NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine’s Delta Population Health Institute (DPHI)launched its latest program to help new and expectant mothers.
The DPHI, which serves as NYITCOM at A-State’s community engagement arm, is hosting Maternal Health Learning and Care Communities in three East Arkansas communities this summer. The first took place on May 9 in Forrest City with 14 participants, six of which are currently pregnant. Events are also planned for Marked Tree and Marvell-Elaine.
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received a $575,113 three-year grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to examine the feasibility of using eye-tracking technology as a measure of the implicit word comprehension of autistic children who are minimally verbal or non-speaking.
The BCMC Rural Health Clinic announced that Russell Gregory, MD, will be joining the facility as a family practice physician on August 4, 2025.
Gregory graduated from Southern Arkansas University in 2015 with a Bachelor of Science in Pre-Health Studies. He went on to earn a Doctor of Medicine from St. George’s University School of Medicine in Grenada in the West Indies in 2021. Additionally, he earned a Master of Business Administration in Multi-Sector Healthcare Management from St. George’s University in 2022.
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) announced that Sarah Jane Rhoads, PhD, DNP, a former faculty member, is returning to UAMS as the next dean of the College of Nursing, effective Sept. 1.
She replaces Patricia Cowan, PhD, RN, who is retiring after a nearly 40-year career in nursing, including a decade of leading the College of Nursing.
Baptist Health announced that it is recognized as one of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Women 2025 by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group.
Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group teamed up to conduct a large-scale employer study based on over 215,000 company reviews and survey results from more than 2.2 million female employees over the past three years.
