Degrees and certificates were awarded to 969 graduates of the University of Arkansas Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) five colleges and graduate school 19 during a commencement ceremony at Verizon Arena in North Little Rock.
Degrees were presented to 157 in the UAMS College of Medicine; 282 in the College of Nursing; 111 in the College of Pharmacy; 54 in the Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health; 57 in the graduate school; and 308 in the College of Health Professions.
Omar T. Atiq, MD, a professor of medicine and otolaryngology head and neck surgery at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has been named chair-elect of the board of governors of the American College of Physicians (ACP), the national organization of internists.
His term began during Internal Medicine Meeting 2018, ACP’s annual scientific meeting which was held in New Orleans this year.
Martin G. Radvany, MD, an internationally known leader in interventional neuroradiology and specialist in vascular disorders of the brain and spine, has joined the Department of Radiology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as professor and chief of interventional neuroradiology.
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is inviting the public to attend its celebration of Clinical Trials Day on May 21, 2018.
The celebration will be 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the first floor lobby of the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute. Attendees can enjoy snacks and drinks and visit with UAMS researchers, research staff and clinical trial participants to learn more about clinical trials at UAMS.
A helicopter landed with University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) neurologist and AR SAVES medical director Sanjeeva Reddy Onteddu, MD, to deliver the ball for the first pitch of the Arkansas Travelers’ game against the Springfield Cardinals.
During the event, volunteers answered questions about stroke, distributed stroke education materials, and threw brain-shaped stress toys into the stands. Stroke survivors were also honored.
