first responders


February 12, 2019

First Responders’ Mental Health Focus of UAMS Nursing Research

Spencer Watson

New research will focus on the mental health needs of first responders, including firefighters and paramedics.

In researching the mental health needs of emergency responders, Sara Jones, Ph.D., APRN, who has long been the spouse of a firefighter/paramedic, reports they have a unique culture, often seen as a brotherhood/sisterhood. But Jones, an assistant professor in the UAMS College of Nursing, has found that even within that family, there are certain things…


May 25, 2016

USDA Gives $1.6 Million to Improve Health in Arkansas Delta

Ben Boulden

May 25, 2016 | The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded $1.6 million to two institutions to improve health in the Arkansas Delta through providing on-site simulation training for rural providers. At a news conference today at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), Vernita Dore, USDA deputy under secretary of Rural Development, announced the…