March 25, 2019

CHI St. Vincent Neurosurgeon Dr. Ali Krisht has been honored as the 2019 Herbert Olivecrona Award recipient for his contributions to the field of neurosurgery with expertise in cerebrovascular, pituitary, and skull base tumor surgery.

March 25, 2019

With its largest class of graduating medical students about to begin their medical residencies, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is helping expand access to healthcare across the state, helped in part by new residency programs.

Senior medical students are matched with a residency of three to seven years depending on their specialty through a national process revealed simultaneously across the country each March on Match Day.

March 25, 2019

Members of the clergy of all faiths are invited to attend a free educational event sponsored by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) on the importance of advance care planning.

The Lunch and Learn for Clergy is set for 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. on April 9 at Allison Memorial Presbyterian Church, 922 Wright Ave. in Little Rock. Although there is no cost to attend, preregistration is requested at cancer.uams.edu/clergy-tickets.

March 25, 2019

John Dornhoffer, MD, of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is a cochlear implant surgeon who also understands what it is like to receive a cochlear implant. His insights are the topic of an article published today in JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery.

Dornhoffer is chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology — Head and Neck Surgery in the UAMS College of Medicine. Like many of his patients, he has severe hearing loss. He received his cochlear implant in August of 2015.

March 25, 2019

A dozen Arkansas businesses opened their doors to people with developmental disabilities today by providing job shadowing opportunities or holding open houses. Earlier this month, Gov. Asa Hutchinson proclaimed March as Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month and named March 21 as Individuals with Developmental Disabilities Employment Support Day. Employment Support Day encourages businesses to participate in expanding employment opportunities to Arkansans with developmental and intellectual disabilities.