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UAMS Invests Jorge Saucedo, MD, MBA, in Nolan Family Distinguished Chair in Internal Medicine
Baptist Health Nurses Recognized Among Arkansas’ ‘40 Nurse Leaders Under 40’
UAMS Holds Topping Out Ceremony for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Hospital in Springdale
UAMS, University of Arkansas-Fort Smith Forge Agreement to Expand Healthcare Education Pathways
State Medical Society Elects Officers
UAMS Receives $1M to Create Endowed Funds in Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute
Sisira Yadala, MD, Honored with AMS Best Faculty Award
Dorothy Snider Foundation Awards $110K Grant to UAMS College of Medicine for Scholarships
January 11, 2021
Local Volunteer Aims to Increase Dementi...

A campaign to tackle the stigma and lack of understanding around dementia is underway with the support of the Arkansas Geriatric Education Collaborative (AGEC) at UAMS.

The AGEC is hosting a virtual Dementia Friends Information Session on Jan. 12h and is looking for community members to join in learning about dementia and helping people who are living with it in our area. Dementia Friends of Arkansas, the Arkansas State Library and the Central Arkansas Library System are collaborating with the AGEC for this event.

January 11, 2021
Methodist Family Health Foundation Adds...

Methodist Family Health Foundation announced its 2021 slate of officers and members to its board of directors. New members are:

-Linda Barnes of Little Rock. Barnes retired from Entergy in 2012 and is a lifelong United Methodist. She is a member of St. James United Methodist Church in Little Rock.

-Karla Hilburn of Little Rock. Hilburn is co-owner of Corky’s Ribs & BBQ and is an independent consultant with Rodan & Fields. She is a member of St. James United Methodist Church in Little Rock.

January 4, 2021
UAMS Triage Team Honored by DAISY Founda...

Nurses in the COVID-19 Triage Team at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) were honored by the national DAISY Foundation and the California-based HealthImpact nonprofit organization for devising a screening process for patients who are homeless or rely on public transportation.

January 4, 2021
‘Believe,’ a ‘Safe and Strong’ Campaign...

Northwest Arkansas healthcare workers received initial COVID-19 vaccinations with the anticipation of their remaining co-workers receiving the COVID-19 vaccination by New Year’s Day 2021.

January 4, 2021
Anton Lishmanov, MD, Joins Arkansas Hear...

Anton Lishmanov, MD, has joined the cardiology team at Arkansas Heart Hospital. 

He will be seeing patients at clinics in Saline County, Little Rock, Hot Springs, Danville, and Russellville.