Joseph Bates
May 28, 2021
UAMS Student Moriah Hollaway Receives Prominent Award from U.S. Public Health Service
LITTLE ROCK — Moriah Hollaway, a senior at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has been selected to receive a 2021 Excellence in Public Health Award from the U.S. Public Health Service Physician Professional Advisory Committee. The national award is given to medical students who are public health champions advancing the U.S. Public…
May 20, 2020
UAMS Medical Student Amy James Receives Prestigious Award from U.S. Public Health Service
Amy James, a senior at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has been selected to receive a 2020 Excellence in Public Health Award from the U.S. Public Health Service Physician Professional Advisory Committee. The national award is given to medical students who are public health champions advancing the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS)…
August 31, 2017
UAMS Graduates Reunite, Some Decades Apart, at Alumni Weekend 2017
Aug. 31, 2017 | Amid all the handshakes, hugs, smiles and laughter, UAMS alumni reminisced and caught up on their divergent paths, delighted to be together again – some who hadn’t seen each other since graduation, decades ago. The 2017 Alumni Weekend held Aug. 18-20 welcomed back more than 200 graduates from all colleges with…
July 17, 2017
Mentorship Program Encourages Careers in Public Health
July 17, 2017 | Eliminating tuberculosis, preventing violence, and improving health for people worldwide. A mentoring program provided jointly by the UAMS Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health and the Arkansas Department of Health has inspired students to study and make an impact in these areas of public health — areas they may not…
March 4, 2016
UAMS, ADH Study Links Longer Driving Time to Heart Attack Death
Arkansans’ risk of dying from a heart attack increases the farther away they live from hospitals capable of treating them when compared to state residents who live closer, a new study by Arkansas researchers shows. Their death risk can be as much as 26 percent higher, according to the multi-year study led by Appathurai Balamurugan,…
April 22, 2015
College of Medicine Honors Faculty, Staff, Alumni
April 22, 2015 | The UAMS College of Medicine celebrated the achievements and service of faculty members, staff and alumni at its fifth annual Dean’s Honor Day ceremony April 14 with numerous awards and the surprise announcement of an endowed scholarship campaign to honor academic leader Richard P. Wheeler, M.D.
June 2, 2014
Joseph Bates Honored by Arkansas Medical Society
Joseph Bates,M.D., professor of epidemiology and associate dean for public health practice in the UAMS College of Public Health, was recently awarded the Asklepion Award by the Arkansas Medical Society for his contributions to health care in Arkansas.
October 24, 2013
UAMS, Arkansas Health Department Study Ties Neighborhood, Income, Education to Stroke Risk
The neighborhood where you live is a risk factor for stroke, says a multi-year study led by Appathurai Balamurugan, M.D., M.P.H., of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), and Arkansas Department of Health.
UAMS, Arkansas Health Department Study Links Neighborhood, Income, Education to Stroke Risk
LITTLE ROCK – The neighborhood where you live is a risk factor for stroke, says a multi-year study led by Appathurai Balamurugan, M.D., M.P.H., of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), and Arkansas Department of Health.