With 60% of adolescents in substance-use treatment also meeting the criteria for a co-occurring mental illness, Arkansas health providers are being called together to tackle the crisis head on.
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, in partnership with the Blue & You Foundation for Healthier Arkansas, the Arkansas Department of Human Services, and the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, will host “Bridges to Breakthroughs” on June 25–26 at UALR’s Donaghey Student Center.
Thirty high school students spent a week on the NYITCOM and A-State medical school’s Jonesboro campus participating in a program called Project H.E.A.R.T. The four-day, three-night camp allows rising high school juniors and seniors to spend time on the campus to learn about career opportunities in healthcare and enjoy hands-on activities that give them a taste of medical school.
Chancellor C. Lowry Barnes, MD, of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Chancellor Charles Robinson, PhD, of the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville (U of A), announced today the selection of a research team for the inaugural Razorback Research Catalyst, a joint initiative designed to elevate collaborative, high-impact research across both campuses.
Baptist Health formally welcomed South Arkansas Regional Hospital in El Dorado into its system during a ribbon-cutting ceremony held June 15. The event was attended by hospital leaders and community dignitaries.
Baptist Health officially assumed hospital operations on June 14.
Venkat Kalapatapu, MD, has rejoined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), this time as professor and chief of the Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery.
