UAMS welcomed hundreds of families whose babies spent time in the neonatal intensive care unit back to UAMS Medical Center to celebrate growth and reconnection.
Costumed super heroes were on hand as families visited with doctors and nurses. Those attending also watched educational demonstrations, and got car seat safety checks.
The NICU at UAMS takes care of more than 1,500 babies each year.
The event was held May 13 in the UAMS Medical Center lobby.
Dr. William LaDell Douglas of Hope and Dr. Harvey Potts of Fort Smith were elected to the Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care’s (AFMC) Board of Directors at its May 5 annual membership meeting. Both men will serve a two-year term beginning immediately. AFMC is a health improvement organization that has served Arkansas physicians and the health care community for 45 years.
Kristopher B. Shewmake, MD, has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as director of the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in the College of Medicine Department of Surgery.
He is also an associate professor of plastic surgery at UAMS. He continues to see patients through his private practice, Shewmake Plastic Surgery in Little Rock.
Baptist Health Urgent Care welcomes Devin Shepard, nurse practitioner, to its Jacksonville location.
James D. Marsh, MD, Chairman of the Department of Internal Medicine in the College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has been elected chair of the board of directors for the Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine (AAIM).
