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UAMS Receives Initial Accreditation for Preventive Medicine Residency Program
War Does Not Make America Healthy, Again
FDA Releases Results from Largest-Ever Testing of Infant Formula in the U.S.
UAMS Invests Jorge Saucedo, MD, MBA, in Nolan Family Distinguished Chair in Internal Medicine
Baptist Health Nurses Recognized Among Arkansas’ ‘40 Nurse Leaders Under 40’
UAMS Holds Topping Out Ceremony for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Hospital in Springdale
UAMS, University of Arkansas-Fort Smith Forge Agreement to Expand Healthcare Education Pathways
State Medical Society Elects Officers
July 12, 2019
Baptist Health Launches Virtual Care App...

Through the launch of the Baptist Health Virtual Care app, Baptist Health continues to respond to the changing health needs of the communities it serves by delivering care to patients where they are. The online consultations via a private, secure connection not only save patients travel time, but will get them on the road to recovery faster. 

The app provides care options for primary, urgent, and pediatric needs. To access care anytime and anywhere, install the Baptist Health Virtual Care app on your mobile phone through the Apple App Store or Google Play and create an account. 

July 12, 2019
Mercy NWA Adds Clinic Providers

Several providers recently joined Mercy Hospital and Mercy Clinic in Northwest Arkansas.

Andrew Ebers, MD, joined Mercy Clinic Infectious Disease – Physicians Plaza. Ebers earned a Doctor of Medicine from the University of Texas Houston Medical School. He completed a residency at the University of Virginia Department of Internal Medicine and a fellowship at University of Virginia Department of Infectious Disease and Global Health. He is board-certified in internal medicine and infectious disease.

July 12, 2019
Veterans Affairs Benefit Now Available a...

Baptist Health Urgent Care is now an authorized VA urgent care provider as part of the VA MISSION Act. Passed by Congress last year, this act now allows eligible veterans to visit participating urgent care centers for their urgent care needs without pre-authorization or an appointment. 

July 12, 2019
NYITCOM Hiring Standardized Patients To...

New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine-Arkansas is accepting applications for standardized patients, a part-time position that helps student doctors converse with and diagnose patients through non-invasive medical examinations.

July 8, 2019
McClary Joins Pulmonary Rehabilitation P...

Alisha McClary, LRCP, recently joined the Physical Therapy Department at Baptist Health-Van Buren as a pulmonary rehabilitation coordinator.