March 6, 2019
CenteringPregnancy: Bonding, Building Relationships with Other Mothers, Caregivers
If knowledge is power, then the five women who just completed UAMS’s first CenteringPregnancy program will be super moms. CenteringPregnancy is a way to share learning and experiences with other pregnant women and to be involved in their own care. This group of super moms, known as Group 1, began their journey eight months ago…
May 26, 2016
Institute on Aging Aims for Dementia Friendly Communities
May 18, 2016 | As the number of adults with dementia grows, so does the need for dementia-friendly communities. The UAMS Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging held a workshop for Schmieding Home Caregiver Training education directors on how to establish dementia-friendly communities in their regions. Education directors from El Dorado, Fort Smith, Hot Springs,…
October 7, 2015
Medical Students Host Arkansas Senate and House Public Health Committees
Oct. 7, 2015 | Arkansas state lawmakers attending Legislator Day at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) on Sept. 24 got to hear from medical students who spoke passionately about why they want to be doctors as well as from faculty addressing challenges facing graduate medical education in Arkansas and nationwide. The legislators…
September 14, 2015
Donation from Gwatney Buick GMC Benefits Breast Cancer Research
September 14, 2015 | A month-long promotion at a North Little Rock car dealership has benefited breast cancer research at UAMS. During the promotion, a portion of proceeds from sales at Gwatney Buick GMC were designated for the breast cancer research program at the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute. The donation was presented Aug….
September 10, 2015
Help Fight Breast Cancer & Raise Money for Susan G. Komen, By Voting for UAMS/UALR Pink Glove Dance Video
LITTLE ROCK – The public is invited to help fight breast cancer by voting online for a video featuring the dancing talents of doctors, nurses and others at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as well as the Trojan mascot and student dance team at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR)….
September 2, 2015
Experts in Rare Skin Lymphoma Join Forces at UAMS
Sept. 2, 2015 | Persistent skin rashes are usually more of an annoyance than a serious medical condition. However, in the case of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL), what looks like a simple rash can progress to a life-threatening condition if not caught early. “Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma is a complicated disease that affects different patients in…
August 31, 2015
Freedom From Smoking Support Group to Begin Sept. 16 At UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute
LITTLE ROCK – If you’re ready to quit smoking, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is ready to help. The Freedom from Smoking support group will meet from 3-4:30 p.m. for seven Wednesdays beginning Sept. 16 at the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute’s Patient Support Pavilion, located on the first floor. The…
August 26, 2015
First Physical Therapy Students Begin Classes
Aug. 26, 2015 | The goal-oriented nature of physical therapy work and past therapy experience proved the attraction for two of the first 24 students in the UAMS physical therapy program, which started classes Aug. 17. Gracie Frizzell of Little Rock and Scott Van Camp of Fayetteville called being part of the new program’s first…
August 5, 2015
UAMS Welcomes First Dental Residents
LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) welcomed in July its first two resident dentists, who will provide dental care to patients as part of a yearlong postgraduate dental residency program. Ashley McMillan, D.D.S., a Little Rock native, and Michael Dienberg, D.D.S., of Racine, Wisconsin, were selected for the residency program…
July 31, 2015
Healing Garden Comes To Life
July 31, 2015 | Like a blossoming perennial, the Donna and Sen. Percy Malone Healing Garden at the UAMS Psychiatric Research Institute has grown and developed over the course of nearly seven years. Part of the initial design of the institute when it opened in 2008, the garden remained in the planning stages until some…
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