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UAMS Receives Initial Accreditation for Preventive Medicine Residency Program
War Does Not Make America Healthy, Again
FDA Releases Results from Largest-Ever Testing of Infant Formula in the U.S.
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
May 25, 2020
 Arkansas Children’s Encourages Families...

Arkansas Children’s has a message for families striving to protect their children during the COVID-19 pandemic: The best thing they can do is stay on top of vaccines, routine check-ups, and preventive healthcare for their kids.

A national trend indicates many children are skipping annual check-ups and vaccines that keep them healthy as cautious families postpone doctor’s visits. Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH) in Little Rock and Arkansas Children’s Northwest (ACNW) in Springdale have seen this scenario play out in the state.

May 18, 2020
UAMS Creates Guidelines for Safe Return...

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has developed guidelines to help high school and collegiate sports teams plan to safely resume activities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The UAMS COVID19 Sports Committee that drafted the recommendations and considerations included experts from sports medicine, orthopaedic surgery, family medicine, pathology, and infectious disease.

May 18, 2020
NYITCOM at A-State Receives $50,000 in G...

New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University (NYITCOM) recently received two grants from the Keys Foundation totaling $50,000.  Both grants will be used to help the medical school mentor high school and undergraduate students and help them prepare for careers in science and/or medically related fields.

May 18, 2020
UAMS to Provide COVID-19 Drive-Thru Eval...

A community drive-thru evaluation clinic for COVID-19 will be held from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., May 23 at Saint Mark Baptist Church, 5722 W. 12th St. in Little Rock. There will be no out-of-pocket cost to the patient.

The clinic is conducted by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) along with Saint Mark Baptist Church, the City of Little Rock, Arkansas Children’s Hospital, the Arkansas Minority Health Commission, the Consulate of Mexico in Little Rock, and the National Urban League of the State of Arkansas.

May 18, 2020
Local Health Units to Offer COVID-19 Tes...

The Arkansas Department of Health’s Local Health Units across the state are offering COVID-19 testing.

Testing is encouraged for all individuals who believe they have had contact with or been exposed to a positive case as well as anyone who is experiencing symptoms of COVID-19, such as fever, cough, or shortness of breath. Tests are also offered to anyone with or without symptoms who lives in or has traveled to an area experiencing active transmission.