Ross and Mary Whipple pledged $1.5 million to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), supporting rural cancer care, patient services, and orthopaedics.
The gifts include $1 million to establish the Ross and Mary Whipple Family Community Outreach and Engagement Fund for Excellence in the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, $250,000 to The Orthopaedic and Spine Hospital at UAMS, and $250,000 to establish the Nancy “Jo” Smith Special Services Fund for Excellence.
Seven members of the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University (NYITCOM at A-State) Class of 2025 matched into U.S. military residencies and will perform their Graduate Medical Education (GME) in conjunction with service to their country.
Roger Gillum, MD, recently joined the team of providers at Baptist Health Family Clinic-Lakewood.
Gillum received a medical education from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. He later completed residency training in family medicine through the Baptist Health–University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Medical Education Program.
CHI St. Vincent announced that Garrett Lewis, MD, has been named market chief medical officer. He previously served as vice president of medical affairs for the Central Arkansas market. In his new role, Lewis will lead the team of medical experts and manage daily hospital operations.
Baptist Health Family Clinic-DeWitt-A Service of Baptist Health Medical Center-Stuttgart recently welcomed Stephen Stewart, PA-C, to the team of providers.
Stewart has been a PA-C since 1995, graduating from the University of Kentucky. In addition to a bachelor’s degree in Allied Health, Stewart also holds a bachelor’s degree in biology and chemistry from Morehead State University, also in Kentucky.
