A national database for patient cancer images at UAMS has become the official storage site for all of the United States’ COVID-19 clinical images, including chest x-rays and CT scans of the body.
UAMS also became the first research institution to contribute de-identified images of COVID-19 to the storage site, called The Cancer Imaging Archive. The archive is funded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
CHI St. Vincent announced that Dr. Jason Pelton has joined the team of leading cardiologists serving the Hot Springs community and is now seeing patients at the CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs Heart Center, located at 200 Heartcenter Lane.
Conway Regional Health System, along with Central Baptist College, Hendrix College, and the University of Central Arkansas, announced a partnership for testing and health services related to COVID-19.
Conway Regional Health System and Conway’s three institutions of higher education have been collaborating for several weeks to implement protocols and practices to help ensure the health and safety of students, faculty, and staff.
UAPB alumna Amanda Winston just took the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) this summer, taking a definitive step toward a career goal she has had in mind since she was a kid in Pine Bluff--becoming a doctor.
“As far back as I can remember, I’ve had an interest in medicine,” said Winston, who just graduated with a Master of Public Health from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).
CHI St. Vincent announced that interventional cardiologist Dr. Rimsha Hasan has joined the CHI St. Vincent Heart Institute. Hasan will begin seeing patients at the Conway Regional Cardiovascular Clinic, located at 525 Western Avenue, Suite 202.
