open to the public, and will be held from 12 n.n.-2 p.m. To register, call (501) 526-7656 or visit tinyurl.com/RSVP-TBIAUG25.

August 16, 2021

CareLink, Central Arkansas’s Area Agency on Aging, announced the launch of a community workshop for caregivers in collaboration with Alzheimer’s Arkansas and the Arkansas Geriatric Education Collaborative at UAMS. The free, virtual event will be held online Sept. 29 from 10 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Featuring speakers from all three organizations, the focus of the sessions is to educate, encourage, and support caregivers in the community.

August 16, 2021

The Arkansas State Crime Laboratory has hired Theodore (Ted) Brown, MD, for the position of chief medical examiner. He begins the role on Sept. 13.