The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has named Jay Gandy, PhD, as associate provost at the UAMS Northwest Regional Campus effective Aug. 1.
As associate provost, Gandy will be responsible for providing strategic and operational leadership to all academic programs in Northwest Arkansas. Gandy is currently the interim dean of the UAMS Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, where he has served since Dec. 31, 2018.
Clients with intellectual and developmental disabilities from the Department of Human Services (DHS) five Human Development Centers (HDC) took part in the first-ever Blue Umbrella Farmer's Market. They set up booths outside the DHS central office in Little Rock to sell produce they grew and harvested.
CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs Outpatient Rehabilitation Services welcomed speech language pathologist Cathi Cranston, CCC-SLP, to the Outpatient Therapy Services team. She brings over 34 years of experience in the field, working with patients of all ages, from adolescents to adults.
Lindsey Sierra of Conway, an advanced practice registered nurse, has joined the Conway Regional Gastroenterology Center. She is practicing alongside Drs. Martin Moix, Owen Maat, and O.T. Gordon as well as Brandy Eason, APRN.
Arkansas Children’s, Inc. has hired experienced HR executive Amy Koresdoski, PhD, SPHR, CCP, sHRBP for the newly created position of vice president of Total Rewards for the state’s only pediatric health system.
Koresdoski joins Arkansas Children’s after serving as senior director of compensation, benefits, and human resource information systems for McLane Company, a supply chain services leader.
