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July 6, 2018

First-Year Residents from UAMS Regional Campuses Gather

Ben Boulden

Mark Jansen, M.D., standing center, speaks to a group of first-year residents.

July 6, 2018 | While health care in recent years has pursued the triple aim of patient satisfaction and positive health outcomes while reducing the costs, Mark Jansen, M.D., told first-year resident physicians June 21 there should be a fourth target — provider satisfaction. “If we don’t have healthy, happy providers, you are not going…


February 1, 2018

MASH Celebrates 30 Years Sparking Interest in Health Care Fields

Benjamin Waldrum

MASH

Feb. 1, 2018 | Students, graduates and supporters were in a festive mood as they gathered Jan. 26 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the UAMS MASH program, which seeks to spark young people’s interest in the health care field. MASH (Medical Applications of Science for Health) is a two-week summer enrichment program that allows…


September 28, 2017

UAMS Regional Campuses Awarded $4.2 Million for Professional Education, Faculty Development, Recruitment

Ben Boulden

Sept. 28, 2017 | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Regional Campuses has been awarded a five-year grant of $4.2 million for professional education, faculty development and recruitment. The federal Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Bureau of Health Workforce, Health Careers Pipeline Branch awarded the grant. The eight Regional Campuses are UAMS Northeast…


September 25, 2017

UAMS, Blue Cross Join to Fight Eye Disease using Telemedicine

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Ryan Jones UAMS

Sept. 25, 2017 | Vision loss and blindness from diabetic retinopathy can occur gradually with no warning symptoms when high blood sugar levels cause damage to blood vessels in the retina. That’s why Ryan Jones makes sure she undergoes a yearly eye exam. But it’s not always easy for Jones, who lives in southeast Arkansas,…


March 6, 2017

UAMS Diabetes Update Presents Latest Treatments

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Edward Gregg UAMS Diabetes Update

March 6, 2017 | Health care professionals and students gathered in downtown Little Rock on Feb. 17 and 18 to discuss the latest developments in treating diabetes at the 22nd annual UAMS Diabetes Update. The symposium was presented by the UAMS Office of Continuing Education and co-sponsored by the Arkansas Department of Health. It featured…


March 15, 2016

UAMS to Demonstrate Cosmetic Services During Free Seminar

Ben Boulden

LITTLE ROCK — The public is invited to attend a free demonstration and educational seminar of cosmetic services March 28 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). The seminar, to be held at the UAMS Family Medical Center at 521 Jack Stephens Drive, is part of the UAMS Preventive, Occupational and Environmental Medicine…


June 23, 2015

UAMS to Open Driving Assessment Clinic on July 6

Kelly Gardner

LITTLE ROCK — In an effort to ensure aging Arkansas motorists are safe and competent behind the wheel, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is offering a driving assessment clinic. The clinic will open July 6 on the first floor of the UAMS Family Medical Center at 521 Jack Stephens Drive. The clinic will…


July 17, 2014

Jansen Chosen for Leadership Role at UAMS Center for Healthcare Enhancement and Development

Spencer Watson

LITTLE ROCK — Longtime family medicine physician Mark Jansen, M.D., has been selected as primary care medical director for the Center for Healthcare Enhancement and Development at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).


March 27, 2014

Experts Gather for 17th Annual Rasco Symposium

Ben Boulden

March 27, 2014 | Experts from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) gathered March 14 to share information about the latest research and treatment innovations for colorectal cancer and gastrointestinal (GI) malignancies.


November 21, 2013

UAMS Provides Physician Support to Pine Bluff Clinic

Ben Boulden

LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), through its recently established Center for Healthcare Enhancement and Development, this week started providing physician support to the South Arkansas Ear, Nose & Throat Clinic in Pine Bluff.